
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped into royal life, they appeared the modern answer to generations of tradition: a Hollywood star-turned-duchess and a prince eager to chart his own path. But behind the carefully-crafted photo-ops and global tours, sources say the corridors of power at Kensington Palace and beyond were quietly fracturing. What began as bold ambition, insiders claim, gradually morphed into a perfect storm of cultural shocks, personal turmoil and institutional resistance.