King Charles is thought to be in another fall out with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – other the pairs plans for their young children.
King Charles in new feud with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry over grandchildren’s future(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
King Charles is believed to be facing another rift with son Prince Harry and daughter-in-law Meghan Markle – this time centered around Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The British monarch has been drawn into the latest controversy after it was revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched a battle to get new passports for their children, reportedly with an eye toward the possibility of them resuming working royal roles in the future as part of a potential return to the UK.
However, the development has sparked backlash, especially given Meghan and Harry’s high profile departure in 2020 and the several different public criticisms of the royal family since, the Mirror US reports.
Harry and Meghan departed the UK for Montecito, California after stepping back from official royal duties in 2020. Since then the couple have launched commercial ventures, including several Netflix series – one titled Harry & Meghan which the couple stated: “We’ve never been allowed to tell our story… until now.”
Speaking to the Guardian, a friend of the royal couple claimed the move was for “when they [Archie and Lilibet] grow older, they can decide for themselves whether they want to become working royals or stay out of public life.”
Prince Archie is 6 years old and Princess Lilibet is 4 years old, while Archie was born in the UK at the time when Meghan and Harry were active royals, Lilibet was born in 2021 in Santa Barbara, California.
Meghan and Harry stepped back from being working royals in 2020(Image: Getty Images)
Now after facing several complications during the process and waiting for the necessary approvals, it has been reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex believes the monarch is the source of the delay.
However, Buckingham Palace refuted the claims with a statement that said: “King Charles, battling cancer and governing an entire monarchy, has better and more important matters to handle than meddling in passport applications.”
According to The Daily Mail, King Charles reportedly found the idea of Archie and Lilibet becoming working royals “incredulous and bemusing, to say the least,” especially given Megan and Harry’s decision to step away from royal duties back in 2020.
Meghan and Harry have applied for passports for Archie and Lilibet, with potential plans for them to be working royals when they’re older(Image: meghan/Instagram)
It is also believed that Prince William, next in line for the throne, would also block any possibility of Archie or Lilibet assuming official roles within the royal family.
A source close to the Prince of Wales reportedly told The Daily Beast’s Tom Sykes: “William obviously isn’t going to hire Archie and Lilibet. This is just trolling on the part of Harry and Meghan.”
Likewise, royal commentator Richard Eden also further reported in The Daily Mail: “From what I am told, the removal of Archie and Lilibet’s HRHs could be part of a wider ‘slimming down’ of the Monarchy when William becomes King.”
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