Towards the end of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, she faced an unprecedented challenge: how best to manage Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s desire to ‘step back’ from senior royal duties.
And while as a grandmother, Her Majesty ‘undoubtedly loved Harry, now 41, and the fun-loving side to his character’, her views as a monarch were of a much harsher tone.
‘She saw him as a maverick who had let her down,’ royal author Robert Jobson claimed.
Writing in his book Catherine: The Biography, Mr Jobson added that the Queen had told those close to her that Harry’s notorious royal exit was a ‘missed opportunity’.
‘She knew that he and Meghan had much to offer, but the idea of the couple earning millions by cashing in on their royal titles and status was abhorrent to her,’ he added.
According to the royal author, the Queen was abundantly clear in her views towards her grandson’s exit: ‘You were either working for the Firm fully, or not. There was no halfway house’.
When the Sussexes announced their plans to leave their senior royal duties in early 2020 and carve out a life in North America, the Queen did not ‘object’ to their decision.
However, she allegedly remained ‘adamant’ that the royal couple ‘must be stripped of their patronages and banned from using their HRH titles personally and commercially’.
While Her Majesty (left) ‘undoubtedly loved’ Harry (right), her views as a monarch were of a much harsher tone. ‘She saw him as a maverick who had let her down,’ royal author Robert Jobson claimed