'Disappointed' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle thought they could keep their patronages, sources revealed this evening, after the Queen announced that the couple would be permanently quitting the Firm - a month before their Megxit arrangement was up for review.
The monarch said she was 'saddened' by the decision to strip them of their remaining honorary roles but firm that their new life in America meant they could not perform the 'duties that come with a life of public service'.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex then issued an extraordinary statement just minutes after Her Majesty's declaration this afternoon, in which they claimed 'service is universal'.
Now it has also emerged that Harry and Meghan had 'absolutely, no question' wanted to retain the positions they had lost.
A source said: 'They do respect the decision but they always made clear they were committed to doing the roles.'
It comes after the Sussexes hit back at the Queen with their own statement via trusted media partners such as their biographer Omid Scobie, and in a thinly-veiled dig said: 'We can all live a life of service. Service is universal.'
Meanwhile royal author Penny Junor said the couple's response 'sounds petulant' and described it as 'two fingers at the institution - the men and women that run it'.
She added: 'I don't think it would be to the Queen because I imagine they think the Queen is being advised, which she is.'
Ms Junor described the conclusion to Megxit as the final step in a troubled divorce proceedings, following on from Harry and Meghan quitting as senior working royals last year.
'It does draw a line. It's hurtful but every divorce is hurtful. This is the decree absolute,' she said.
Ms Junor added that the conclusion to Megxit could act as a blueprint for future spares to the heir.
'I do think it's very sad because we have now definitely lost Harry and Meghan - two very popular people who bought something more special.
'Harry and Meghan are obviously very upset, but I'm not quite sure what they expected.'
Their decision to quit royal life indefinitely came a month before the March 31 review of their life in LA, which has seen them strike multi million-pound deals with Netflix and Spotify this past year.
Relations were tested this week after Harry and Meghan announced a bombshell CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey which is expected to pore over the couple's sudden departure from the Firm.
Only a few days earlier they used a black-and-white photograph of them lying on the grass at their £11million California home to reveal Meghan was pregnant.
But royal experts said the couple had 'crossed the red line' by walking away from the monarchy and, with Prince Philip now preparing to spend his fourth night in hospital, left the Queen with no choice but to seize control.
In a rare statement she confirmed their eight military roles and patronages were being revoked and redistributed to 'working members of the royal family'.
Digger said
Feb 19 7:31 PM, 2021
I bet the Queen's like....you can both Fuck Awf!
John Doe said
Feb 19 7:45 PM, 2021
Digger wrote:
I bet the Queen's like....you can both Fuck Awf!
I like the Liz and Phil (especially when he mortally offends the PC brigade) but all the others can do one.
Magica said
Feb 19 11:19 PM, 2021
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Syl said
Feb 20 1:20 AM, 2021
I think the saying 'You cant have your cake and eat it' applies here.
Twizzler said
Feb 20 4:08 PM, 2021
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
Magica said
Feb 20 5:14 PM, 2021
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Anonymous said
Feb 20 10:34 PM, 2021
Magica wrote:
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
Twizzler said
Feb 21 4:42 AM, 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
No I don’t know him personally, only what I’ve seen on the telly. IDIOT !!!
John Doe said
Feb 21 5:55 AM, 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
Are you auditioning for anonymous cunt of the year?
If so you have won.
Syl said
Feb 21 12:24 PM, 2021
John Doe wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
Are you auditioning for anonymous cunt of the year?
If so you have won.
Only second prize....a pig came first. :fluffy:
Anonymous said
Feb 21 5:16 PM, 2021
Digger wrote:
I bet the Queen's like....you can both Fuck Awf!
Hopefully... I reckon the ginja ninja was just grateful for a g/f... any hole is a goal, so to speak!... I wonder what will happen when she fucks him off?... will he be able to return to royal duties, tail between legs?
Syl said
Feb 21 7:15 PM, 2021
I reckon he would be welcomed back into 'The firm'. He would probably be given all the boring jobs though for a bit.
Magica said
Feb 21 7:34 PM, 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
Have the guts to say that in your user name not anon idiot
-- Edited by Magica on Sunday 21st of February 2021 07:37:29 PM
Syl said
Feb 22 12:27 AM, 2021
Magica wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Twizzler wrote:
Magica wrote:
They got what they deserved. I hope they lose all their titles and H knocked of the list of succession. Can't abide them, greedy spongers.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
Have the guts to say that in your user name not anon idiot
-- Edited by Magica on Sunday 21st of February 2021 07:37:29 PM
Go on Mags, you tell em.
Digger said
Mar 2 12:13 AM, 2021
The Oprah Winfrey Interview?
this is what she did to Mo'nique
John Doe said
Mar 2 1:49 AM, 2021
I really don't give a fuck about Adolph Harry and his bitch controller.
They became totally and utterly irrelevant as soon as the left The Firm.
They can do as much as they like in the US,as much as I have said before once Liz and Phil go the monarchy should be abolished.
