2020-03-30 Us Weekly

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Holly wood

Calling

adamant that it was his call to

move to Canada.”

BROTHERS AT WAR

They say distance makes the

heart grow fonder,

but since the move,

Harry’s relationship

with William has

become worse than

ever. According to the

insider, Harry’s con-

fiding to friends that

he thinks William,

37, and Kate, 38,

are jealous because

he had the strength

to leave the royal

fold and can now

live freely. (Though

it’s admittedly a

strange time to be

away from home: His

93 -year-old grand-

mother, the queen,

“is now effectively in quarantine

at Buckingham Palace” due to the

Covid-1 9 outbreak, the source con-

firms. “She’s determined to carry

out her duties but is also aware that

she must lead by example and not

take any unnecessary chances.”)

Regardless, the source says

Meghan’s given Harry more

confidence, and he now believes

that William “belittled him and

downplayed his achievements” for

years. “William made Harry out to

be the naughty little brother,” says

the source, “and Harry’s fed up

with being judged or expected to

act a certain way.”

No one knows how they’ll mend

fences. “Publicly, they’ve stopped

short of trash-talking each other,

but behind closed doors they’re

both filled with anger and resent-

ment,” adds the source.

For now, Meghan is Harry’s top

priority. “Harry knows William’s

mad at him for uprooting and

leaving him to pick up the pieces,”

explains the insider, “but the way

Harry sees it, Meghan’s happiness

is way more important.”

POWER MOVES

With their next visit to the U.K.

not until summer, Harry and

Meghan are settling into their

post-Megxit lives. As Us previously

reported, they’re

looking at vacation

homes in L.A., where

they can hobnob with

new A-list pals like

Beyoncé and Jay-Z,

Jennifer Lopez and

Alex Rodriguez, and

Amal and George

Clooney. “J.Lo and

A-Rod are both

business-minded and

offered Harry and

Meghan advice on

their next steps,” says

the insider. “Harry

loves tequila and he’s

joked that he’d love to

team up with George

on a Casamigos

tequila type of business venture.”

And while Meghan works on

more cookbooks (she published

Together: Our Community

Cookbook in 201 8), Harry wants

to focus on public speaking and

producing charity and climate

documentaries: “They want to

make the world a better place,”

the insider says.

Starting with baby Archie.

“Teaching Archie the importance

of treating people equally regard-

less of race and background is

something Harry will drum into

him as soon as he’s old enough to

understand,” reveals the insider.

In the meantime, they’re having

fun away from prying eyes. Archie

“loves being outside, in nature,”

and “Harry’s happy he’s getting to

spend quality time with his family

without any distractions.”

And even after a stressful few

months, Harry has no regrets.

“Things are more peaceful

now that they’re away from the

drama,” the source reveals. “He’s

proud of himself for having the

guts to finally walk away.” 

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Harry and Meghan

clicked with Bey and

Jay at the Lion King

premiere in 2019, “had

a blast” at dinner with

J.Lo and A-Rod in

February and have

gone on double dates

with George and

Amal Clooney.