Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘meaningless in self-exile’ and it would have been ‘great to hear’ that the Duke was backing the NHS during the Covid-19 crisis as the Cambridges have done, a royal biographer claims.
The Duke, 36, and the Duchess of Sussex, 39, are currently living in their $ 14 million California mansion with 18-month-old son Archie, who left his royal duty in March.
Royal expert Hugo Vickers said Prince Harry is “isolated from his family, the military, his friends, the Commonwealth” in the US, telling The Telegraph, “It is a meaningless existence in self-exile.”
Meanwhile, he compared the Duke’s actions to those of Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 38, adding: “ While clapping the NHS, I thought it would have been great, after the Cambridges collapsed, from to have heard him. ‘
Royal expert Hugo Vickers said Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, ‘existence is meaningless in self-exile’
Hugo said Prince Harry had done ‘such a good job’ and ‘gotten a lot out of royal life’ before Megxit.
He explained that the Duke’s success in the military had been ‘good for him’ while the Invictus Games were ‘hugely successful’.
The royal expert said it ‘would have been great’ to hear that Prince Harry was backing the NHS at the height of the Covid-19 crisis, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did.
His comments come days after it came to light that Prince Harry and Meghan want a 12-month extension of the Megxit deal so they keep their royal patronage and go back to the UK to seal the deal in person.
The biographer compared the Duke’s actions to those of Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 38, and said it would have been ‘great to have heard from him’ at the height of the Covid-19 crisis ( photo, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children clapping for the NHS)
The couple hopes to negotiate a more permanent deal to ensure they can remain non-working royals while keeping their patronages.
The move comes as the pair have been securing commercial appearances with Netflix and Spotify in recent months – a factor that will be closely watched by royal aides as their 12-month review date approaches March.
As part of the negotiations, they will speak to senior royals via video call before Prince Harry, who may be accompanied by wife Meghan, returns to the UK to speak with aides and family in person.
It has been claimed that the couple would like to return in time for the Queen’s 95th birthday and the Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday.
It is claimed the couple would like to return in time for the Queen’s 95th birthday and the Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday
The latest discussions are said to be ‘less confrontational’ than those held in Sandringham in January when the Megxit deal was forged, giving them a grace period in case they wanted to return – which expires on March 31.
The Sun on Sunday reports that the lucrative £ 100 million Netflix deals and £ 30 million Spotify deals will be reviewed to ensure they are in line with ‘Her Majesty’s values’.
Royal biographer Andrew Morton claimed that, if coronavirus restrictions allow, they would be happy to return to Britain for the Queen’s 95th birthday on April 21, the Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday in June and the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana on July 1. what would have been her 60th birthday.
“Although they will do some of it through Zoom, Harry wants to meet in person to record everything,” Mr. Morton said. Things seem to have calmed down.
Harry has been in contact with the Queen more times than you might think. But certain things you need to be present in person to sort.
‘They need a few weeks. Depending on Covid, this can happen after April. ‘
The move comes as the pair have secured commercial appearances with Netflix and Spotify in recent months, which will be closely watched by royal aides as their 12-month review date approaches.
Morton also claims that Harry regretted the way they announced they would step down – sharing the news on social media – but that he doesn’t regret his overall decision.
Harry struck a deal with his family at a Sandringham summit in January after he and Meghan said they wanted to make their own money.
They left in late March and moved to California, where they have since bought a £ 11 million mansion and founded their charity organization Archewell.
As a result of the icy Megxit deal, Harry was stripped of his military roles, which will reportedly not be filled by anyone else until the summer.
Harry is also reported to have had a falling out with his brother William, with the couple not speaking for months after the deal was agreed.
But in recent months, relations between the couple and the rest of the royal family are reported to have thawed, with Harry and Meghan sending presents to Prince William and his family.