Meghan Markle has become "Britain-phobic" ,a royal expert has claimed.
Royal commentator Rafe Heydel-Mankoo also said that Meghan's aversion to the UK does not stem from safety concerns, but is because she thinks that she would not get a warm reception.
Earlier this week Prince Harry appeared in an ITV documentary named Tabloids on Trial, which discussed his battle with the British press.
In the interview Harry claimed that he will not bring his wife into the country in case she became a victim of an acid or knife attack inspired by negative press.
Prince Harry told ITV he will 'not be bringing Meghan back to the UK' over security fearsITVSpeaking to GB News, Heydel-Mankoo said: "This is not about knives. This is not about acid. This is about Meghan's fear of booing.
"I think she is petrified that the great British public will vocalise their dislike of her. And I actually think now she's become quite Britain-phobic.
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"I don't think she actually likes this country because of all the negative associations she has with it from her time living here. I don't think she's ever really fit into this country anyway.
"She's a California girl, she's not really part of that British upper crust that Prince Harry enjoys so much.
"I just don't think she really wants to come down here because there was no reason she couldn't have come for the Coronation.
"The security was fine for the wife of the President. It should have been fine for the wife of Prince Harry.
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo said it is about a fear of being boo'ed
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"Harry should have brought his grandchildren to see his father after the cancer diagnosis, he's only seen Lilibet once. Archie, only a handful of times.
"I think this is all scapegoating for the real reason that they can't come over here."
Prince Harry and Markle relocated to California in 2020.
The Duke of Sussex was last in the UK in May for the Invictus Games and he was not accompanied by his wife.
Meghan Markle has not been to the UK since the Queen's funeral
PAReflecting on intrusions into his privacy, Prince Harry told ITV News journalist Rebecca Barry that he has carried “paranoia, fear, worry, concern,” and distrust people a.
He said: "All it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read.
“And whether it’s a knife or acid, whatever it is, and these are things that are of genuine concern for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.”
