Tom Bradby, an ITV news anchor and close friend of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry , says that the two are being driven out by the royal family.

During an ITV broadcast on Thursday , the reporter said that there have been a lot of fallouts between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the royals. He added that a lot of harsh things were said around the time of the wedding, presumably referencing Meghan and Harrys May 2018 nuptials.

He also said that the couple were forced to show their hand and make their big announcement on Wednesday, after news of their plans to step back reportedly leaked.

Harry has been talking to his family for some weeks about all this. And certainly, as I understand it, what happened is he was asked by members of his family, or at least his officials, to put some of these ideas in writing, Bradby said.

The reporter added that Harry said, I really dont want to do that because it normally leaks. And they were very insistent in order to go forward and discuss it properly it had to be put in writing. He did put it in writing, and it did leak.