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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.