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Late Queen’s Christmas message confirmed Harry and Meghan ‘rigidity’, professional says

A Royal commentator has allegedly uncovered a sign of Queen Elizabeth II‘s true feelings toward the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

It was publicly known that the late Queen shared a supportive relationship with Harry and Meghan, even during the pair’s awkward departure from palace duties. However, a royal expert has uncovered the late monarch’s “deliberate act” that seems to suggest there was more than meets the eye.

British historian Robert Lacey told the Daily Mail about a crucial instance where Meghan and Harry were absent from a photo display. Lacey explained that during the Queen’s 2019 Christmas broadcast, the pair were not referenced.

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Lacey explained: “The absence of a single Sussex from the 2019 assemblage of significant royal faces in the Queen’s Christmas broadcast appeared to reflect a deliberate decision on her part.



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There were no photographs of Meghan and Harry, or their children, at the Queen’s 2019 Christmas broadcast

“She would be providing no brand endorsement opportunities this year for Sussex Royal. It was unheard of for the royal Christmas desk not to feature a cosy image of the latest royal grandchild or great-grandchild.”

The expert then added: “But in 2019 there was no sight of Harry and Meghan’s six-month-old son, Archie.”

The Mirror corroborates this story, pointing out the odd exclusion of the brand new addition to the family. The publication reported: “A brief video clip flashed on screen during the broadcast showing the Queen and Meghan’s mother Doria cluck-clucking over the little boy, but there was no name-check.



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The Queen never mentioned her great-grandchild, Archie, which experts believe may have been deliberate

“The Queen simply acknowledged the arrival of her great-grandchild in passing, without mentioning his name or his parents: ‘Prince Philip and I have been delighted to welcome our eighth great-grandchild into our family.’

“This was the Queen’s only reference to the new arrival and his parents in her 2019 address to the world – an anonymous ‘eighth great-grandchild’.”

The desk instead displayed photos of King George VI (Queen Elizabeth II’s father), Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Kate, and their three children: George, Charlotte, and Louis.

Soon after the broadcast, Meghan and Harry publicly stepped away from the Royal Family in January 2020. They soon moved to Los Angeles to set up a business empire and build their legacy away from the crown.

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