Prince Harry’s Ex-Girlfriend Cressida Bonas Opens Up About Why They Split

Cressida Bonas, a model and actor who played Sheila Caffel in ITV's White House Farm, recently spoke out about her relationship with Prince Harry.

The two were introduced by Princess Eugenie nine years ago and dated for around two years before separating amicably.

Bonas was a guest at Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle and last year married property investor Harry Wentworth Stanley.

It is believed that Bonas did not want a life of media intrusion and extricated herself from the relationship for the same reasons Harry's previous girlfriend, Chelsea Davy, did.

However, according to the book Battle of Brothers, there might be a little more to it.

Bonas reportedly later told friends that Harry had a “neurosis” about the media and complained about paparazzi even when there weren't any.

Writer Robert Lacey argued that his behavior may have started to take its toll.

“Even so, Cressida Bonas, his last serious girlfriend before Meghan Markle, came to feel he was a damaged and self-obsessed young man,” Lacey wrote.

“No matter how educated, talented, rich, or cool you believe you are, how you treat people ultimately tells it all.”

Bonas complained to friends that Harry had a neurosis about the media.

He'd rant and complain about paparazzi lurking where clearly there were none, she said.

Prince Harry has been speaking up recently about how he struggled with his mental health during his time as a working royal.

He said in his new Apple TV Plus series with Oprah Winfrey entitled, “The Me You Can't See” that he experienced anxiety and panic attacks.

He has also said he wanted to leave that life as early as his twenties.

The Duke of Sussex has been in therapy for around four years now and has variably credited his brother Prince William and his wife Meghan Markle for getting him into it.

Harry has always been wary of the media and blamed the paparazzi for the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

He said in an interview with ITV's Tom Bradby in 2019, “I will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum.”

However, his attacks on the press have been moved up a notch since stepping down as a senior royal last year.

He has brought it up, not only in his Apple TV Plus series, but also in his interview with Oprah Winfrey and on the Armchair Expert podcast.

The Duke has described how he used to experience anxiety and panic attacks when carrying out royal duties.

He told Oprah, “Before I even left the house I was sweating, I was in fight or flight mode.

Panic attacks, severe anxiety 28 to 32 was a nightmare time for me.

I was freaking out every single time I got in a car and every single time I saw a camera.”