If Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ever thought they could re-enter royal life or face the awkward line between using their titles to get products while they were “private” citizens, they would have something else.
A new report this week states that the Queen herself rejected Harry’s request to leave a wreath for him during Remembrance Day ceremonies last month, and it took only “two seconds” to decide. .
Instead, Harry and Meghan orchestrated an awkward photo shoot laying flowers alone in Los Angeles National Cemetery, in what was considered primarily a publicity stunt.
The original story surrounding this sad spectacle was that palace officials had made the decision to exclude Harry without arguing with the queen, but now the Daily Mail reports that he not only knew, but rejected his sun. tender personally and quickly.
“Remembrance Sunday is sacrosanct when it comes to Her Majesty’s diary,” a source told the newspaper. “It’s one of the most important dates on his calendar and he doesn’t do anything without knowing it. People suggested that the Palace’s reaction to what Harry asked for was petty. But it was the queen’s decision. And besides, I actually had very strong opinions on the subject. “
Another source confirmed this account to the Mail and added: “While he has a huge admiration for Harry’s achievements both inside and outside the army, this was seen as an example of his lack of understanding about the which means to him to be a royal worker. The Queen is very firm in her opinion that one cannot choose what is done when it comes to the institution. Either you are inside or you are outside. “
“In January, his grandmother told Harry very clearly that ‘you work for the monarchy, the monarchy doesn’t work for you,'” a source told the Daily Mail. “If you can’t accept it, you have to leave. His Majesty was remarkably clear and decisive on this point and has never deviated from it, not once. I think what has evolved this year in the Atlantic has only served to demonstrate his point of view. “
Since leaving England for a $ 14 million Montecito venue, the ambitious couple has signed a $ 130 million deal with Netflix and Spotify.
“The agreements they have made since they moved to California clearly show the truth: they simply had ambitions that were completely incompatible with being members of the royal family,” one newspaper reported. “It was his choice to leave and seek his fortune elsewhere. No one exiled them. In fact, the queen made it clear that she did not want Harry and Meghan to go and that they were still much-loved members of her family and have her support.
“Harry and Meghan are clearly where they want to be, and good luck to them. But their subsequent career options have squandered any chance of retaining even a near-official royal role.”
But the couple, while leaving the royal family, still seem to want to negotiate with the connections and their rank of duke and duchess, and prince and princess.
“The Queen knows that a working royal family member can’t be made to also pay millions of pounds for Spotify to tell people to‘ slide and follow ’their podcast or to encourage consumers to buy a certain brand of coffee. The two are simply incompatible, “the source said in reference to Meghan’s recent push to invest.
Last month, Markle announced he had begun investing in businesses, with his first investment in the women-run coffee business, Clevr Blends, giving away a packet of lattes to neighbor and friend Oprah Winfrey, who promoted the coffee. to his 19.2 million Instagram followers with a crown emoji.
Now, the role of the royal family in the future is likely to be “dead in the water,” sources in the Mail say, adding, “It’s just the decisions they’ve made. There is no anger or animosity [on behalf of the Royal Family]. But all the trade deals the Sussex have made have been a key to the coffin of any kind of return to real life. “
Another source said: “Going back would mean they would have to undo all the business ties they have already made and clearly Harry and Meghan don’t want to do that. This is absolutely their choice and the queen has agreed that they can pursue these new careers. “.
And while the couple will keep their titles, Harry will never regain his military roles he loved so much.