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Vanity Fair<\/em>\u2019s February cover story painted a largely unflattering picture of Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a>. In the 8,000-word piece, scores of sources detailed how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been incompetent in business ventures, such as their now-defunct Spotify deal, and annoyed their Montecito, California, neighbors<\/a>. But perhaps the most jaw-dropping allegation of all was that there\u2019d been a rumor Meghan\u2019s team had approached a publisher to gauge interest in a potential new book: a memoir Meghan could write if she divorced Harry.<\/p>\n Nothing ever came of the project, which was reportedly proposed \u201ca few years ago,\u201d and Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, are still very married. Yet, an insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> that seeing the anecdote in the pages of a respected magazine was a gut punch to the prince. \u201cHe and Meghan were aware some type of article was in the works, since journalists were poking around among their friends and colleagues for while, but Harry didn\u2019t expect anything like this; it\u2019s shocked him to his core,\u201d reveals the insider. \u201cHe feels blindsided. The accusations are extremely unsettling to him.\u201d<\/p>\n When the expos\u00e9 dropped on January 17, Harry seemingly wanted answers from his wife of nearly seven years. Says the Life & Style<\/em> insider, \u201cMeghan assured him the whole thing had been totally blown out of proportion.\u201d<\/p>\n An unnamed confidant also dismissed the \u201cdistressing\u201d claims. But given that the couple were plagued by split rumors last fall \u2013 when they were often in different parts of the world for work and went months without being photographed in public together \u2014 it\u2019s no surprise the Vanity Fair piece raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n \u201cThe story\u2019s got everyone talking! People in Harry\u2019s world are wondering what on earth Meghan was thinking and are calling on her to explain herself,\u201d says the insider. \u201cExploring any type of divorce plotline just makes no sense if they\u2019re actually happily married.\u201d Indeed, the insider insists that the former Suits star has no plans to leave Harry or uproot their children, Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, as of now. \u201cMeghan convinced Harry she\u2019s in this for keeps,\u201d says the insider. \u201cBut the pressure these claims have put on them has been intense. Once again, they\u2019re having to defend themselves and their relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nInside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s Marriage Following Divorce Book Bombshell<\/h2>\n