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Seamus Duff & David Kent

Royal Family news: Diana's ex bodyguard says Prince Harry 'forced to quit Royals' and will live to regret it

A former bodyguard for the Royal Family has claimed that Prince Harry was ‘forced out’ of the clan after he moved to the USA with wife Meghan Markle.

Ken Wharfe worked for 36-year-old Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, from 1987 to 1994, and was close to the late Princess at a time when her marriage to Prince Charles was crumbling.

Ken thinks Harry will “live to regret” moving to the USA and picking a ‘normal life’ over that which he experienced within the Royal family.

He hinted that the current bubble of projects and interview opportunities that Harry and 38-year-old Meghan are enjoying could burst, leaving the pair with nowhere to turn.

He told New Idea magazine: “Now trapped in La La land, what happens when the Hollywood trappings run dry?”

Prince Harry had his military titles revoked after he moved to America (Getty Images)

He somewhat cuttingly added: “Will the palace welcome back their Prince? – of course – with or without his wife.”

Ken speculates that Harry wouldn’t have wanted to quit royal life when he moved out of the UK with his wife and young son, but had his hand forced.

Former royal protection officer Ken Wharfe predicts Prince Harry will 'regret' his move to the USA (Justin Williams / Rex Features)

It is suggested Harry and Meghan were shown the door in terms of having official royal titles when The Queen refused to grant them a hybrid arrangement.

Ken says: “His choices were limited, and there was that fear of losing his new bride… in my opinion he decided to jump! And it’s a jump I feel he will come to regret.”

The Daily Mirror has contacted a spokesperson of Prince Harry for comment.

Ken’s comments come as reports suggest Prince Harry only agreed to his explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey when the Royal Family told him he couldn’t remain part of the firm and that his son, Archie, would not become a Prince when Charles becomes King.

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