Queen Elizabeth II did not enjoy drama.
According to expert Tom Sykes, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle believe they wouldn’t have been evicted from their former home, Frogmore Cottage, if Her Majesty were still alive.
“I actually think Harry and Meghan are right about this, because if there was one thing the Queen hated, it was confrontation,” the commentator said during an episode of “The Royalist” podcast.
Queen Elizabeth II during day one of The Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2018. By: James Whatling/MEGA
In 2023, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked to vacate the property following their 2020 exit from The Firm.
“What the Sussex side are telling me now is that King Charles III waited until after the Queen had died to kick Harry out,” Sykes said.
“They say that the Queen would have blocked it because it was her wedding gift to them,” he claimed.
His Majesty has taken many actions that his mother couldn’t bear to do in the years after Elizabeth’s 2022 death.
Princess Eugenie, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Meghan Markle, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry and Prince Philip attend Church on Christmas Day in 2017. By: MEGA
“The Sussexes are absolutely right in saying that she would never have allowed them to be kicked out, because she just wouldn’t have had the stomach for that particular fight, I don’t think,” the journalist alleged.
“At the same time, Harry was incredibly naive to think that the royal family would not pull every lever they could, yes, to punish him, or alternatively, to force him into exile,” Sykes noted.
The final years of the matriarch’s life were spent dealing with the fallout of her grandson’s departure from England.
“What I find unforgivable is the stress that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle put on the queen,” biographer Hugo Vickers told Fox News Digital.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II attend the Young Leaders Awards Ceremony in 2018. By: MEGA
“Harry was doing a really good job over in England and indeed in the Commonwealth. And Meghan also seemed to be very committed to the Commonwealth,” he pointed out.
“Even as an actress, before she met and married Prince Harry, she was going to African countries and undertaking humanitarian work. And obviously, she addressed the United Nations. It all looked very positive, but it wasn’t to be,” the writer said.
Elizabeth reportedly felt Harry and Meghan’s 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey was particularly difficult to deal with.
“I think that their departure and the subsequent activities, particularly the Oprah Winfrey interview, obviously were very upsetting,” Vickers told the publication. “And she came up with that wonderful remark, ‘Recollections may vary,’ which was a very polite way of putting it. So I think it inevitably caused her distress.”
Queen Elizabeth II attends Royal Ascot in 2019. By: Tim Merry/MEGA
During the bombshell sit-down, the couple accused the monarchy of racism and claimed they failed to protect them.
“In those months when I was pregnant [with Prince Archie]… we have in tandem the conversation of, ‘He won’t be given security. He’s not going to be given a title,’ and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born,” Meghan told the media mogul.
“There were several conversations about it,” the With Love, Meghan star continued. “I think that would be very damaging to them. That was relayed to me from Harry. Those were conversations that his family had with him. It was really hard to be able to see those as compartmentalized conversations.”
After the special aired, Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace issued a statement.
“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” they said.
“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately,” the message read. “Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”