Charles Spencer Said He Warned Prince Harry Three Times to Reconsider Marriage to Meghan Markle

Charles Spencer reportedly had some concerns about Prince Harry getting hitched to Meghan Markle.

According to claims made by author Tom Bower in his 2022 book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsor, Charles allegedly "warned him three times" about his marriage to Meghan, as reported by the Express.

Harry and Meghan began dating a decade ago, in 2016, and got engaged just a year later, in 2017.

The two went on to tie the knot the following year, on May 19, 2018, at Windsor Castle.

Around 2 billion people worldwide tuned in to watch the ceremony.

However, according to Tom, Harry's relatives on his mother Princess Diana's side had some reservations about his growing closeness to the now-Duchess of Sussex.

This allegedly included Charles, as well as Diana's two sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Baroness Jane Fellowes.

In the book, Tom claimed that Harry had high hopes from his late mother's friends and family regarding their views on Meghan.

He wrote, "Harry had introduced Meghan to Diana's two sisters, Jane and Sarah, and her best friend, Julia Samuel. Harry assumed that Diana's family and friends would see a similarity between Diana and his fiancée."

However, much to his disappointment, that's not how things turned out, per Tom.

As he continued, "Both, he said, shared the same problems. He was disappointed. No one agreed that his vulnerable mother had anything in common with his girlfriend. More discomforting for him, they thought Meghan would not fit in with the Royal Family."

"Their unease was voiced by Charles Spencer, Diana's brother. At William's request, Spencer weighed in," Tom's claims continued.

"Three times married, Spencer cautioned his nephew to reconsider his haste towards marriage. His advice provoked a bitter reaction. 'This was going to be really hard,' Harry would later reflect on establishing Meghan's place in the family," he added.

Per reports, Meghan's previous talent agent, Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne, is said to have informed the Duchess of Sussex that she "wouldn't be able to make any more movies" if she joined the Royal Family through marriage.

However, Meghan's alleged reply, per the book, was: "Gina, save it,' Meghan snapped. Nelthorpe-Cowne was taken aback by the steel in Meghan's voice."

"Holding up her hand, Meghan continued: 'Stop. Be quiet. I don't want to hear any negativity. This is a happy time for us.' Stopped in her tracks, Nelthorpe-Cowne looked at the hard fury in Meghan's eyes," the claims in the book continued.