From the outset, Prince Harry and mother-in-law Doria Ragland have enjoyed a mutually respectful and supportive relationship. During their much-dissected 2017 engagement interview, Harry and Meghan revealed they had been bonding with Meghan’s mom as a couple. “They had never seen me so happy,” Meghan gushed. Harry chimed with, “Her mom’s amazing.” Ragland was equally enamored with her son-in-law. In the couple’s 2022 Netflix docuseries, “Harry & Meghan,” Ragland shared her first thoughts upon meeting the duke, saying, “He was this 6’1 handsome man with red hair, [he had] great manners. He was just really nice. They look really happy together. He was The One.”
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Ragland also reportedly evolved into Harry’s source of comfort and advice following the turmoil of Megxit. As a source told the Daily Mail in 2019, Ragland was supposedly crucial in the couple’s decision to “Megxit,” with her encouraging their choice to prioritize mental health and financial independence. “Meghan has always trusted her completely but she has become a rock to Harry who, of course, lost his own mother so young,” the insider said at the time. The source also underscored Ragland’s maternal warmth and discretion, which held significant importance for the couple. As another source told The Sun in 2020, the Duke of Sussex has “a huge amount of respect for her and for her judgment,” with Ragland being the “epitome of calmness” Harry needed in such crises.
