Last week, Meghan posted a video on Instagram while riding in a car in Paris with her feet up.
Critics called the move insensitive, saying she was close to the Pont d’Alma tunnel, where Harry's mother, Princess Diana, tragically died at age 36 in 1997.
However, friends told The Daily Mail that it was a "hell of a stretch" to say she purposefully drove past the location — and that Harry was frustrated by the backlash.
"Harry was left hurt and upset. Diana’s death was used as a stick to beat his wife with. [Meghan] did not even pass close to the tunnel," a source told Daily Mail.
Today, Harry told PEOPLE that he remains determined to protect Meghan and their family from unkind, agenda-driven media narratives