Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Are 'Pulling Their Hair Out' Over William and Kate Premiere, Biographer Claims

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been portrayed as envious of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, after the couple attended the London premiere of Tom Cruise's Digger on Tuesday, 22 September.

Royal biographer Tom Bower made the claim during a GB News discussion, though there is no evidence that the Sussexes reacted in the way he suggested.

The Prince and Princess of Wales appeared alongside Cruise at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, where the film held its world premiere. The event was also staged as a Royal Film Performance in support of the UK's Film and TV Charity.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Draw Speculation

The comments came as the royal family faced renewed attention over allegations in Earl Spencer's memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. Charles Spencer has claimed that King Charles made deeply insensitive remarks after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.

Buckingham Palace rejected the suggestion that the account should be accepted without question. A palace spokesperson said the King was 'mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.'

Spencer has stood by his recollection, telling the BBC that he was 'telling the truth'. He also insisted that the words attributed to the then Prince of Wales were 'precisely' what he remembered hearing. The competing accounts remain disputed, with no independent evidence establishing which version is accurate.

Against that backdrop, William and Catherine's appearance offered a polished public display of continuity. Catherine wore a purple full-length Jenny Packham gown, accessorised with Princess Diana's pearl-drop earrings and an amethyst sautoir necklace associated with the late Queen Mother. William wore a black velvet dinner jacket and bow tie.

For Bower, the timing mattered.

'It was marvellous,' he told GB News presenters Alex Armstrong and Ellie Costello. 'One can imagine in the Cotswolds this morning, the Sussexes are pulling their hair out with envy and anger.'

That was speculation, not a report of the couple's private feelings. Neither Harry nor Meghan has publicly responded to Bower's remark, and no representative has confirmed that they were watching or discussing the premiere.

Bower went further, arguing that the Waleses' visibility could help shift attention away from the continuing dispute surrounding the royal family. 'Of course, it's business as usual,' he said, adding that he hoped William and Catherine would appear more often to 'snap the oxygen out of the Sussexes' campaign against the Royal Family.'

The language is striking, but it also reveals how quickly a routine royal engagement can be folded into the wider Sussex narrative. A film premiere becomes a proxy contest. A dress, a handshake and a red-carpet photograph are treated as strategic signals.

William, Kate and Harry's Separate Spotlight

William and Catherine's appearance also renewed their association with Cruise, who spoke with the couple on the black carpet before the screening. The actor has maintained a public relationship with the Waleses over several years, making the event appear less like a random celebrity encounter and more like a familiar royal engagement.

Harry, meanwhile, was in New York on Wednesday for the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting. He was speaking about the risks artificial intelligence and social media pose to children when a teleprompter fault interrupted his address.

Around seven minutes into the speech, Harry had warned that 'the damage was already done to a generation of children and parents'. He then added, 'We do not have years for what comes next,' before pausing and saying, 'And that's it.' He placed the microphone down and left the stage.

A spokesperson for the Duke confirmed that the teleprompter had malfunctioned. Harry returned to the stage roughly 40 minutes later, after other presentations, and completed the speech. He reportedly joked, 'AI got into my speech, so I was asked to come out and finish it.'

The incident was awkward, but it was also plainly technical. Online reaction quickly turned the mishap into entertainment, with some posts mocking Harry's dependence on the screen while others treated the interruption as an unfortunate production failure.

That split says plenty about the current royal news cycle, where even a faulty teleprompter can be pulled into an argument about image, relevance and control.

What can be confirmed is narrower than Bower's claim. William and Catherine attended a high-profile London premiere. Harry delivered a speech in New York, briefly interrupted by a technical fault.

Whether Meghan and Harry were angry, envious or entirely indifferent remains unknown.

And that is the bit the headlines cannot settle.