Maddog said
Mar 2 5:12 AM, 2021
John Doe wrote:
I really don't give a fuck about Adolph Harry and his bitch controller.
They became totally and utterly irrelevant as soon as the left The Firm.
They can do as much as they like in the US,as much as I have said before once Liz and Phil go the monarchy should be abolished.
I'll Venmo you 100 bucks if you come.get them and take them back.
Syl said
Mar 2 11:49 AM, 2021
I am not a royalist, if they dispersed into the real world after the queen dies I think that would be a good thing.
But no matter how anti-royalist anyone is, no one can deny that the queen has dedicated her life to her position and been a brilliant asset to the country.
She holds little power but huge influence, and obviously, given that she has never stepped down, and she is now 94, she also doubts the crown would be in good hands once she goes.
John Doe said
Mar 2 1:07 PM, 2021
Maddog wrote:
John Doe wrote:
I really don't give a fuck about Adolph Harry and his bitch controller.
They became totally and utterly irrelevant as soon as the left The Firm.
They can do as much as they like in the US,as much as I have said before once Liz and Phil go the monarchy should be abolished.
I'll Venmo you 100 bucks if you come.get them and take them back.
'Disappointed' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle thought they could keep their patronages, sources revealed this evening, after the Queen announced that the couple would be permanently quitting the Firm - a month before their Megxit arrangement was up for review.
The monarch said she was 'saddened' by the decision to strip them of their remaining honorary roles but firm that their new life in America meant they could not perform the 'duties that come with a life of public service'.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex then issued an extraordinary statement just minutes after Her Majesty's declaration this afternoon, in which they claimed 'service is universal'.
Now it has also emerged that Harry and Meghan had 'absolutely, no question' wanted to retain the positions they had lost.
A source said: 'They do respect the decision but they always made clear they were committed to doing the roles.'
It comes after the Sussexes hit back at the Queen with their own statement via trusted media partners such as their biographer Omid Scobie, and in a thinly-veiled dig said: 'We can all live a life of service. Service is universal.'
Meanwhile royal author Penny Junor said the couple's response 'sounds petulant' and described it as 'two fingers at the institution - the men and women that run it'.
She added: 'I don't think it would be to the Queen because I imagine they think the Queen is being advised, which she is.'
Ms Junor described the conclusion to Megxit as the final step in a troubled divorce proceedings, following on from Harry and Meghan quitting as senior working royals last year.
'It does draw a line. It's hurtful but every divorce is hurtful. This is the decree absolute,' she said.
Ms Junor added that the conclusion to Megxit could act as a blueprint for future spares to the heir.
'I do think it's very sad because we have now definitely lost Harry and Meghan - two very popular people who bought something more special.
'Harry and Meghan are obviously very upset, but I'm not quite sure what they expected.'
Their decision to quit royal life indefinitely came a month before the March 31 review of their life in LA, which has seen them strike multi million-pound deals with Netflix and Spotify this past year.
Relations were tested this week after Harry and Meghan announced a bombshell CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey which is expected to pore over the couple's sudden departure from the Firm.
Only a few days earlier they used a black-and-white photograph of them lying on the grass at their £11million California home to reveal Meghan was pregnant.
But royal experts said the couple had 'crossed the red line' by walking away from the monarchy and, with Prince Philip now preparing to spend his fourth night in hospital, left the Queen with no choice but to seize control.
In a rare statement she confirmed their eight military roles and patronages were being revoked and redistributed to 'working members of the royal family'.
I like the Liz and Phil (especially when he mortally offends the PC brigade) but all the others can do one.
Harry comes across as a bit of a wimp.
He is Twiz, she rules him.
Oh, so you know them personally?
No I don’t know him personally, only what I’ve seen on the telly. IDIOT !!!
Are you auditioning for anonymous cunt of the year?
If so you have won.
Only second prize....a pig came first. :fluffy:
Hopefully... I reckon the ginja ninja was just grateful for a g/f... any hole is a goal, so to speak!... I wonder what will happen when she fucks him off?... will he be able to return to royal duties, tail between legs?
I reckon he would be welcomed back into 'The firm'. He would probably be given all the boring jobs though for a bit.
Have the guts to say that in your user name not anon idiot
-- Edited by Magica on Sunday 21st of February 2021 07:37:29 PM
Go on Mags, you tell em.
The Oprah Winfrey Interview?
this is what she did to Mo'nique
I really don't give a fuck about Adolph Harry and his bitch controller.
They became totally and utterly irrelevant as soon as the left The Firm.
They can do as much as they like in the US,as much as I have said before once Liz and Phil go the monarchy should be abolished.
I'll Venmo you 100 bucks if you come.get them and take them back.
But no matter how anti-royalist anyone is, no one can deny that the queen has dedicated her life to her position and been a brilliant asset to the country.
She holds little power but huge influence, and obviously, given that she has never stepped down, and she is now 94, she also doubts the crown would be in good hands once she goes.
Deal!