Harry Reportedly ‘Fighting Back Tears’ After ‘Devastating’ Update—He’s ‘Absolutely Crushed’

On top of that, the public’s reaction to Harry’s return has been mixed. In fact, Harry attended an October 2026 rugby match between Leicester and Gloucester, and fans negatively reacted to his appearance.

According to royal commentator Rob Shuter, Harry was enjoying the game when cameras unexpectedly showed him on the big screen in the stadium. That led to some boos. Related Stories Charles & Camilla Urged Not to Accept Harry & Meghan’s Apology After Their Claim About a Royal’s Comment About ‘Archie’s Skin Color’—It’s the Sussexes’ ‘Biggest Mistake’ Meghan Reportedly Feeling ‘Lonely’ Amid Claims She & Harry Are ‘Spending A Lot More Time Apart’ After UK Move

“Harry didn’t hear the boos. He was enjoying the match and genuinely believed everyone was happy to see him,” a source told Shuter’s Naughty But Nice. “It wasn’t until afterward, that the reality hit. He was absolutely crushed.”

It was allegedly particularly hard as the prince tries to rebuild a relationship with the British people. However, despite reports, it could not have been all that surprising to Harry considering the kind of headlines published about him and his wife, Meghan Markle.

“Harry genuinely believes the British people still love him,” the insider explained. “He knows his relationship with his family is damaged, but he never imagined British people would turn against him. Finding out they were booing was devastating.”

Some people at a rugby match are, of course, not a measure of the whole of the UK. Harry continues to have support, but he also has detractors. However, that’s part of being a celebrity, and it’s also on par for the course for being a royal in general since a lot of people oppose the monarchy.

Still, insiders insist the moment hit Harry really hard. “He can handle criticism from the palace. What he cannot handle is feeling rejected by his own country,” the source added. “He was fighting back tears. Britain is still home to him.”

All of this comes as the prince is trying to rebuild his relationship with his brother Prince William, with Closer reporting Harry is “attempting to arrange a secret meeting” with his older brother.

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“Harry is genuinely shocked and never thought for a second that his brother would still be this angry,” one insider revealed. “He genuinely believed it would eventually be water under the bridge, so this extreme reaction is something of a shock.”

King Charles reportedly demanded “this feud to be squashed,” and part of it might be that the dispute is making everyone look bad. “This cannot continue,” a royal source said in a separate Naughty By Nice report. “Two grown men avoiding each other is making them both look petty and foolish. Their feud has become a national joke.”

Will they give the people what they want?