Queen Elizabeth Dismayed By Prince Harry’s Behavior, Public Sympathetic Towards Duke Of Sussex
KEY POINTS
- Queen Elizabeth doesn't always approve of Prince Harry's choices
- Queen Elizabeth was reportedly furious over Prince Harry's drinking and smoking
- Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry's relationship
Queen Elizabeth was reportedly furious at Prince Harry due to his troubled behavior while he was growing up.
In the book “ Harry: Conversations With the Prince,” royal author Angela Levin said that Her Majesty was furious when she read in the newspapers that her grandson was smoking cannabis and drinking heavily while he was studying at Eton College.
Shortly after the news broke out, senior royal officials denied the allegations. But the insiders confirmed that Prince Harry spent a day at Featherstone Lodge rehabilitation center in Peckham, South London.
“It was later revealed that he had indeed been to the center, but before the story of his drug-taking appeared in the newspapers. The two events were unrelated but the trip to the center was used to give a positive slant to the scandal,” Levin said.
However, Levin also said that the public wasn’t upset over Prince Harry’s behavior. In fact, they were sympathetic towards Meghan Markle’s wife and believed that he was acting out because he was growing up. Prince Harry also lost Princess Diana at a young age, and this may have contributed to his troublesome behavior.
Years later, Prince Harry admitted that he smoked weed and drank alcohol while he was still a student. But he has changed tremendously since that time.
Meanwhile, the Queen also expressed another disappointment at Prince Harry after he refused to shave off his beard. Even though this case was less serious than the Duke of Sussex’s smoking and drinking, a royal insider said that Her Majesty let her displeasure be known.
“She doesn't mind royal men growing beards when they are away in the armed forces or out in the wild like Harry was in the Antarctic, but she expects them to be clean-shaven when they get home,” the source told Hello! magazine.
The Queen wasn’t also very pleased with Prince Harry and Markle’s recent interviews about their royal life. However, she has not reprimanded them publicly.
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