Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are ‘Very Paranoid About What’ the Waleses Are ‘Saying About Them’

Prince William and Princess Kate‘s recent appearance at the London premiere of Tom Cruise‘s new film, Digger, was a real sore point for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a source tells Examiner.

“They are both convinced that William and Kate made an extra big show of their friendship with Tom Cruise to try and upset them and it worked,” reveals the source.

Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, “would love to have Tom kissing up to them the way he does with William and Kate,” the source admits. “It’s no secret they had very high hopes of being a part of the Hollywood in-crowd when they moved to America and that just hasn’t happened.”

The Sussexes are not only moaning about being outshone by the Waleses, both 44, they’re also worried they’ve become persona non grata in A-list circles on both sides of the pond, spills the source.

“They’ve gone back to England with their tails between their legs and they’re now having to watch William and Kate parading around on the red carpet like a couple of Hollywood stars,” the source says. “The irony is infuriating.”

William and Kate’s Hollywood connections extend far beyond Cruise, 64.

Robert Irwin, Bridgerton‘s Simone Ashley and Rami Malek are all set to attend the heir’s annual Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony in Mumbai, India, on November 27, per People.

“William has been on this huge push to gather as many big Hollywood stars as he can for his charity,” says the source. “And if you ask Harry and Meghan, that’s his way of trying to one-up them because he thinks it somehow proves he’s better.”

The Duke and Duchess are “also very paranoid about what William and Kate are saying about them to all of these stars,” the source adds. “In some ways that’s even more upsetting because they feel like William and Kate are running a smear campaign against them.”