A British photographer who’s captured countless royal moments has opened up about the “180 turnarounds” of Prince Harry’s personality in recent years.
The Sun’s Arthur Edwards, 82, appeared on The Project on Thursday night and spoke about how the Duke of Sussex became more challenging to work with after meeting Meghan Markle in 2016.
“Harry was somebody special and it was a pleasure working with him. Then suddenly he met Meghan and did a 180 turnaround,” he told host Sarah Harris.
“He used to take the press to the pub at the end of a trip and we would all have a drink with him and a laugh with him and he would pay the bill … But now when I read his book Spare, the media are the evil monsters.”
Arthur added: “I wonder where that change came and it only could have happened after he married Meghan.”
Harry wed Meghan in 2018 and the Montecito-based couple are now parents to Prince Archie, 3, and Princess Lilibet, 1.
Harry’s explosive memoir, Spare, was released in January this year and featured heavy criticisms of members of his family, as well as the British press.
Arthur – who has toured with the British royal family for more than 40 years – had previously spoken to news.com.au’s I’ve Got News For You podcast about his negative experiences with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, revealing he had to stop going on “miserable” trips with them.
In an interview last March, he said his relationship with members of the royal family had grown beyond him just being the photographer and them the subject.
But as Harry’s hate for the media grew when he met Meghan, Arthur said he felt uncomfortable being around them.
“Camilla would always say hello, Kate says hello, William, yeah, they’re all very friendly and so was Harry until he met Meghan, and then he became very distant and he became almost, well, it was miserable,” he said.
“In fact, in the end, I didn’t do Harry’s tours. I didn’t do Harry’s tour of Australia, not with Meghan. I didn’t do Harry’s tour of South Africa with Meghan.
“I just find it very depressing with them. They just hated the media and it was miserable so I ducked out of them and sort of went with Charles to New Zealand and you know, places like that.”
Meanwhile, it was confirmed earlier this month that Harry would be attending his father’s May 6 coronation at Westminster Abbey alone, with his wife, Meghan, remaining at home in California with their two young children.
