Sir Ian McKellan not only
believes the late Queen Elizabeth was "very rude" when they met, but
he also says he's "siding" with Prince Harry in the royal family's
ongoing bitter family drama.
"I'm obviously on Prince Harry's side,"
McKellan, 85, told the Times of London while browsing the duke's memoirs in a
profile published on Friday, September 6. "Imagine being born into the
royal family. I've been in public for a bit, and these people are in prison."
He remarked, "Can you envision a life where
you can't engage in any ordinary activities?
Prince Harry, 39, is the youngest son of King
Charles III his late ex-wife, Princess Diana. Now 35, the Duke of has spent a
lot of his adult life doing what’s expected of him as one of Queen II's most
famous— confused—royals. But back in2020, he & Meghan Markle said they were
gonna step from royal duties to have a quieter life. Harry and Meghan,’s 43 now
are the proud parents of Archie, who’s 5 years old, & Lilibet,’s just 3.
They moved from London the way to Montecito, California after making their
big change. Throughout their journey, tensions escalated between Harry, Meghan,
and several prominent members of the royal family. This notably involves Prince
Charles, now 75 years old, and Harry's brother William, who is 42Tensions have
only gotten worse over time.
During a notable CBS interview broadcast in 2021,
Prince Harry stated, "My family completely severed financial support,
which compelled me to ensure that I could secure our safety. Additionally, he
noted, "I lost my job in the first quarter of 2020." However, I
possess something my mother bequeathed to me upon her passing in August 1997,
and we wouldn't have been able to achieve this without it."
Harry continued at the time: "I will always
love (my family), but a lot of pain has happened, and I will continue to work
to repair this relationship."
Prince Harry later claimed that Prince Charles and
Prince William were responsible for publishing unkind and false articles about
Meghan and her family in British newspapers.
The company did not publicly respond to Harry's allegations,
but his relationship with Charles gradually improved over time. Prince Harry flew in for a surprise visit after
the royal was diagnosed with an unknown cancer in February.
"I love my family,"
Prince Harry, who will also attend his father's coronation in 2023, told Good
Morning America this month. "I'm grateful to be able to fly out here
to visit him and spend time with him.". I hopped on a plane and
headed over to him as soon as I could."
A source later told Us Weekly that Prince Charles was "very touched"
by Prince Harry's actions regarding the trip and hoped it would lead to a full
reconciliation.
McKellan praised the royal couple for "remaining sane in this world."
"Hats off to people like the (late) Duke of Edinburgh who managed it, even
though even he was very eccentric and probably very unhappy. The same goes
for the current King," McKellan quipped to The Times. "(Charles) has
managed to survive but is clearly damaged. As for Harry, maybe he's not smart
enough or he doesn't have the right friends to help him. I'm telling you, he
had the right to choose from all the beautiful women in the world. I hope he
has the right one in [Meghan]."
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