{"id":148124,"date":"2025-02-04T19:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/jack-whitehall-prince-harrys-former-friend-says-he-was-dropped-because-of-meghan-markle\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:13:06","slug":"jack-whitehall-prince-harrys-former-friend-says-he-was-dropped-because-of-meghan-markle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/jack-whitehall-prince-harrys-former-friend-says-he-was-dropped-because-of-meghan-markle\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Whitehall: Prince Harry&#8217;s Former Friend Says He Was &#8216;Dropped&#8217; Because of Meghan Markle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For years now, we\u2019ve been hearing reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/09\/meghan-markle-forced-prince-harry-to-cut-off-contact-with-his-best-friends-sources-allege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prince Harry cut ties with many of his old friends<\/a> when he began dating Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we have confirmation that Harry dumped at least one of his friends \u2014 the popular UK comic Jack Whitehall \u2014 around the time that he met his future wife.<\/p>\n<p>Whitehall told his story during a recent interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/novafm.com.au\/podcast\/jase-and-lauren\/e6eaa4a5-ab64-4a29-b48a-22e10d8cf1c0\/2025-02-03\/jake-whitehall-claims-prince-harry-dropped-him-aft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cJase &amp; Lauren\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Harry greets comedian Jack Whitehall after the Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall on November 13, 2015 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-518473 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-2048x1483.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-960x695.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-1080x782.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-1200x869.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087050-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Prince Harry greets comedian Jack Whitehall after the Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall on November 13, 2015 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paul Hackett \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jack-whitehall-says-prince-harry-ended-their-friendship\">Jack Whitehall Says Prince Harry Ended Their Friendship<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve come into contact with a couple of [the royals] in the past. I was quite good friends with Harry back in the day. Pre-Meghan, when he was a terror,\u201d Whitehall revealed on the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The comic noted that while he was never a member of Harry\u2019s \u201cinner circle,\u201d he \u201chad a few nights out with him\u201d during the Duke of Sussex\u2019s single days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I wasn\u2019t, I wouldn\u2019t say, part of the inner circle, to go back to a Vegas analogy,\u201d Whitehall said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry greets British comedian Jack Whitehall at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 13, 2015.    \" class=\"wp-image-518474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-2048x1475.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-960x692.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1080x778.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1200x864.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry greets British comedian Jack Whitehall at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 13, 2015.    \" class=\"wp-image-518474 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-2048x1475.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-960x692.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1080x778.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-1200x864.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497239214-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry greets British comedian Jack Whitehall at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 13, 2015.    <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo credit should read PAUL HACKETT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut no, I had a few nights out with him when he was quite fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if there was any truth to the rumor that Harry had \u201cdropped his mates\u201d when he met Meghan, Whitehall replied simply, \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitehall went on to note that like Harry, he is retired from the hard-partying life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still a demon inside me. There [is] definitely a little bit more negotiating and [I\u2019ve] cashed out at the bank of mutual resentment,\u201d Whitehall joked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Harry greets comedian Jack Whitehall after the Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall on November 13, 2015 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-518475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-2048x1642.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-960x770.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1080x866.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1200x962.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Harry greets comedian Jack Whitehall after the Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall on November 13, 2015 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-518475 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-2048x1642.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-960x770.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1080x866.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-1200x962.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-497087046-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Prince Harry greets comedian Jack Whitehall after the Royal Variety Performance at the Albert Hall on November 13, 2015 in London, England.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paul Hackett \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just sent my wife away for a girls\u2019 weekend \u2014 I\u2019m like, \u2018Take two nights babe,\u2019 \u2018Cause I know there\u2019s a potential boys\u2019 weekend coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Whitehall is not looking to create the impression that he and Harry were the best of friends.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-losing-friends-in-la-amid-latest-pr-crises-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry has allegedly cut ties with friends<\/a> who were members of his elite inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/04\/royal-family\/jack-whitehall-i-was-friends-with-prince-harry-pre-meghan-markle-but-got-dropped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>, Harry cut off contact with longtime pals Astrid Harbord and Tom \u201cSkippy\u201d Inskip when he started dating Meghan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-518478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-518478 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1447258300-4-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images for\u00a02022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though to be fair, Inskip reportedly advised Harry not to marry Meghan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike several others who were considered a questionable influence on Harry during his bad old bachelor days, Tom has been dropped, even though he himself now has a lovely wife, Lara,\u201d a source said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all part of Meghan\u2019s quiet airbrushing out of Harry\u2019s old posse. She doesn\u2019t want temptation \u2014 of any sort \u2014 being put in his way while they concentrate on starting a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These days, it\u2019s easy for Harry to maintain distance from his old friends. After all, he now resides about 6,000 miles away from London.<\/p>\n<p>But the situation could become more complicated if there\u2019s any truth to the rumors about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/meghan-markle-suffers-another-career-setback-as-prince-harry-plots-return-to-uk-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/jack-whitehall-prince-harrys-former-friend-says-he-was-dropped-because-of-meghan-markle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes For years now, we\u2019ve been hearing reports that Prince Harry cut ties with many of his old friends when he began dating Meghan Markle. Now, we have confirmation that Harry dumped at least one of his friends \u2014 the popular UK comic Jack Whitehall \u2014 around the time that he met [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-148124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}