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Harry’s always wanted out of the Royal Family – I know exactly why it will have repercussions for years, says expert
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PRINCE Harry has always wanted out of the Royal Family and the repercussions will be felt for years, an expert has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex has lived in California with his wife Meghan Markle since 2020 after they dramatically quit their jobs as working royals and moved across the pond.
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And Katie Nicholl, who is Vanity Fair's royal correspondent, told The Sun's Royal Exclusive show that Megxit did not come as a surprise to her.
Speaking to The Sun's Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson, the commentator explained: "Anyone who knows Harry is aware he's always wanted a way out of the Royal Family.
"He's said multiple times on the record that he wished he'd never been born a prince.
"I think he really is living the life he wants to now. It's very, very sad that it's played out the way it has.
"I personally think with better organisation and a bit more foresight about how they wanted to leave the Royal Family and have this other life in America.
"I think there was a way of making it work. It all just felt very hastily sketched out.
"Not thoroughly thought through and the repercussions are still being felt because of that today."
It comes as another royal expert claimed Harry is "sad" and is "missing his old life in the UK".
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According to Royal commentator Tom Quinn, Harry wants to find a home in the UK after being evicted from his royal residence Frogmore Cottage last year.
Tom Quinn told The Mirror: "As time goes by, Harry misses some aspects of his old life in the UK.
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"Inevitably, the honeymoon period where everything in the States is new and exciting is coming to an end and Harry is looking back at the past through rose-tinted spectacles."
"Inevitably, the honeymoon period where everything in the States is new and exciting is coming to an end and Harry is looking back at the past through rose-tinted spectacles."
"Harry is determined to find his own permanent home in the UK, which is partly why he’s continuing his legal action to get the British taxpayer to pay for his security."
The Duke has spoken about his love of the UK before and in his memoir Spare, released last year, he talked about his eviction from Frogmore Cottage.
Inevitably, the honeymoon period where everything in the States is new and exciting is coming to an end
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"Harry is determined to find his own permanent home in the UK, which is partly why he’s continuing his legal action to get the British taxpayer to pay for his security."
The Duke has spoken about his love of the UK before and in his memoir Spare, released last year, he talked about his eviction from Frogmore Cottage.
But things then changed in 2023 when King Charles evicted Harry and Meghan from the royal residence.
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According to The Telegraph, Harry and Meghan viewed Frogmore Cottage as the "only place that’s left as a safe space" for them and their children in the UK.
But the couple had barely stayed at the property as they now live in a Californian mansion in Montecito with their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
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Megxit timeline
- November 2016 - Harry formally reveals he is in a relationship with Suits actress Meghan Markle.
- September 2017 - Meghan tells Vanity Fair the couple are in love and happy together.
- September 2017 - The couple make their first public appearance together holding hands at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
- November 2017 - Prince Charles issues a statement revealing Harry and Meghan are engaged.
- May 2018 - Harry and Meghan tie the knot, becoming Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
- October 2018 - The couple announce they are expecting their first child while on their first overseas tour in Australia.
- March 2019 - Harry and Meghan set up their own household, splitting their joint operation with Prince William and Kate.
- May 2019 - Meghan gives birth to a baby boy named Archie.
- October 2019 - Harry reveals his rift with his brother William in a bombshell documentary.
- January 2020 - The couple stun the Queen by announcing plans to quit senior roles and settle in North America. After ten days of talks at Sandringham, it's agreed the couple will no longer be working royals and will give up their "Royal Highness" titles.
- March 2020 - Harry and Meghan carry out their last official engagement and move to California.
- September 2020 - Netflix announces a huge deal with the couple.
- February 2021 - Buckingham Palace announces the couple's split as working members of the monarchy is permanent and they will lose their royal patronages.
- March 2021 - The palace says it is "very concerned" about allegations of bullying made by former staff of Harry and Meghan, launching a probe.
- March 2021 - Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey Archie wasn’t made a prince after “concerns and conversations” about “how dark” his skin would be when he was born. She claims Kate "hurt her feelings" and made her cry before her wedding. Harry says Charles has stopped taking his calls and he has been "cut off" financially.
- January 2023 - Harry publishes his tell-all memoir Spare, launching scathing attacks on William, Kate and Camilla. He says he and William once got into a physical fight over Meghan.
- April 2023 - Harry has a "heart-to-heart" talk with his dad before agreeing to come to the Coronation in London.
- September 2023 - Harry rejects an offer to spend the anniversary of the Queen’s death at Balmoral with his father.
- February 2024 - Prince Harry flies to the UK to be with his father as royal experts claim their four-year rift could be put aside. They meet for half an hour before Harry flies home. He does not meet William.