Royal UK Family

Two friends of Prince Harry's wife Meghan are speaking out

to defend her against a wave of negative publicity in the British press and on social media platforms.
Her longtime friend and makeup artist, broke into tears
as he spoke about the Duchess of Sussex,

as the former American actress is now officially known.
"I know she doesn't deserve all of this negative press,"

Less than a year after she married Prince Harry in May 2018, Meghan has been dubbed "Duchess Difficult" by some British newspapers.

there is a rift between Meghan and some senior royals, as well as between Meghan and Harry and his elder brother.
"What’s so frustrating is that

you hear these stories and there’s no truth to them,”.

Britain's Buckingham Palace and individual royals rarely speak out to counter negative stories about themselves.

the duchess avoids media coverage.