George Clooney's friendship with Meghan and Harry – 'ditching' couple to 'irritation'
George Clooney's friendship with Meghan Markle and Prince has reportedly cooled off in recent months.
George Clooney's high-profile friendship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly hit a rough patch earlier this year, sparking rumours that he has distanced himself from the Royal couple.
It seems the 62 year old Hollywood star's close bond with the pair has cooled off as reports suggest that the Ocean's Eleven actor 'ditched' Harry and Meghan as close friends in favour of keeping in favour with King Charles and Queen Camilla.
The world first got wind of Clooney's friendship with former Suits actress Meghan when they scored an invite to the wedding of the century and they were spotted at the newlyweds' private party at Frogmore House.
It was reported that Meghan formed a close bond with human rights lawyer Amal after the nuptials, with the pair admitting they "didn't know the couple".
A a source from Kensington Palace suggested at the time that Amal and Meghan were "much more friendly with each other and talk more regularly than George and Harry do."
It was reported that Meghan formed a close bond with human rights lawyer Amal after the nuptials.
An insider told People Magazine in 2018: "Meghan and Amal have known each other for a while [and share] many interests. Amal has been helping Meghan settle into London life. It was a very natural friendship from day one."
Later that year, it was suggested that Harry and Meghan jetted off to Italy's Lake Como for a holiday and paid a visit to George and Amal at their luxurious vacation home. Journalist Omid Scobie also claimed that Harry and George connected over their shared love for motorbikes.
The reporter stated: "George and Harry have a shared passion for motorcycles and checked out George's collection and they also played basketball together."
However, George had to awkwardly turn down Harry's offer of riding their motorbikes in Sardinia due to recovering from an accident. Scobie revealed in his book: "George recently had an accident, so he wasn't back on his bike yet.”
In 2019, George opened up about his relationship with the Sussexes, telling MailOnline that they had enjoyed several dinners together.
He expressed: "We live not too far from one another and we have dinners and stuff and we're friends with them for all the reasons that you're friends with anybody. They're just really nice, fun, kind people. They're a very loving couple, and they're going to be great parents."
George also expressed his "irritation" at Archie's birth, whose birthday on May 6 was the same day as him, as he said to Extra: "It's a big day for me, and now some royal child has been born.
"It's kind of irritating, if you think about it. ""Cause I've already had to split [my birthday] with Orson Welles, Sigmund Freud, and now this [baby] comes in. I'm moving down the line very quickly."
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During an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain, George also spoke out in defence of Meghan Markle, criticising the media scrutiny she faced following her marriage into the Royal Family as 'a little unjust' and 'unfair'. He commended Meghan as a 'really kind and smart and intelligent young woman'.
Despite this, reports have suggested that their close friendship abruptly ended last year. In 2023, it was proposed that the Clooneys were now 'more linked to King Charles', having even attended a Prince's Trust event in London in May.
A previous source disclosed: "The Clooneys clearly want to be on good terms with the King and the Royal Family."
