Overview

• Phil Dampier told The Sun that Prince William “saw right through” Meghan Markle’s alleged plan to use her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry as a path to fame and riches.
• He cited late Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin Lady Elizabeth Anson’s recollections that the monarch was uneasy about Markle’s motives from the moment she entered the royal fold.
• Dampier asserted that Markle never intended to stay in the royal family and viewed her marriage as a stepping stone to new opportunities outside the monarchy.
• The biographer linked William’s concerns over Markle’s intentions directly to the breakdown in relations between the Prince of Wales and his younger brother.
• These claims have reignited public scrutiny of the Sussexes’ 2020 decision to step down as senior royals and relocate to the United States.