Inside Prince Harry's Relationship With Cousin Eugenie

Life under public attention took work for Prince Harry to adjust to. His disdain for the paparazzi's prying eyes grew as he watched how the media acted toward his family -- especially his younger cousins. Since Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson (Princess Eugenie's mother) had a strong friendship, Harry and Princess Eugenie spent several holidays together.

Given their royal status, their public outings, paired with the several media outlets looking for the latest scoop on their family, caused Harry discomfort growing up. So much so that in Netflix's docu-series, "Harry & Meghan," he revealed an incident in which he felt the need to protect cousins Beatrice and Eugenie following a barrage of paparazzi during a skiing trip. "Paparazzi used to harass us to the point of where we had to be forced into smiling and answering questions to the traveling press pack," he stated. This disinterest in the paparazzi caused them to look to each other for moral support during their time under the royal family.

To Prince Harry, his cousin Eugenie was one of the few to understand the issues he was dealing with.

Nigel Cawthorn reinforced this notion during an interview with Daily Mail. "From an early age, Eugenie had to deal with the embarrassing headlines of both her father and mother," he revealed. "Harry had to deal with his share of headlines, too, and this bond between them was a great consolation for them."