A book claims that Prince Harry was ‘disappointed’ his family failed to see a trait he thought Meghan Markle shared with his late mother, Princess Diana

Earl Spencer was allegedly drafted to speak with his nephew (Image: Getty)

Ever since her relationship with Prince Harry came into public view, Meghan Markle has repeatedly been compared to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

Earlier this year, when investigative journalist Tom Bower released his explosive book ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors’, a number of sensational revelations about the couple surfaced. Amongst the claims, one that particularly stood out was Prince Harry’s hope that Diana’s sisters and best friend would recognise the similarities between Meghan and his mother, which he believed existed.

When they did not, the prince was reportedly “disappointed”.

According to Bower, Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, was urged to talk to his nephew about his growing closeness with Meghan. In the book, it is claimed that Earl Spencer, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Baroness Jane Fellowes, along with Diana’s close friend Julia Samuel, failed to observe any resemblance between Meghan and Harry’s late mother.

Harry was said to have hoped his mother’s two sisters would see the similarities he felt were there (Image: Getty)

Furthermore, it was their view that Meghan might have difficulty blending in with the Royal Family, reports the Mirror.

Bower elaborated: “Since the Vanity Fair article had increased the Cambridges’ suspicion of Meghan, the actress discovered that her neighbour in Kensington Palace had even less time for her.”

“By then, Harry had introduced Meghan to Diana’s two sisters, Jane and Sarah, and her best friend Julia Samuel. Harry assumed that Diana’s family and friends would see a similarity between Diana and his fiancee.”

“Both, he said, shared the same problems. He was disappointed. No one agreed that his vulnerable mother had anything in common with his girlfriend. More discomforting for him, they thought Meghan would not fit in with the Royal Family.”

Harry is married to former Suits star Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

The author continued: “Their unease was voiced by Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother. At William’s request, Spencer weighed in. Three times married, Spencer cautioned his nephew to reconsider his haste towards marriage. His advice provoked a bitter reaction. ‘This was going to be really hard,’ Harry would later reflect on establishing Meghan’s place in the family.”

Bower went on: “One of his recurring concerns was insufficient money if they married. Although Harry annually received about £1.5 million from Charles, Meghan had been advised to continue acting to supplement their income.”

“By that point, Meghan knew from her agent Nick Collins that her acting prospects were limited. Omid Scobie, her official biographer, would accurately summarise her exit from Hollywood. “‘She wanted a more meaningful career,’ he wrote. ‘She could be doing so much more with her platform.

“Her frustration remained. She was tantalisingly close to sealing her future, but nothing was official.”