How America turned its back on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: After Vanity Fair's recent expose, we look at the previously pro-Sussex media that have now betrayed them

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's undisguised loathing for the British Press always played a role in their decision to move to the US. Vanity Fair's front cover for February 2025 marked a major shift in tone as the once pro-Sussex publication has now turned on them Vanity Fair When the royal couple eventually decided to throw off the cloak of secrecy surrounding their relationship in October 2017 and introduce Meghan to the public for the first time, the pages of Vanity Fair seemed like the perfect place to do it. Vanity Fair ran with the headline 'Wild About Harry' alongside a picture of the future Duchess on its cover in October 2017 The couple's first public appearance at the Invictus Games in Toronto in September 2017 Harry and Meghan at the official photocall to announce their engagement on November 2017 Prince Harry is pictured at his wedding to Meghan in May 2018 It said the 'American Princess' – to quote the headline on a gushing profile – 'with her Hollywood upbringing, humanitarian impulse, and strong sense of self … already shines in the spotlight'. In January 2025, Vanity Fair published an in-depth, 8,000-word piece by writer Anna Peele containing a litany of unflattering allegations, ranging from the mildly critical to serious Researched 'over many months' during which Vanity Fair 'spoke with dozens of people who have worked with and lived alongside the couple', the article also tackled one of the abiding disputes between the Duchess and those critics who claim that she's a bully and unbearably demanding. The Cut's coverage of Meghan was positive in August 2022 when it issued a cover interview with the Duchess - allowing her to make a series of claims against the royals Meghan, Harry and their son Archie in September 2019 on a visit to Africa The article also heard from Harry, who suggested some members of the Royal Family 'aren't able to work and live together', while Meghan revealed that her husband told her he had 'lost' his father Prince Charles.