Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seem to be much happier since they moved to the US. Sure, Harry has taken steps to reconcile with his father and reportedly wants to do the same with his brother, but it doesn’t appear as though the two are interested in returning to the UK full-time. If anything, it just seems like King Charles’ illness made everyone reevaluate how short life really is.
But, in the middle of scandals surrounding Andrew Mountbouten-Windsor, will any other royals flee the UK for the United States? The answer might just be yes, as RadarOnline.com is reporting that Prince Harry is trying to convince his cousins to join his “royal rebels club.”
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Reports indicate Eugenie has begun to consider moving away from the UK with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, and their two children, August and Ernest. “Eugenie feels really exposed and vulnerable. With her parents suddenly cast adrift, she thinks she has to be ready for whatever comes next. She’s not about to walk away from London or the royals, but she needs alternatives – and at the moment London just feels overwhelming,” the outlet reported.
And Harry has allegedly offered a sanctuary. “They’ve been insisting she needs room to breathe and saying America is the place she and her sister can finally get it.”
Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank were the first royals to visit Harry and Meghan in the United States, so the claim might indeed hold. “Harry has really been missing home and misses both princesses a lot. Having Eugenie and Jack, or – better – them and Beatrice, close by would feel like getting back a small part of the family he’s been cut off from,” a source said, indicating Harry would love it if both of his cousins moved near him, or at least visited more often.
Harry reportedly agreed with former Prince Andrew facing consequences for his actions, but like his father, he wishes to protect Beatrice and Eugenie. “If any royal understands what it is like to be frozen out of The Firm, it’s Harry. He hates his uncle’s friendship with Epstein, but he understands what everyone is going through, as he is still estranged from most of his family,” another source said.
“He has been saying he won’t let Eugenie or Beatrice be dragged under with Andrew and wants to protect them from the worst of the scandal fallout.”
Recent reports from the National Enquirer said more or less the same. “Eugenie by no means wants to turn her back on the monarchy, but it’s very uncomfortable for her in London at the moment,” a source said. “So Harry and Meghan have been urging Eugenie to break out of the royal bubble and spend more time in America.”
All of this comes after RadarOnline.com reported that the King and Prince William used Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie as leverage to get Andrew to accept stepping away from royal life and vacating Royal Lodge.
“The signal couldn’t have been clearer,” one source told the outlet. “Beatrice and Eugenie would be protected – but only if Andrew stood down. Their titles, positions and future roles were very much part of the discussion,” with another source adding, “It wasn’t presented as an ultimatum, but the meaning was obvious – it was basically a bribe, but put in the most polite language. Had Andrew continued to dig in, the King and Prince William would have been forced to look at broader changes for his daughters.”
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