Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured on April 17, 2022.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured on April 17, 2022.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate Frogmore Cottage, the couple’s official U.Ok. residence, the couple’s consultant confirmed to NPR.

The British newspaper The Solar has reported that King Charles III has supplied the property to one in all his brothers, Prince Andrew, whose royal titles had been stripped following allegations that he was concerned in an underage intercourse abuse scandal, alongside Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace has not responded to NPR’s request for touch upon these studies or on the choice to evict the Sussexes.

Prince Harry and Meghan have lived in California following a extremely publicized cut up from the British royal household three years in the past. The couple have since given up formal royal roles and a few titles, however they maintained the Frogmore residence for visits to the U.Ok. The lease for the cottage, which is close to Windsor fortress, was given to the couple as a present once they had been married.

The connection between the Sussexes and the remainder of the British royal household was tense following this cut up — additionally dubbed “Megxit.” However the relations between the 2 events has solely worsened following the couple’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, the discharge of the their Netflix documentary collection and the publication of Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, in January. This newest transfer by King Charles to take away his son from the royal household’s property appears to point the connection has soured even additional, exterior watchers say.

Spare pulled no punches when it got here to discussing points inside the royal household. Amongst different issues, Harry wrote about his arguments and at the very least one bodily battle together with his brother, Prince William, who’s the longer term king. Harry has additionally gone on the document a number of instances criticizing the royal household for its perceived complicity in his spouse’s struggling throughout their time as working royals.

There are wider implications right here for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, different studies point out.

The cottage was not only a residence, however an important and safe place for his or her household to reside when within the U.Ok., in response to Omid Scobie, Yahoo Information’ royal govt editor. The couple’s armed safety safety was eliminated following their departure from the U.Ok.. However the Windsor Property, and thus Frogmore, is roofed by the Metropolitan Police’s Royalty and Specialist Safety Unit.

“Although the Sussexes journey with their very own personal safety group, royal safety officers present a degree of safety – together with entry to important intelligence info – that’s already deemed needed for different members of the Royal Household,” Scobie wrote.

The household probably would’ve stayed on the cottage for King Charles’ coronation set for Could. It is unclear whether or not they are going to be in attendance.