PRINCE Harry went “rogue” in his fight with the Press as senior royals were not warned about his extraordinary rant, it was claimed last night.
He apparently refused to consult father Charles and brother William, who were only "informed" as his outburst was published on Tuesday night.
Harry, 35, wrote it himself with no guidance from Buckingham Palace or his team of senior advisers.
It was also thought that the Queen was not consulted — although Harry's communications secretary insisted that she had been informed.
Writing on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new official website, Harry said the couple had been forced to sue the Mail on Sunday.
Meghan, 38, claims it unlawfully published a private letter to her father Thomas Markle detailing her pain at their estrangement. Harry's bombshell statement overshadowed the end of the couple's successful southern African tour, which ended last night.
Critics raised questions over its timing, said to have followed "specific legal advice".
Harry's spokesperson said the case had been in the works for "many months".
However he had another six years to launch the claim. Experts believe law firm Schillings filed it now to “cause maximum impact”.
But a royal source said: “This is not the done thing on a royal tour, when the principals are representing the Queen and country.
"I can't imagine the Queen will be very impressed."
Of Meghan, Harry said he was "witness to her private suffering for too long" and accused the press of waging a "ruthless campaign".
He even said the positive publicity the couple had enjoyed on their ten-day trip exposed its “double standards”. The Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers said it “stands by the story it published and will be defending this case vigorously”.
It added: "Specifically, we categorically deny that the Duchess's letter was edited in any way that changed its meaning."
Royal experts last night criticized Harry's rant as "over-emotional" and a "monumental misjudgment".