Prince Harry Staying tires with a few old friends when he started dating Meghan Markle, comedian Jack Whitehall claimed.
During a podcast interview, Whitehall, 36, gave a glimpse into his friendship with the Duke of Sussex, 40.
“I came into contact with a few (De Royals) in the past. I was rather good friends with Harry in the day. Pre-Meghan, when he was a fear,” said the comedian on the “Jase & Lauren” Podcast.
The British prince Harry greets comedian Jack Whitehall after the Royal Variety Performance in the Albert Hall on November 13, 2015. (Paul Hackett – WPA Pool/Getty images)
When asked if Harry “dropped his friends” when he started dating the “Suits” star, he replied: “Yes.”
Although Whitehall admitted that he “had finished a few nights” with the Royal, he shared that he was not present during the notorious night when Harry reportedly played comic billiards with Showgirls in Las Vegas.
“I was quite good friends with Harry in the day. Pre-Meghan, when he was a fear.”
Prince Harry reportedly lost contact with his old friend Jack Whitehall, the comedian claimed during a podcast interview. (Paul Hackett – WPA Pool/Getty images)
“I mean, I was not, I would not say, be part of the inner circle, to go back to a Vegas analogy,” Whitehall added. “But no, I had a few nights with him when he was quite fun.”
The “Bad Education” star, just like the founder of Invictus Games, also retired “retired” from his young bachelor days “since he became a father.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are sitting with their son Archie during their tour in 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Samir Hussein/Getty images)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Part two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.
Representatives for Harry and Markle did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
This is not the first time that Harry reportedly lost contact with his friends after he started dating Markle, 43.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to the US in 2020 after they had taken a step back from their royal tasks. (Chris Jackson/Getty images)
In August 2023, the former Butler of King Charles weighed why the reported gap between Harry and his “friends” took place.
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Grant Harrold, who worked for the prince for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, claimed that Harry had been friendships he and Prince William once shared.
“I know quite a few of Harry’s friends who don’t hear from him at all …” said Harrold on behalf of Spin Genie, according to the New York Post.
According to the outlet, the Duke of Sussex missed the wedding of the old friend Jack Mann, although Mann attended the wedding of Prince Harry and Markle in 2018.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married in 2018 and share two children together, Archie and Lilibet. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty images)
Harrold also said that the same distance in the friendships of Prince Harry exists in his relationship with his brother, Prince William.
“They were both very social boys,” said Harrold. “And that is what is so sad about it, how they did not really go from the best from friends. They have become so far away.”
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex began to date in 2016. (Kevin Mazur/Getty images for W+P)
He continued: “They were best friends, and they also had the same friends. You would see them together in the pubs,” added Harrold. “It was a great time for them.”
Harry and Markle Moved to the US in 2020 after taking a step back from their royal tasks, but according to the British royal expert Hilary Fordwich the distance already grew between Harry and his friends.
“One of the very first falling outs was when he introduced Meghan to his Eton (college) friends in 2016 during a Sandringham Country Estate Shooting Party,” said Fordwich. “Since then the friends have kept his distance, just like Harry.”
The prestigious Eton College is “where the sons of Elites are provided for former National Leadership. Indeed, 20 British Prime Ministers attended Eton,” Fordwich explained at the time.
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Elizabeth Stanton from Fox News Digital, Stephanie Nolasco and Ashley Papa have contributed to this report.
