WHAT DID ANDREW SAY ABOUT MEGHAN? — THE CLAIM THAT ALLEGEDLY PUT HARRY ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH HIS UNCLE
WHAT DID ANDREW SAY ABOUT MEGHAN? — THE CLAIM THAT ALLEGEDLY PUT HARRY ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH HIS UNCLE
It was reportedly one of those family comments that was never supposed to become public.
Then it appeared in print.
And suddenly, a decades-old royal family relationship was being described in a completely different light.
According to claims published in Andrew Lownie’s biography Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Prince Andrew allegedly had some brutally negative opinions about Meghan Markle before her marriage to Prince Harry.
The alleged comments were not mild.
Andrew was reportedly skeptical of Meghan from the beginning, questioned Harry’s judgment and allegedly warned his nephew that the marriage would not last.
But there is an even more explosive part of the story.
The book also claimed that Andrew’s alleged remarks eventually became connected to a confrontation with Harry.
So what exactly was Andrew alleged to have said about Meghan — and did it really push Harry and his uncle toward a breaking point?
The Alleged Warning About Meghan
According to reporting on Lownie’s book, Andrew allegedly told Harry that his relationship with Meghan would not last more than a month.
He was also alleged to have called Meghan an “opportunist”, questioned her age and told Harry that marrying her would be the biggest mistake he had ever made.
But the criticism allegedly went further.
Andrew was reportedly said to have accused Harry of not doing enough “due diligence” into Meghan’s background before their engagement.
In other words, the alleged message was not simply:
“I don't like her.”
It was reportedly much closer to:
“You don't know what you're getting yourself into.”
That distinction matters.
Because Harry was no longer a teenager being warned by an older relative.
He was an adult prince who had already made his decision.
And Meghan was the woman he had chosen to marry.
Why Would Those Words Matter So Much?
The timing is crucial.
Harry and Meghan announced their engagement in November 2017.
They married at St George's Chapel, Windsor, in May 2018.
By then, Harry had already publicly embraced Meghan and repeatedly defended their relationship.
So an alleged warning from Andrew would have landed at an especially sensitive moment.
Harry was building a new life.
His relationship with Meghan was moving toward marriage.
And his relationship with some members of the Royal Family was already being watched closely.
That is why the allegation is so explosive.
It presents Andrew not simply as a skeptical uncle, but as someone who allegedly believed Harry was making a catastrophic personal decision.
Then Comes The Alleged Confrontation
This is where the story becomes even more dramatic.
Lownie’s book reportedly connected Andrew’s alleged comments about Meghan to a later confrontation between the two princes.
According to the claims, Harry confronted Andrew over something his uncle had allegedly said behind his back.
The confrontation was described as becoming physical, with punches allegedly thrown.
But this part of the story is strongly disputed.
Harry's spokesperson explicitly denied that Harry and Andrew had ever had a physical fight.
The spokesperson also denied that Andrew ever made the alleged comments about Meghan.
That denial is critical.
It means the story cannot responsibly be presented as a confirmed account of what happened inside the Royal Family.
Instead, there are two competing versions:
The book's version — and Harry's explicit denial.
The “Biggest Mistake Ever” Claim
Perhaps the most revealing allegation is the claim that Andrew supposedly told Harry he was making the “biggest mistake ever” by marrying Meghan.
If true, that would show just how sharply some members of Harry's extended family may have viewed the relationship before the wedding.
But even here, the source matters.
The claim comes from a biography based on interviews and reported sources.
It is not a recording of Andrew speaking to Harry.
It is not a contemporaneous public statement by Andrew.
And Andrew himself has not publicly confirmed the alleged remarks.
That distinction becomes especially important when the allegation concerns a private family conversation.
Harry's Relationship With Andrew Was Already Complicated
There is another reason the alleged exchange has attracted attention.
Harry's relationship with the wider Royal Family had already become increasingly complicated by the time he married Meghan.
And years later, Harry's own memoir Spare would reveal how seriously he viewed conflicts inside the family.
But the famous physical confrontation described in Spare involved William, not Andrew.
Harry alleged that William confronted him over Meghan's behavior and that the argument escalated into a physical altercation.
Andrew is therefore a completely separate chapter.
The claims surrounding Andrew come from Lownie’s biography and were denied by Harry's representatives.
That distinction matters because otherwise several different family conflicts can easily become blended together.
What Was Andrew Allegedly Worried About?
The alleged criticism appears to have centered on three things.
First, Andrew was reportedly skeptical about Meghan's character and motives.
Second, he allegedly believed Harry had moved too quickly.
Third, he reportedly doubted that the marriage would survive.
Those are serious claims.
But they remain claims about Andrew's private thinking, rather than established facts about Meghan.
There is also an important reality that came later.
Harry and Meghan did marry.
They had Archie and Lilibet.
They stepped down as working royals in 2020.
They moved to the United States.
And in 2026, they returned to Britain with their children while remaining outside the working Royal Family.
Whatever Andrew may or may not have said before the wedding, the couple's actual story turned out to be far more complicated than a simple prediction that the marriage would collapse within weeks.
Did Andrew See Something Others Didn't?
That is the question the allegation naturally invites.
If Andrew really made the comments attributed to him, was he simply expressing a personal dislike of Meghan?
Was he worried about Harry's decision?
Or did he genuinely believe the relationship would fundamentally change Harry's position inside the Royal Family?
There is no reliable public evidence that allows us to answer those questions with certainty.
And that is precisely why the allegation has continued to attract attention.
The mystery is not only what Andrew allegedly said.
It is whether Harry ever believed his uncle had crossed a line.
The Royal Family's “What If?”
There is another layer to the story that makes it particularly compelling.
Imagine if an older member of the family had privately warned Harry that his marriage would transform his life — and Harry rejected the warning.
Then imagine everything that followed.
The wedding.
The birth of Archie.
The birth of Lilibet.
Megxit.
The Oprah interview.
Spare.
The lawsuits.
The move to America.
And finally, Harry and Meghan's return to Britain.
None of those events proves Andrew's alleged prediction was correct.
But they do explain why an old claim about what Andrew supposedly told Harry can suddenly feel relevant again.
The relationship did change Harry's life.
Just not necessarily in the way anyone could have predicted.
And Then There Is The Denial
This is the part that should not disappear beneath the drama.
Harry and Meghan's spokesperson directly rejected the allegations.
The statement said Harry and Andrew had never had a physical fight and that Andrew had never made the alleged comments about Meghan.
That leaves the central question unresolved.
Did Andrew actually call Meghan an opportunist?
Did he really warn Harry that the marriage would fail?
Did Harry confront him over those alleged remarks?
Or did a disputed account of an old family relationship become something much larger when it appeared in a bestselling royal narrative?
The public record does not establish those details as fact.
But the allegation remains fascinating because it touches one of the most sensitive questions surrounding Harry's royal story:
Was Meghan the source of the family conflict — or did the conflict already exist, waiting for someone to become its focal point?
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That is a question the allegation cannot answer.
And perhaps that is why the story refuses to disappear.
