As Monday looms, more details are coming out about the bombshell decision late last week that saw Meghan Markle and Prince Harry step back from their royal duties.
Among them, it’s become increasingly clear how chaotic things have now been for the royal family because of it — and we can now confirm from multiple new sources that Queen Elizabeth was completely caught off guard about the decision, as she learned of it only moments before the entire world was clued in. WOW!!!
Related: The Queen Summons Everybody To Talk And Figure Out A Solution!
According to a new report out on Sunday morning in The Mail On Sunday, it turns out that 38-year-old Meghan and her 35-year-old princely husband apparently told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of their decision to step back from the monarchy ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s finding it out. Wait, what?! Trudeau?? Seriously????
Worse than that, it sounds like the Queen — and the entire royal family — were completely unprepared for even the possibility that this might happen. A “palace insider” reported more about what went down behind the scenes here, adding (below):
“I have never seen the monarchy in such a bad state. Despite the traditional setting, the Queen is understood to have read the announcement on an iPad before watching coverage as broadcasters revealed the shock announcement to the country. [Senior royals were] hurt and deeply disappointed by the decision, as well.”
Yeah, no kidding!!!
Was the couple driven out?!
Speaking on iTV earlier this week about the step-back and fallout, journalist and Sussex-friend Tom Bradby had a lot to say about Harry and Meghan’s decision. At one point on air, he opined (below):
“A lot of harsh things were said around the time of the wedding. And it’s gone a bit too far. And certainly the rest of the family find Harry and Meghan very difficult and, from Harry and Meghan’s point of view, they’re just being driven out as they see it. And it’s sad. My impression is they’re pretty philosophical about it. [It’s] ‘We are making a break for independence and freedom here. You wanted a slimmed-down monarchy. There’s no place for us in it. We need to learn to live on our own. We want to get on and do that.'”
Now, since he dropped the opinion on TV, several palace aids have come forward to walk it back, with one insider telling The Times:
“I don’t think you could point to any evidence of them being forced out, or made to feel unwelcome. The future of the monarchy always had the Sussexes very much at the heart of it, and perhaps still will depending on what structures they arrive at. It is strongly disputed that the Sussexes are not at the center of any future slimmed-down monarchy.”
Hmmm…
Even so, the school of thought is out there nevertheless, and it’s hard to put the proverbial toothpaste back in the tube with this one…
What do y’all think, Perezcious readers?! SO much drama here!! Sound OFF with your take on everything in the comments (below)…
[Image via WENN/Avalon]
Related Posts
