Princess Diana would have stopped Harry from marrying Meghan, Butler claims

Harry, 41, and Markle, 44, have spent recent months battling persistent speculation about the state of their marriage, fueled by periods of separate public appearances and continued fascination with their post-royal life in California.

Against that backdrop, comments from Burrell, 68, have emerged again, reigniting debate about how different Harry’s life would have been if Diana had survived the Paris car crash that killed her in 1997 at the age of 36.

Burrell, who served as Diana’s butler and confidante for many years, suggested that the prince’s path would have been dramatically different under his mother’s influence.

He said: “If Diana had been alive, Harry would never have married Meghan. He wouldn’t have been looking for love, he would have happily settled down, adapted and used the lessons he learned in his mother’s life – that he would be William’s wingman and be by his side.”