Prince Harry has often drawn comparisons of late Princess Diana with his wife Meghan Markle
Prince Harry has often compared his wife Meghan Markle to his late mother, Princess Diana, whether it was in their Netflix docuseries or his explosive memoir, Spare.
However, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield accused the couple of “hiding behind” Diana’s her legacy, going so far as to calling it a ‘hijacking’.
In her appearance at TalkTV, Schofield said, “I side with
William and here in the states, Harry and Meghan have almost hijacked the
legacy of Princess Diana and it has become something that they hide
behind.”
She continued, “I’ve noticed Prince William talking a
lot more about Diana leading up to the Coronation which surprised me because
you think that might be something they would try to avoid on such a historic
day for the King.”
Schofield went on to argue that William’s move
may have been to state that Diana was his mother to.
“I almost
wonder if it’s William trying to say, ‘hey, she’s my mother too.’ I think
there is a deep betrayal felt here and I understand and kind of agree with
William; I would distance myself for as long as it took to trust my brother
again.”
In their docuseries, Harry & Meghan, Harry said, “So much
of what Meghan is and how she is, is so similar to my mum. She has the same
compassion, the same empathy, the same confidence. She has this warmth about
her.”
He then added, “I accept that there will be people around
the world who fundamentally disagree with what I’ve done [breaking away from
the Royal Family] and how I’ve done it, but I knew I had to do everything I
could to protect my family, I didn’t want history to repeat itself.”
