LONDON Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to sever ties with the British royal family may have irrefutably been driven by the tireless media scrutiny. And even as they begin their new lives across the pond in Los Angeles, California, the negative press is hardly relinquishing the control. The latest intel to get out of the royal family suggests that the couple disclosed their decision to step down as royal family members to Queen Elizabeth II via email. Daily Mail citing a royal insider, reported: “Harry has given up everything, literally everything. He has burnt every single bridge back at home. And Meghan? Well, I rather think she’s got what she wanted…” As per the report, the Sussex pair went all-out on the label slammed on Meghan of being “difficult and demanding”, after she reportedly “made Kate Middleton cry” in the midst of her wedding preparations. “One of the earliest signs that Meghan was determined to do it her way occurred when the Queen invited her to Chester after her wedding in June 2018,” claims The Mail. “The Queen’s powerful personal assistant, Angela Kelly, sent a message that Her Majesty would be wearing a hat — polite Palace code for ‘you should be wearing one too’. The message came back that Meghan preferred to go bareheaded,” it was further revealed. Another insider from the palace said: “People had bent over backwards. They were given the wedding they wanted, house they wanted, office they wanted, the money they wanted, staff they wanted, tours they wanted and had the backing of their family. What more did they want?” On the other hand, the rift between brothers Harry andWilliam also escalated after the latter questioned the former’s decision of tying the knot to Meghan. “They felt that the institution only wanted to trot them out to exploit their popularity when convenient. Otherwise, it wanted to constrain because it was jealous and threatened by their popularity. They felt the family just couldn’t handle them. They felt trapped and believed senior Establishment figures, including William, were trying to derail them,” a grapevine dished the dirt to the Mail. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were said to have made their decision final after their move to Canada within the span of mere weeks. Following this, the two emailed their resignations to Prince Charles and the Queen. Another family source told the publica- tion: “(the royal family) understood that (Harry) and Meghan wanted something different and were willing to help but it was complicated.” “Therewereissueslike security and funding, visas and tax, which neither of them had thought through. Harry wastoldto put his requestin writing and come up with some ideas.” Another source said: “They didn’t even have clue what the term financially independent meant. Unfortunately, he was just too stubborn, blinkered and bitter to see sense. He believed he was being forced to play second fiddle to William when it was he – and Meghan – who had the star power.”—AP
