Royal Family News: How Senior Royals Responded To The Shock Of Megxit

British royal family news shows that the one-year review of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s exit from the royal family is coming due. The arrangement, known as Megxit, detailed the rules and regulations of something that had never been done before.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made an unprecedented move by removing themselves as senior members of the British royal family and there was plenty of collateral damage done. How did the royals react to such a rude snub?

According to several sources the royal family was blindsided by the pair’s flip announcement, delivered late one night in January 2020.

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The BBC reported at the time: “A palace source tells the BBC that senior members of the Royal family feel ‘hurt’ by the announcement that Harry and Meghan are to withdraw from their current Royal roles,” and the source confirmed that, “no members of the royal family were consulted.”

Royal watcher Ingrid Seward said, “The Queen was informed 10 minutes before the announcement went live on the website Sussex Royal. She was not amused. As Philip was in residence, he was also aware of the announcement and its implications.”

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Prince William did not issue an official statement about Megxit but a source revealed to the Sunday Times his reaction by repeating his own words: “I’ve put my arm around my brother all our lives and I can’t do that anymore; we’re separate entities.”

“I’m sad about that. All we can do, and all I can do, is try and support them and hope that the time comes when we’re all singing from the same page.”

William and Harry’s relationship was said to be engulfed by a rift begun when William cautioned Harry to take things with future wife Meghan Markle slowly.

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When Harry’s insolent news broke, his father Prince Charles was in Oman to pay his respects after the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said.

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He had to change his plans in order to attend the Sandringham Summit meeting in which details of Harry and Meghan’s rash decision were hashed out.

Like William, Prince Charles did not release a statement about Megxit, but sources said he was “furious.”

Other sources claimed he was “floored” by the announcement, as well as “massively sad.”

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