Expert reveals rare details from Meghan Markle’s first year as royal

Meghan Markle, who appears to be a thorn in the royal family’s eye, was once considered to be a treasured asset before everything went downhill.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down from their senior royal positions in 2020 to carve out a new independent role to support the royal family, whilst settling in the US.

However, royal experts, who have observed the royals in close proximity, suggest that Meghan was a huge asset to the royal before everything changed drastically after her first year of marriage to Prince Harry.

“The first year with Meghan she was fantastic. I travelled everywhere with them,” royal photographer Arthur Edwards told The Sun.

“She was a star, engaging with the public, doing everything you'd expect a lady married into the royal family to do. Then suddenly, everything changed.”

Edwards also remarked about the changes he noted in Harry following his relationship with the former Suits actress.

He shared that Harry “used to be so much fun” during public engagements,” as he recalled the spontaneous way he hugged the Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller in 2012.

The photographer also shared some funny antics he pulled and his relationship with the press and so it came as a shock when he cut off all ties.

“He used to say ‘I'll do everything I can to make it good for you, and that's what shocked me when he just cut us all dead, that one time up in Manchester,” Edwards said.

“I'll never forget and I was shocked and it was just the day he met Meghan or the day he fell in love with Meghan, and it's all changed since then. I feel sad about that because he was a fabulous person to work with.”