New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Meghan Markle was reportedly left in tears after a palace statement - released without Prince Harry's approval - appeared to protect Prince William while leaving the Duke and Duchess of Sussex feeling abandoned by 'The Firm'.

The emotional incident, discussed in the Sussexes' Netflix series 'Harry & Meghan', shines a light on a major moment in the brothers' now fractured relationship. Prince Harry claimed that a joint statement denying reports that Prince William had "bullied" him and Meghan out of the Royal Family was issued using his name-without his consent.

"I couldn't believe it," Harry said in the documentary. "No one had asked me permission." After he told Meghan about the statement, she "burst into floods o...