A royal expert has said that Prince Harry changed after meeting  Meghan Markle, who he believes was the reason why he left the UK.

On The Sun’s first Royal Exclusive Live show, veteran photographer Arthur Edwards said that Meghan left Harry with no choice but to leave the Royal Family with her.

He said: “The first year with Meghan she was fantastic. I travelled everywhere with them.

“She was a star, engaging with the public, doing everything you’d expect a lady married into the royal family to do.

“Then suddenly, everything changed. Meghan said ‘we are going’ and that was it.

“And as we say, he made that decision and disappeared. That was his choice.”

Edwards, who has been a royal photographer for 45 years, said the decision was “fair” by the couple, however their actions since have shown a different side to the prince as the pair became “nasty” about the Royal Family to make money.

This was a completely different side to the duke, 40, which the royal photographer said he had not seen before.

Edwards said: “He was fun and he was surprising. And he used to say ‘I’ll do everything I can to make it good for you’, and that’s what shocked me when he just cut us all dead, that one time up in Manchester. I’ll never forget and I was shocked and it was just the day he met Meghan or the day he fell in love with Meghan, and it’s all changed since then.

“I feel sad about that because he was a fabulous person to work with.”

The insight comes after Prince Harry has just completed a string of solo engagements without Meghan Markle by his side, with some believing that this could be the start of something new for the duke.

He appeared by himself in the UK for the WellChild Awards 2024, with body language expert Judi James stating that he looked “delighted” to be back in a “princely” role.