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Zoe Forsey

Kate Middleton and Prince George 'convinced Cressida Bonas to break up with Prince Harry'

While fairytales and Disney movies sell marrying a prince as the ultimate dream, joining the real royal family is far from easy.

While you do get to live in a castle or a palace and wear expensive dresses and tiaras, royal wives face tough scrutiny and a very public life.

It's certainly not for everyone, and while Prince William found someone willing to take on the challenge in Kate Middleton, and she became the Duchess of Cambridge, Harry's love life hasn't been quite as straightforward.

Even though he's now found his perfect partner, two of his previous loves dumped him after deciding royal life was just too much for them.

Harry and Cressida met in 2012 (WireImage)

His first serious girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, couldn't deal with the publicity that came with royal life, and decided to call it a day after getting an insight into what her future could hold at Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton.

And it was the Cambridges again who ended up being the cause of the end of his relationship with actress Cressida Bonas.

The Burberry muse met Harry in 2012 and the pair dated on and off until 2014.

She wasn't sure royal life was for her, but the spotlight on the Cambridges confirmed it (Dan Wooller/REX)

According to a new biography about Princes William and Harry, royal expert Robert Lacey claims the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's royal tour of New Zealand and Australia "spooked" Cressida.

In Battle of Brothers, which is now on sale, he writes: "A rising actress, Cressida did not enjoy the critical remarks that she could hear people making behind her back when she walked down the street in London - she felt that the fame of her relationship put her "in a box".

Cressida decided she didn't want that life for her children (Getty Images)

"In 2014, she was said to have been 'completely spooked' after watching the TV coverage of William and Kate touring New Zealand with baby George in tow - that was not the way she would want to enjoy her eight-month-old son, she regretfully explained to Harry."

At the time of their split, a friend said: “It’s very sad that they have decided to split but this is a completely amicable separation and they are remaining the very best of friends.”

Harry and Cressida remained friends, and the actress was invited to Meghan and Harry's royal wedding back in 2018.

Back in August she had a secret lockdown wedding, marrying Harry Wentworth-Stanley, an estate agent and the son of the Marchioness of Milford Haven.

The bride and groom enjoyed a private ceremony in the countryside joined by a select few friends and family.

  • Robert Lacey's Battle of Brothers is out now.

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