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Friends of Prince Harry say they do not recognise him since he left the royal family in 2020 and embraced a new life across the pond in the US.

Since letting go of his royal role, Harry has spoken out about how his family treated him and matters close to his heart poorly throughout his time there. Some might say he publicly attacked his relatives and painted them as bigoted and cold.

Either way, one of his friends thinks Harry has gone off the rails a bit, per OK! Magazine.

Harry’s ex-friend told an outlet under the pseudonym Edward Charles Featherstone that “I had a sense, an idea of what Prince Harry was about. And the book he wrote is nothing like the man I met”.

The insider ended up being annoyed with the commentary Harry made in his memoir Spare, which detailed his complaints about the burden of growing up in the royal family:

“And I found his book Spare very, very disappointing because it’s all about him being the victim when he’s the furthest thing from a victim,” Featherstone added.”It really just says get over yourself, you’re not a victim and you were part of a noble cause as the torch bearer of the Invictus and what you’re doing now and what you’re doing to your family is, I think, inappropriate.”

Featherstone isn’t the only member of Harry’s circle who is disappointed in him, as many sources shared that Prince William and Kate Middleton don’t want to see the duke at all.

OK! previously reported a Wales insider shared the future king and queen didn’t want to spend time with Harry or his wife, Meghan Markle.

“Kate may have grudgingly put the past behind her out of loyalty to the family,” a source said. “William can never forgive Harry for the way he’s thrown Kate under the bus.”

Omid Scobie’s most recent book, Endgame, also reveals how William has been “wanting to distance himself from his brother ever since Harry’s marriage to Meghan, whom [he] took a disliking to from the start.”

But William and Kate are sticking to their guns and choosing to prioritise the crown and their immanent succession instead of their rift with Harry:

“The monarchy comes first, always has, and if that’s being threatened, there’s a problem. A big problem,” another pal dished. “The royal family has gotten so much bad press lately, and it mainly stems from the feud between William and Kate and Harry and Meghan.”

However, sources note that Harry and Meghan did reach out to wish their family well as two of them recover from medical issues. A rep confirmed Kate had abdominal surgery and will step away from her public life until after Easter, while Charles went to the London Clinic to correct his enlarged prostate.

“The King and the Princess of Wales have received support from Prince Harry and Meghan regarding their health,” the friend told an outlet. “The Duke and Duchess contacted both parties in different ways to pass on their concern and best wishes.”

Something tells me their due diligence will not be enough to fix the ever-widening chasm.

[source:ok!]