Prince Harry 'Raging' at Meghan Markle Over Fears She Is Poking The Trump Bear, Sources Claim

There has reportedly been a new rift in the Duke of Sussex's household in the high-stakes world of transatlantic relations. According to sources, Prince Harry is 'raging' at Meghan Markle over her recent social media posts, which allegedly threatened to use his intensely personal military history as a political tool against Donald Trump's comeback. Tensions have risen as the new Trump administration, including White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, deals with a number of early-term issues.

The friction centres on images the duchess shared of Harry during his service in Afghanistan. While ostensibly a show of support, the move has reportedly left Harry feeling exposed and furious that his years of service — a rare area of his life typically kept above the political fray — are being used to bait a famously combative US president.

Prince Harry Faces Pressure as Meghan Markle Risks 'Poking the Bear'

The fallout began shortly after Donald Trump sparked international outrage with dismissive comments regarding non-US NATO forces. During an interview in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2026, the 79-year-old president claimed allied troops stayed 'a little off the frontlines' during the Afghan conflict, adding: 'We've never needed them' and 'we have never really asked anything of them.'

The backlash in the UK was swift and severe. Prime Minister Keir Starmer branded the remarks 'insulting and frankly appalling,' while Harry himself felt compelled to break his silence. In a rare and forceful statement, the duke hit back: 'I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there. Thousands of lives were changed forever.'

He concluded by insisting that such sacrifices 'deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect.' Harry further noted that the United Kingdom alone suffered 457 service personnel killed during the twenty-year conflict.

However, it was Meghan's subsequent decision to amplify this stance visually that reportedly lit the fuse at their Montecito home. The 44-year-old duchess shared a photograph of Harry, 41, seated in a military helicopter alongside images from the Invictus Games.

Insiders claim Harry views this as a 'reckless' escalation. 'Harry feels Meghan is using his service record to signal to her left-leaning Hollywood crowd that she is taking on Trump,' one source claimed. 'He thinks it turns something deeply personal into a political statement, and that makes him angry.'

The Visa Vulnerability: Why Prince Harry Fears Trump's Retaliation

Beyond the emotional weight of his military past, there is a far more pragmatic reason for the duke's reported anxiety: his legal status in the United States. Harry is currently under significant scrutiny regarding his US visa application, particularly following the candid admissions of past drug use in his 2023 memoir, Spare.

Critics and conservative legal groups, specifically the Heritage Foundation, have questioned whether his visa paperwork was handled correctly given these admissions. The group has spent years suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for access to his records. With the Trump administration now back in power and Kristi Noem serving as Homeland Security Secretary, Harry is reportedly acutely aware that he is living in a glass house.

'He thinks Meghan is underestimating how exposed he feels right now,' an insider revealed. 'From Harry's perspective, baiting Trump in the middle of that probe feels dangerous. He worries it invites the wrong kind of attention.'

While Trump eventually rolled back on his comments — subsequently branding British forces 'among the greatest of all warriors' — he notably failed to thank other NATO allies. In previous interviews, Trump has stated he would take 'appropriate action' if it was discovered that Harry lied on his visa application, though he recently suggested he might leave the duke alone because 'he's got enough problems with his wife.'

For Harry, who served two tours in Afghanistan and was known as Captain Wales, the desire to keep the focus on veterans and their families is paramount. In Spare, the duke wrote of flying six missions that resulted in the 'taking of human lives.'

He has long fought to keep these experiences separate from the 'culture-war' moments that often define his and Meghan's public image. Sources close to the couple suggest that while Meghan believes she is standing up for her husband, Harry sees it as 'poking the bear' at a time when he can least afford a public feud with the commander-in-chief.