THEY’VE been back in the UK just a matter of weeks, but it’s been a whirlwind of chaos for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The couple, who returned on August 26, have hit headlines since their return – from pulling the kids from school two days in, to Harry involving King Charles in his Invictus disaster.
And the drama shows no signs of slowing down.
Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, only met their new classmates last week before they were removed over safety concerns.
Sources close to the couple reported that Harry, 42, and Meghan, 45, had no issue with the school itself, but struggled to get the kids to the school with their vehicles in convoy – which raised further concerns.
A source told HELLO! Magazine: “It’s a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents.
“It was perfect for them in every way and the children really enjoyed their time there. They really wanted to make it work, but they had to make a difficult decision based on the fact that the team couldn’t make the school run operationally secure.”
Bodyguards for the Sussexes reportedly checked the school over the summer holidays before the children were sent there.
However, the security teams did not properly check the school run before the first day of term.
Archie and Lilibet are to join another school in the area on Monday for their first lessons.
A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess said: “The decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family’s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements.
“The parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family.
“This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there.”
The school swap comes after Harry and Meghan were granted their first government-backed security review since returning to the UK.
The Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) has written to the Duke of Sussex and informed him that his and Meghan’s situation was discussed at a meeting last week.
The Duke has fought for years for the right to taxpayer-funded police protection in the UK, arguing that the risk to him has not fallen since he quit official duties.
He pursued a legal challenge against its removal when it was taken away from him.
The appeal lasted until May last year but Harry ultimately lost the case in the Court of Appeal.
But a poll found that 63 per cent of the public believe the pair should pay for their own security guards.
In further drama, Harry and Meghan forced King Charles to step in and save the Invictus Games from becoming a farce, royal author Phil Dampier has claimed.
It was recently announced that Uganda had quit the Duke’s games, which were founded in 2014 for wounded military service personnel and veterans.
The move came after a bombshell letter was issued on the King’s behalf which clearly laid out the couple’s status as “private citizens” in the UK instead of working royals.
The couple’s spokesperson claimed that they were blindsided by the letter and were not told before it was released publicly.
A spokesperson for the Sussexes said: “We were a little surprised not to have been told about this [the letter] in advance.”
However, the Daily Mail reports that palace sources claim Harry and Meghan are “incorrect” and had been sent a copy of the letter before it was published.
It is claimed the letter was shared with Sussesex at 1:59pm and twenty minutes later Harry’s office asked Buckingham Palace if the ‘guidance had gone out already’.
In light of the letter, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country’s military chief, slammed the Sussexes’ drama as “Meghan and Harry nonsense”, and pulled out of Invictus.
However, Uganda later U-turned on the decision after King Charles intervened with a phone call.
Royal expert Phil Dampier explained the King’s intervention to bring Uganda back into the games was likely an effort to keep tensions with his son under control.
He claimed: “I think they’ve [the palace] nipped it in the bud, fairly successfully.
“There might have been a danger of a domino effect where other countries pulled out. The whole thing could become a bit farcical.”
However, the royal author claimed there is likely more drama to come, with the King forced to play whack-a-mole to keep the Sussexes’ antics under control.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17008015/harry-meghan-royal-circus-king-letter/
