Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are surrounded by “fake friends” in Hollywood who are now ditching the Sussexes because they are “falling stars”, a royal expert tells the Daily Express.

Hilary Fordwich, a journalist and commentator based in the US, points to a recent comment made by Hollywood A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow to show that Harry and Meghan are losing support in the States.

She said: “Look at Gynweth Paltrow distancing herself from Meghan and Harry, she is the latest A-lister to come out in support of Kate.

“I don’t think Harry and Meghan realise that you need a USP, you need to be unique. Harry has nothing, the only thing that made him and Meghan unique was their links to the Royal Family.

“Everyone is out for themselves. People don’t want to be with a falling star, and I don’t think Harry and Meghan realise how transient these ‘friendships’ are.

Paltrow and Meghan have ‘cooled’ their friendship, according to reports (Image: Getty)

“They are pseudo-friends. They only go with people they think are rising stars.”

Ms Paltrow sent a message in support of Princess Kate after she made her return to public engagements at Trooping the Colour.

Commenting on Instagram, Ms Paltrow said to Kate and Prince William: “So happy to see you looking so happy and well.”

Closer Magazine reported that the friendship between Meghan and Ms Paltrow has cooled in recent months.

They said: “The actress-turned-entrepreneur [Meghan] was excluded from the intimate Goop dinner – held at her Montecito home last month.”

Royal author Phil Dampier told Fabulous: “Gwyneth Paltrow is the latest celebrity who seems to be taking sides in the Wales v Sussex standoff.

Kate appeared at Trooping the Colour last weekend (Image: Getty)

“Meghan is said to have based her new lifestyle project American Riviera Orchard on the actress’s own products and she admires her greatly so this will hurt.

“Gwyneth didn’t have to make any comment about Kate being at Trooping the Colour but the fact she has means she fully supports her, and like the rest of us, wants her to make a speedy recovery.

“It comes after other well-known people like David Beckham, who was once friendly with Harry and Meghan, have very much pinned their colours to the royal mast.”