King Charles reportedly dubbed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as \u201cprivate citizens\u201d in his letter to show the public that the couple \u201ccan\u2019t be one foot in and one foot out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCharles wrote a letter to clarify they are not working royals and they are considered private citizens so there is no confusion,\u201d a source told Us Weekly<\/a> Friday. <\/p>\n \u201cThe king just wanted the public and press not to be confused. They can\u2019t be one foot in and one foot out.\u201d<\/p>\n King Charles (pictured in 2023) called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle \u201cprivate citizens\u201d in his letter to show the public that the couple \u201ccan\u2019t be one foot in and one foot out.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cCharles wrote a letter to clarify they are not working royals and they are considered private citizens so there is no confusion,\u201d a source said. (Pictured: Harry and Markle in 2018.) WireImage<\/p>\n According to the insider, the monarch intended to clarify that Harry, 41, and Markle, 45, would not resume their roles as senior members of the royal family upon their return. <\/p>\n \u201cPer an agreement when they left working royal status, everything they wanted to do that was public-facing with certain patronages was to be approved by the palace so they would not be confused as official working royals,\u201d the source claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cWith them moving back to the UK, it\u2019s been confusing.\u201d<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.<\/p>\n The insider claimed the monarch\u2019s intention was to make it that the couple (pictured in 2018) were not moving back to the UK to return to their roles senior members of the royal family. WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cWith them moving back to the UK, it\u2019s been confusing,\u201d the source noted. (Pictured: Harry, Markle, Charles and Queen Camilla in 2018.) Getty Images<\/p>\n However, Harry and Markle allegedly took particular issue with being labeled as \u201cprivate citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey are public figures,\u201d a source close to the couple told People<\/a> Thursday. \u201cMembers of the public know who they are. The idea that they can live a normal, \u2018private\u2019 life is sadly not realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n Other insiders argued that if the pair were private individuals, the Lord Chamberlain would not have needed to issue a letter of formal guidance.<\/p>\n As Page Six previously reported, Charles\u00a0released the letter on Monday<\/a>, which addressed the couple\u2019s\u00a0return to the UK<\/a>\u00a0six years after they\u00a0resigned from their royal duties<\/a>\u00a0and moved to the US.<\/p>\n Harry and Markle (pictured in 2019), however, allegedly took particular issue with the label of \u201cprivate citizens.\u201d POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cMembers of the public know who they are. The idea that they can live a normal, \u2018private\u2019 life is sadly not realistic,\u201d a source told People of Harry (pictured with his father in 2018) and Markle. Getty Images<\/p>\n The public notice was allegedly sent to the media\u00a0without consulting the duo<\/a>.<\/p>\n Royal insiders told The Telegraph Wednesday that Charles and his staff wanted to alert the Duke and Duchess before it was made public and were willing to \u201cclarify one or two points.\u201d However, after about an hour, they sent it out to the media before Harry\u2019s team responded with guidance.<\/p>\n The outlet also reported that Harry and Meghan were \u201cfrustrated\u201d with the letter\u2019s \u201cdeliberate\u201d timing<\/a>, as they believe it was part of an effort to influence the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures.<\/p>\n Charles sent the public notice to the media\u00a0on Monday, allegedly without consulting the duo (seen in April.) Getty Images<\/p>\n The letter was sent out as a Royal committee was gearing up to discuss whether the couple and their kids (seen above) should be granted police protection. Instagram\/@meghan<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The committee, notably, was gearing up to discuss whether Harry, Markle and their two kids \u2014 Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 \u2014\u00a0should be granted police protection<\/a> as they begin their life back in the UK.<\/p>\n Palace sources strongly rejected the claim, per the Telegraph.<\/p>\n The family of four\u00a0landed in the UK\u00a0on Aug. 26, one week after Page Six confirmed\u00a0they were moving back to England<\/a>\u00a0for an \u201cextended period.\u201d<\/p>\n Insiders told The Telegraph that Harry and Markle (pictured in 2020) felt the timing was \u201cdeliberate.\u201d Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Palace sources strongly rejected the claim, per the Telegraph. (Pictured: Charles and Harry in 2019.) Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n Harry made his first public appearance<\/a> in his homeland at Tower Bridge Studios in London on Monday.<\/p>\n As for Markle, she was spotted having tea<\/a> with what appeared to be a fellow mom at Soho Farmhouse, a members-only retreat, in the Cotswolds last Friday.<\/p>\n