The denial of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s request to work as “half in half out” members of the Royal Family has been slammed as “quite harsh” and a “bit hasty” by a royal commentator. Queen Elizabeth II denied Harry and Meghan the right to opt for this method, before they announced they were stepping down as senior members in 2020.
An ex-BBC royal correspondent, when analysing the famous Sandringham Summit, said: “I’ve always held the view that the late Queen and the Palace were quite harsh when they put down this red line ‘you can’t be half-in, half-out.”
Jennie Bond told Times Radio: “I think in a modern, evolving monarch, perhaps a way could have been found, to incorporate what they wanted which was, we thought, some privacy at least, to not always being on show. But I think they were a bit hasty the Palace in saying ‘absolutely no’.”
However, when reflecting on the decision, Harry and Meghan made their thoughts clear on their Netflix documentary, titled ‘Harry & Meghan’. Harry explained: “It became very clear very quickly that goal was not up for discussion or debate.”
The Royal Family is currently facing a shortage of senior working members due to the King’s recent cancer diagnosis and Princess Kate holding off engagements until after Easter, following her abdominal surgery, as announced by Buckingham Palace.
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