KEY POINTS

  • Meghan Markle was frustrated with not being able to respond to false claims about her, a royal biographer says
  • The royal family has the "never complain, never explain" mantra, an expert said
  • Markle and Prince Harry were criticized for talking about struggles and getting emotional in documentary

Meghan Markle felt frustrated that she couldn’t publicly address the various allegations and false reports about her when she was still a working royal, a biographer says.

Andrew Morton, Princess Diana's biographer, has addressed the revelations made by royal correspondents Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand in their book "Finding Freedom." On Channel 5's documentary "Harry and Meghan: The New Revelations," he shared his expert opinion on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's exit from the royal family.

"She's been frustrated by the fact that she's not been able to give her side of the story," Morton said in the documentary. "All kinds of stories have come out about her, and she's not been able to answer back, and it's something she's found immensely frustrating."

The "Diana" author added that he feels for Markle because she married into a "very difficult family."

"I feel for this poor girl, I mean, she came into this country, parachuted in," Morton said of the former actress.

"She's marrying into a very difficult family, that everybody finds difficult to come into," he continued. "And she's someone who didn't know an awful lot about British history, British culture and as she said herself 'she's gonna hit the ground running. And she hit the ground running, but she found she came up against a brick wall."

In October last year, the royal couple got emotional in the ITV documentary, "Harry & Meghan: An African Journey," as they opened up about their struggles as working royals and first-time parents. Markle was close to tears when spoke about the criticisms she received when she was pregnant with their first child, Archie.

However, some royal experts criticized Markle and Prince Harry for going public with their private matters, saying that the royal family has a "never complain, never explain" mantra.

“You allow the intrusive lens into your life, and you are out of control. No matter how much editorial control they had with their mate, Tom Bradby, he’s caused chaos,” PR expert Mark Borkowski said.

Richard Kay, royal commentator and editor at large of the Daily Mail, felt that Prince Harry didn't learn the lesson from his parents Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

"The decision will, I believe, prove to be as ill-judged as Diana’s Panorama interview, and Prince Charles's confession about his failing marriage to Jonathan Dimbleby," Kay wrote. "Both were initiatives that started off with the noblest of aims, to correct what they felt were misconceptions about their roles and lives. But both are remembered chiefly for their admissions of adultery."

Meanwhile, sources have said that Prince William was not convinced that Prince Harry and Markle had not participated in the Sussex biography, "Finding Freedom."

"William thinks the book is their calculated way of controlling the narrative and that they took advantage of their entertainment contacts so they’d be painted in a favorable light," an insider told Us Weekly.

However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already addressed the issue. A rep for the couple confirmed that they did not contribute and were not interviewed for the book.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not interviewed and did not contribute to 'Finding Freedom'. This book is based on the authors’ own experiences as members of the royal press corps and their own independent reporting," a spokesperson for the Sussexes said.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 09: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 at Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2020 in London, England. The Commonwealth represents 2.4 billion people and 54 countries, working in collaboration towards shared economic, environmental, social and democratic goals. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images