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Inside the communiqué and the (rude) reply that split Harry and Meghan from the queen

It has been a week of turmoil for the British royals. It all started with the news of a second child coming for Harry e Meghan, but then the voltage went up: Prince Philip, 99, was hospitalized and the Sussexes said they were ready for the first tv interview without filters, in Oprah Winfrey’s living room. Finally, to close the week, came the definitive fracture between Harry, Meghan and royal family (i.e. Elizabeth II). The Sussexes will not return to being active members of the royal family, an official Palazzo statement said. And shortly after came the response (piqued) of the prince and the former actress.

Due note which officially say a lot, but unofficially add a lot more. The two statements – released within three minutes of each other – lay bare the “deep divisions” between the Sussex and the rest of the royal family. The queen referred to the Sussexes, in a statement released at 12.01, as “much loved members of the family” and said she was “saddened by their decision” not to want to return to being active members of the Firm, one year after the first. Megxit announcement.

Buckingham palace then wanted to clarify that «moving away from the work of the royal family nthey cannot continue with the responsibilities and duties that derive from a life of public service “, hence the decision to deprive them of the titles and patronages they still retained. But Harry and Meghan retorted three minutes later, adding that they claim to remain “committed to their duties in the service of the UK and the world,” and then even more bitingly concluded: “We can all live a life of service. The service is universal “. A statement sent only to the media close to them, such as royal biographer Omid Scobie, author of the bio Finding Freedom.

The queen, according to insiders would be “Deeply disappointed and saddened” from the behavior of the grandson. So much so that when he does write “moving away from the work of the royal family, it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that derive from a life of public service “, in reality it suggests that the life of public service is the one that she – together with her husband Filippo, 99 years old – always has carried out always putting it first, whatever the cost, unlike the nephew who wanted to abandon it.

Royal expert Robert Jobson adds that Harry, who served in the military with honor, is “Understandably upset” for losing his military titles and patronage. “It’s painful but every divorce is”, says royal biographer Penny Junor, “Everyone loses something in a divorce, they lose their pets, their home, even their children.”

The Sussexes, however, failed to hide their disappointment: “They wanted to keep the positions they lost”. ITV’s royal editor, Chris Ship, added that normally with Palazzo’s statements one has to struggle to understand what really happened, but not in this case: “That’s a pretty strong way to end. I think it suggests it wasn’t pleasant at all. ‘

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