A source has claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children “may not have a close relationship with the King” after the couple was evicted from Frogmore Cottage.
Harry and Meghan were allegedly given ‘weeks’ to pack up their British home at Frogmore Cottage after Harry Spear’s memoir hit shelves in January.
But in an olive branch for the couple, King Charles may offer the Buckingham Palace apartment to Prince Harry and Meghan Prince Andrew.
It comes as the source said the couple were worried future visits would be “incredibly complicated” if they were forced to stay outside the security confines of the royal estate, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
The couple, who moved to California three years ago, are said to be concerned about how the move will affect Archie and three-year-old W One-year-old Lilibet’s relationship with their grandfather.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly concerned that future visits to the UK will be ‘incredibly complicated’, a source claims
Following Harry and Meghan’s eviction from Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, it is now feared that King Charles’ relationship with his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet could be affected
Earlier this week, journalist Omid Scobie claimed that some members of the royal family were “appalled” by the decision to expel Harry and Meghan, with the couple also said to be “appalled”.
An insider allegedly told him, ‘Everything seems so final and like a harsh punishment. It’s like [the family] You want to cut it out of the picture forever.
But a source told The Times that the couple aren’t “distraught” about leaving as previous reports had suggested, believing that “if we need to get out, we’ll get ourselves out.”
And King Charles has reportedly decided to evict Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage due to repeated criticism at Queen Consort Camilla in the memoirs of his youngest son, Spear.
The monarch issued a notice to the Sussex family on Tuesday to vacate the five-bedroom mansion on their Windsor estate – a move supported by his wife and the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The decision was apparently a difficult one for the king, especially as he was careful not to add fuel to the fire of his ongoing feud with Harry.
But it is understood that he reached a point where he thought Harry had “crossed the line” after the allegations made in the Netflix series and The Prince’s Diary.
Yesterday, the Duke of Sussex sat down with controversial ‘toxic trauma’ expert Dr Gabor Mattei for a 90-minute conversation.
Harry was wary of attacking members of the royal family and made no mention of his brother, Kate or Camilla in discussing toxic childhood trauma.
At the £17-per-ticket livestreamed event that included a free copy of his memoir, The Spear, Harry discussed drug use and his views on the war on
The revelation comes as preparations for King Charles’s coronation in May are under way, amid speculation that Harry may not receive an invitation.
But in an olive branch for the couple, the Mail on Sunday revealed that King Charles may show Prince Harry and Meghan Prince Andrew’s old suite at Buckingham Palace when they visit the UK.
In another royal royal tour, it was also revealed that the Duke of York could get a £1.5m windfall if he leaves the Royal Lodge this year.
A government document seen by The Mail on Sunday revealed that Prince Andrew will be entitled to a deduction from the money he spent renovating the 30-room Windsor property when he first moved in two decades.
The Duke of York — who was pictured on Windsor Estate yesterday, smiling broadly on a jogger from behind the wheel of his Range Rover — took out the lease in August 2003, a year after the death of the Queen Mother, who lived there.
He then spent more than £7.5m on renovations. Under the terms of the lease, he is entitled to a deduction if he moves in within 25 years. It’s calculated on a sliding scale, so if he leaves this year – 20 years after the agreement – he could recoup £1.5m.
The document states: “If the duke wishes to terminate the lease, the property will then revert to the ownership of the Crown.
St James’s Palace is the oldest royal palace in London
Prince Andrew may be forced out of the Royal Lodge at Windsor and into Frogmore Cottage
Prince Andrew, who was pictured driving his hybrid Range Rover on The Long Walk on his Windsor estate, could take a discount on the £1.5m cash he spent renovating his home
The estate may then be required to pay him compensation in respect of the renewal costs incurred. The maximum compensation of just under £7m is subject to annual reductions over the first 25 years. At the end of that period, no compensation is payable.
King Charles is said to be exasperated that Andrew insists he wants to stay at the Royal Lodge, which costs an estimated £3 million a year to guard.
Plans are now afoot to offer Frogmore Cottage to Andrew upon the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departure.
A source said: ‘The Royal Lodge is not suitable for a duke anymore. He is a single man who lives with his ex-wife and owns her own property in London.
Royal Lodge scale means it requires two teams [of bodyguards] – A mobile team and a stationary team – and this is a significant cost. The king would be happy to provide security for his brother, but a better use of resources would be to house him at Frogmore Cottage.
The Duke of York is depicted riding a horse. Details of his lease on the Royal Lodge were made public in 2005 after Labor MP Ian Davison requested the information
Details of the lease were published in a parliamentary document in 2005 after Labor MP Ian Davidson requested the information.
The document explains how Andrew approached the Crown Estate about obtaining a lease on the sprawling estate – which includes a swimming pool and several cottages in the staff grounds – following the death of the Queen Mother. Instead, the royal family proposed a commercial lease agreement.
However, the property is said to be too expensive to protect now, as the duke lost his state-funded police after being forced to step back from his royal duties in 2019. He now relies on bodyguards paid for by the king.
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