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.Okay. residence, the couple’s consultant confirmed to NPR.

The British newspaper The Sun has reported that King Charles III has provided the property to one in every of 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 experiences or on the choice to evict the Sussexes.

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

The relationship between the Sussexes and the remainder of the British royal household was tense following this break up — additionally dubbed “Megxit.” But 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 series 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, outside watchers say.

Spare pulled no punches when it got here to discussing points inside the royal household. Among different issues, Harry wrote about his arguments and a minimum of one bodily combat along with his brother, Prince William, who’s the long run king. Harry has also gone on the record 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 experiences point out.

The cottage was not only a residence, however a vital and safe place for his or her household to reside when within the U.Okay., according to Omid Scobie, Yahoo News’ royal govt editor. The couple’s armed safety safety was eliminated following their departure from the U.Okay.. But the Windsor Estate, and thus Frogmore, is roofed by the Metropolitan Police’s Royalty and Specialist Protection Unit.

“Though the Sussexes travel with their own private security team, royal protection officers provide a level of security – including access to essential intelligence information – that is already deemed necessary for other members of the Royal Family,” Scobie wrote.

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