Their aim, they claimed, was to leave the stress of the royal world behind them and build a brighter, better future.
But it has been far from easy for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they have struggled to adapt to the harsh realities of the commercial world in Hollywood.
And as time has gone on, it has become increasingly apparent to me that Harry and Meghan appear to want different things.
Harry, 39, has had his ‘say’ with his explosive memoir and accompanying TV interviews. The various brickbats hurled with royal rage ranged from accusing his stepmother, Queen Camilla, of ‘sacrificing’ him for the good of her PR, to his brother, the Prince of Wales, allegedly attacking him in the kitchen, and sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, being cold.
