“Cruel punishment”: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were shocked by the king’s decision to deprive them of their London mansion 02/03/2023, 12:55

A British monk stopped standing at the ceremony with a disgraced youngest son and an ambitious daughter-in-law. Charles III he ordered them evicted from the house which remained their London residence. Omid Scobie, a close associate of the Dukes of Sussex who wrote a book about them called Finding Freedom, said the news came as a surprise to the couple.

“They are stunned that King Charles III has moved them out of the royal household in the United Kingdom, which is now needed by someone else, Prince Andrew to be exact,” Scobie said.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped down as royals in 2020 and moved to the US. They bought an estate in Montecito, Santa Barbara. However, the couple continued to use Frogmore Cottage during their visits to London.

“The news startled at least two members of the royal family. Harry and Meghan have until early summer to clear out the house. At first they only got a few weeks, but now they have time, at least until the end of the coronation, “the writer noted.

It is noteworthy that the new monarch’s decision followed the publication of Prince Harry’s scandalous memoir “Spare”, which dealt a blow to the royal family’s reputation. So far, representatives of the Archiwell fund have been tight-lipped about their comments. “We can confirm that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked to leave their residence at Frogmore Cottage,” they said.

According to Omid, the palace “went crazy” after Prince Harry’s explosive book hit the shelves and became a bestseller. “Communication between Harry and his family has reached an all-time low. All this resembles a cruel punishment. The family seems to want to permanently remove them from the big picture,” the FoxNews writer is quoted as saying.

The estate, which is a five-minute walk from Windsor Castle, is described as the UK’s “only reasonably secure retreat for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex” as the couple lost their right to police protection after abdicating the monarchy.

Queen Elizabeth II gifted the property to her grandson and his wife for their wedding in 2018. The cottage cost $3.2 million to renovate with taxpayers’ money. After the resignation of royal powers, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry asked to leave their residence in the suburbs of London and promised to return all the costs of repairs. In September 2020, they fulfilled their obligations. But in fact, the queen did not give the house as a gift, but transferred it for permanent use. Charles III actually broke his late mother’s word by taking the house from his youngest son. At the same time, it is not clear whether they will replace his losses.