Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have claimed they told King Charles they would give up their royal titles if it meant they could leave the UK.
Speaking in their controversial Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, the couple details their decision to quit the royal family, saying they previously tried to move to New Zealand in 2018 and then to South Africa before shocking the world with an Instagram statement revealing they were moving to Canada.
Despite claims they “blindsided” the late Queen and the rest of Harry’s relatives, the couple claim they had been in regular conversations with them about the move.
In the fifth episode of their six-part series, which is part of a £100m deal with Netflix, Harry explains: “My father said ‘Can you put it in writing?’ I said I would rather not because of what had happened last time. He said he couldn’t do anything unless it was put in writing. I put it in emails.”
He goes on to say he sent repeated messages on January 1,2 and 3 detailing their thoughts.
He adds: “In one of those I said that if it didn’t work out we would be willing to relinquish our Sussex titles if need be. That was the plan.
“We thought it would be good to give ourselves some breathing space, but we were also really passionate about continuing our work throughout the Commonwealth supporting the Queen
“Highlighting their keenness to move away from the ‘royal rota’, the set of royal reporters who travel around the world covering The Firm’s engagements, Meghan said: “What I think is also important is that the pack of the royal rota is based there in London. If we are not there they can’t cover what we are doing.”
