Meghan Markle and Prince Harry risk making Princess Diana's 'mistake'

It was clear to onlookers at last weekend’s Lion King premiere that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle command serious star power - with even Beyonce, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Elton John basking in their royal glow.

But an expert has warned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s global popularity has already “upset the royal pecking order” and could see them make the same “cardinal sin” as the late Princess Diana by “stealing the limelight” from the rest of the monarchy.

“Whether Diana was just being wilfully obstinate in the face of her husband’s imperious family or simply naive, the causes and issues she devoted herself to in the ’90s transformed her into a global powerbroker who, perhaps unwittingly, stole the limelight and made herself a target,” writes royal journalist Daniela Elser for News.com.au.

“And this was a cardinal sin in the eyes of the royal family — and one her son and daughter-in-law are dangerously close to repeating.”

Earlier this week, Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, revealed the name of their new royal foundation, Sussex Royal.

They have also just been named among Time’s ‘25 Most Influential People On The Internet’ thanks in part to their 9.1m Instagram followers.

There is also a royal tour scheduled later this year for South Africa, for which two-month-old baby Archie will accompany them.

Ruffling feathers

However, not everything is going swimmingly, as yesterday it was revealed Harry and Meghan are ruffling feathers at Buckingham Palace, due to their new staff move.

Reports have surfaced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move their staff into six large rooms in Buckingham Palace, which hasn’t gone down too well.

“The Palace traditionalists are grumpy that such a prime space is being given over to Harry and Meghan, who have perfectly adequate offices already at Kensington Palace,” a royal insider told The Sun.

“There are a lot of people trying to cause trouble for the Duke and Duchess as a result of this move.

“But the facts are they were offered these rooms by the master of the household because they are currently unoccupied and used as meeting rooms.”

Words by Lauren Clark

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