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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reportedly aren't bringing Archie to England for their "final round of official engagements."
This will likely be an upset for the Queen, who hasn't had much time with her great-grandson.
If you've been keeping up with the royal fam (and if not, how dare you), you'll know that Queen Elizabeth requested that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle return to England
this month. She wants them to attend the annual Commonwealth Service
with the rest of the royal family, and this trip to the U.K. is expected
to be Harry and Meghan's "final round of official engagements before
returning to their new base in Canada."
Harry arrived in England last week is and is already making appearances, but Meghan is still in Vancouver. And now, according to The Sunday Times, it's expected that Meghan won't bring baby Archie with her when she makes her way across the pond.
And it looks Archie staying behind in Canada is likely "disappointing" for the Queen, as a source previously shared that she was "very sad" that she wouldn't have more time with her great-grandson after Harry and Meghan's move.
The source said, "she will be very sad to have barely seen Archie and
that he will miss out on growing up with his cousins and wider family."
It was also reported that Archie has only met his royal cousins George, Charlotte, and Louis a "handful of times,"
so it's curious that Harry and Meghan aren't taking this opportunity to
give Archie time with his family. That said, I've never had a demanding
schedule of royal events and appearances before, so maybe it's just a
whole lot easier for Meghan and Harry to leave Archie at home where they
won't have to worry about him. Who knows!
Photo credit: Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesAccording to a new report from Vanity Fair,
it seems like the Queen is still upset by their leaving. A source close
to her shares, "She generally doesn’t want to talk about it. The Queen
has been keen to get this resolved because she sees it is damaging to
the monarchy and on a personal level I think this has been rather
hurtful for her. She has got to the point where she doesn’t want to
think about it anymore, she just wants it over and done with."
And while it sounds like cutting Harry and Meghan off from the royal family has been hard for her, the Queen has been praised for how she's been handling it. Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith tells Vanity Fair,
"by ruling against their use of the Sussex Royal brand, she drew the
line on exploiting their royal connection for profit. I think in the
process she has showed the sort of flexibility and adherence to
standards that strengthen the monarchy."
Earlier this week, stylist Jessica Mulroney registered the website sussexglobalcharities.com, presumably on behalf of her longtime friend, Meghan Markle.
The
move came just days before Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry,
announced that they would no longer use the word "royal" in their
personal branding following their royal exit this spring.
Mulroney registered the URL through her own charity, the Shoebox Project Foundation, which supports vulnerable women.
Photo credit: George Pimentel - Getty Images
The Sussexes have wasted exactly zero time moving onto Plan B when it comes to their post-royal life global brand.
Some context: This week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
revealed that they will no longer use the word "royal" in their
personal brand following their royal exit. The decision to drop the
"royal" from the couple's well-established "Sussex Royal" brand was reportedly the result of pressure from the Queen and Harry and Meghan made it pretty damn clear that they weren't fans of the move in their newly-released statement on their spring 2020 transition plan.
On Saturday, the Daily Mail reported that Meghan's longtime best friend, stylist, host, and entrepreneur Jessica Mulroney,
had registered the website registered the website
sussexglobalcharities.com through her own charity, the Shoebox Project
Foundation, which supports vulnerable women.
While we normals didn't learn of the end of "Sussex Royal"
until Friday, it's clear that Harry and Meghan knew (or at least
suspected) where things were landing on the subject at least a few days
earlier, since Mulroney registered the URL last Wednesday, presumably on
behalf of the couple.
This isn't the first time the Sussexes have used friends to slyly register websites they know they might want to use in the future. According to the Daily Mail,
Meghan's US-based business manager, Andrew Meyer, registered two
websites—archefoundation.com and archefoundation.org—on October 23,
2018. For those doing the math at home, that's just eight days after Meghan revealed she was pregnant with the couple's first child. This also suggests that Harry and Meghan already had baby names picked out and maybe have even had a clue as to their then-future baby's sex, which is kind of fascinating in its own right.
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WOW..... They are making a fool out of the royal family... The crown really is being tarnished.
For a couple that wants to stay out of the public, they keep telling everyone to keep checking their websites for updates.
Come On Queen and Prince Charles.... they are making fools out of you! (And most of all the "people" for allowing Harry and his wife to do this to their Palace)
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Say the Queen Can't Legally Stop Them from Using the Term "Royal"
Weeks after announcing they would step down as
senior members of the royal family, the drama surrounding Meghan Markle
and Prince Harry's exit is showing no signs of slowing down.
On Friday, it was revealed that the couple would no longer use the "Sussex Royal" moniker in their branding efforts after the Queen forbid it. However, in a new statement,
Meghan and Harry make it *very* clear that they are only dropping the
title in order to comply with Queen Elizabeth's wishes, explicitly
pointing out that she legally has no right to stop them from using the
term overseas.
Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images"While
there is not any jurisdiction by The Monarchy or Cabinet Office over
the use of the word "Royal" overseas, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex do
not intend to use "Sussex Royal" or any iteration of the word "Royal" in
any territory (either within the UK or otherwise) when the transition
occurs Spring 2020," they said.
Meanwhile, Meghan and Harry have removed their applications to trademark
the term, which they admit were "filed as protective measures" and
"reflected the same standard trademarking requests as done for The Royal
Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge."
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The
website also implies that the Sussexes feel that they are being treated
differently to other members who have sought employment outside the
monarchy, highlighting how they are subject to a one-year review."While
there is precedent for other titled members of the Royal Family to seek
employment outside of the institution, for The Duke and Duchess of
Sussex, a 12-month review period has been put in place," they pointed out.
In
so many words, Meghan and Harry aren't happy with the way the Queen is
handling their transition and aren't afraid to let everyone know as
much.
