King Charles’s decision to release a letter confirming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s status has been called “unprecedented” by a royal commentator. Rob Shuter made the claim while discussing the situation with host Maureen Callahan on “The Nerve with Maureen Callahan.” The King authorized the letter on Monday. It reaffirmed that the Sussexes remain non-working royals following their return to the UK.
Expert calls King Charles and palace’s move to release Harry and Meghan letter ‘unprecedented’
King Charles’s letter marks a rare break from Palace protocol, per the expert. The Lord Chamberlain sent the letter to senior government and military officials. It confirmed Harry and Meghan “are no longer working Members of The Royal Family” and that their HRH styles stay in abeyance. The letter described any charity work the couple takes on as a private matter, separate from official royal duties.
Shuter said the terms themselves were already settled six years ago, at the 2020 Sandringham Summit called by the late Queen Elizabeth II. What stood out to him was that the Palace chose to make the reminder public. “This is a very un-Buckingham Palace thing to do,” he said. He added that the institution usually prefers to keep family matters out of view rather than issue a public statement.
Shuter argued the timing was deliberate. According to him, Harry and Meghan have reportedly been exploring new charities and events since returning to the UK. The Palace wanted its position on record before that public profile grew. He said the letter reads as the institution getting ahead of any confusion rather than cleaning up after it, describing the approach as one built around not giving the couple room to push boundaries.
Team Sussex told the Daily Mail they weren’t given enough time to respond before the letter went public, a claim that comes as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s response to the letter continues to draw scrutiny. Palace sources dispute that timeline, stating that the couple received the letter roughly an hour before release.
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