Prince Philip was ‘reluctant to be charmed’ by Meghan Markle – and gave Prince Harry a cutting warning before their wedding

However, Harry dismissed his family’s concerns, with it claimed that he believed he had to marry her quickly because her ‘biological clock was ticking’ as she was almost 35 years old, according to royal author Tina Brown.
Despite their fairytale wedding in May 2018, the Sussexes love story quickly took a sharp turn when the duchess realised that the life of a princess was far from what it was made out to be in the books.
After making the decision to withdraw from royal duties and relocate to North America in January 2020, later dubbed ‘Megxit’, Philip’s views towards Meghan were said to have soured further.
According to Seward, he simply couldn’t understand why Meghan was unable to follow his own example after marrying into the royal fold.
Speaking to Sky News in 2020, Seward explained: ‘I think he’s very, very disappointed because I think he feels he gave up his naval career in order to stand by the Queen and help the monarchy.
‘And why can’t Meghan just give up her acting career, support her husband and support the monarchy?

‘He just cannot understand why she couldn’t support Harry and help him rather than wanting to have her voice.’
After becoming the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip gave up his birth citizenship, his naval career and even his surname. In many ways he accepted that his life would be spent in the shadow of Queen Elizabeth II.

Seemingly indicative of his adverse feelings towards Meghan, after the pair took the decision to leave the Firm and the late Queen had called a summit in Sandringham to try to resolve the crisis, Philip was said to have been reluctant to be part of the talks.