Royal aides have called on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to give up their titles following the Duke of Sussex’s ‘disgraceful’ attack on the Royal Family.
Senior courtiers told The Mail of the growing sense of ‘betrayal’ and ‘bewilderment’ following Harry’s latest podcast assault.
“People are appalled that he could do this to the Queen when the Duke of Edinburgh is barely in his grave,” one aide said.
“To drag his grandfather into this is so shocking and disrespectful.
“The Duke of Sussex has now spent a significant amount of time emphasising that he’s no different to anyone else and attacking the institution which he says has caused him so much pain.
“There is a growing feeling that if you dislike the institution that much, you shouldn’t have the titles.”
Another source said: “They should put the titles into abeyance, so they still exist, but are not used, like they agreed to do with their HRHs.
“They should just become Harry and Meghan. And if they refuse to do that, they have to explain why not.”
Prince Harry’s latest interview means tensions are expected to be high when he goes back to Britain for the unveiling of the statue of the late Princess Diana on July 1.
The Duke of Sussex has left senior Royals baffled by his ‘lack of compassion’ in the 90-minute interview with podcaster and actor Dax Shepard.
In the new interview with actor Dax Shepard, Harry described life growing up as a member of the royal family as ‘a mix between being in a zoo and The Truman Show.’
Harry also said he was committed to protecting his family by staying away from ‘pain and suffering’ he had endured.
“I don’t think we should be pointing the finger or blaming anybody, but certainly when it comes to parenting, if I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered,” he said.
“I’m going to make sure I break that cycle so that I don’t pass it on, basically.”
Many people perceived his remarks as a criticism of his father Prince Charles’ parenting style.
“It’s a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on anyway so we as parents should be doing the most we can to try and say, ‘You know what, that happened to me — I’m going to make sure that doesn’t happen to you,’” he added.
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