Mr Vickers claims that Prince Harry looked ill at ease at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in March 2019.
When the Duchess of Sussex used an overseas visit to Africa in the autumn of that year to tell Tom Bradby of ITN that she was struggling, it became apparent relations with the wider Royal family could not continue as before.
Mr Vickers, who has written on royal affairs for nearly five decades, recounts how Harry returned from the couple’s holiday in Canada in January 2020 “keen to discuss a way forward with the Queen”.
He writes: “He wanted a half-in, half-out arrangement, whereby he would be self-financing but could still work for the Royal family.”
But the private secretaries to the Queen, Charles and William – Sir Edward Young, Sir Clive Alderton and Simon Case – were not willing to accede to the Prince’s proposal.
“Prince Harry flew to Sandringham and was told it was either all in or all out. He returned to Canada – reluctantly out,” stated Mr Vickers.
He claims the Queen took “a dim view” of her grandson’s decision, saying to a confidante: “And now Harry has opted out, and for what? To be a carer for Archie.”
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
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