Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have now been issued an eviction notice from Frogmore Cottage which might have come down to a cruel insult lobbied at Queen Consort Camilla.
King Charles has kicked Harry and Meghan out of their home which was gifted to them by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, in a bid to move in Prince Andrew. The Monarch seemingly feels Harry "crossed a line" with his comments about Camilla, and has taken action against the royal couple.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed they have been "requested to vacate" their UK home in a move. Royal sources have said this controversial move comes after Harry made a series of accusations and insults in his memoir, Spare, which was released in January.
In his deeply personal memoir, Harry discussed all aspects of growing up in royal life as well as his relationship with his close family members and his relationship with Meghan. Camilla was mentioned 60 times across the 416-page book, and he does not hold back in his feelings toward her, writes the Mirror.
Before naming Camilla when discussing life after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, Harry simply refers to her as 'the other woman'. But the comment that reportedly crossed the line was describing the Queen Consort as his "wicked stepmother".
After numerous mentions, Harry eventually reveals that 'the Other Woman' is in fact Queen Consort Camilla. He didn't hold back and added that she would throw people under the bus in her bid to sit on the throne.
He claimed he and William begged Charles not to marry Camilla but they said they would welcome her into the family. In a TV interview to promote his book, Harry added: "She was the villain. She was the third person in their marriage. She needed to rehabilitate her image."
Royal sources have said after Harry's harsh and stinging words the King took action immediately against his youngest son. An insider said: "It was the last straw. Harry was well aware how Camilla would be a red line for his father and he crossed with flagrant disregard anyway.
"The King felt without a doubt it crossed a line – it was the ultimate act of disrespect."
However, one royal expert believes the controversial move to kick the couple out will go against the wishes of the late Queen, who always wanted to keep Harry and Meghan in the family. Royal expert Dr Tessa Dunlop told the Mirror: "Britain's response to the news has, on the whole, been gleeful. On one level the vitriol is understandable.
"Prince Harry had just lobbed several verbal hand grenades at his family and the former institution to which he belonged. But he did so from a position of weakness, on the outside, in pain and feeling side-lined. A broad-shouldered confident monarchy would have weathered the storm. With a coronation around the corner, the King has bigger fish to fry.
"Instead, by evicting the couple from the Queen's generous gift of Frogmore Cottage King Charles is going directly against the conciliatory style of Her late Majesty.
"Worse, he has conflated the problem of the Sussexes with that of Prince Andrew by asking the latter to relinquish his larger home, the Royal Lodge, and move into Frogmore Cottage. Big mistake. The optics are terrible."
She added: "The late Queen tried hard to keep Harry on board. Frogmore Cottage was part of that package. She was likewise lenient with Andrew.
"Charles, in his effort to stamp authority on his reign, has undone those efforts, and by conflating the separate issues of Harry and Andrew through the prism of Frogmore Cottage it looks like our King cares more for his disgraced brother, than his conflicted son and foreign daughter-in-law."
She continued: "The court of mainstream public opinion may currently be on the King's side, but internationally this move diminishes our monarchy just weeks before invitations go out to Britain's biggest state ceremony of 2023, the coronation.
"An event where you can now look forward to seeing Prince Andrew, but probably not the Sussexes."
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