Bye, Britain! Meghan & Harry Fire Entire London Staff And Close Buckingham Palace Office
Feb. 13 2020, Published 9:29 p.m. ET
Megxit Mania!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are firing their entire London staff and closing their Buckingham Palace office as they quit the royal family.
In January, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told their 15 staff members in person that they were losing their jobs, the MailOnline.com reported.
“Given their decision to step back, an office at Buckingham Palace is no longer needed,” a source told the publication.
“While the details are still being finalized and efforts are being made to redeploy people within the royal household, unfortunately there will be some redundancies.”
Stepping down as senior members of Queen Elizabeth’s working royal family, the couple decamped to Canada in a bold move to become financially independent.
The source said the firings were a complete shock to the employees, many of them loyal for years and credited with the success of their Africa trip.
“The Duke and Duchess have a small team, less than 15 people,” the source explained. “The team are very loyal to the Sussexes and understand and respect the decision they have taken.
“They are all close and supporting each other. The team are busy helping to set their Royal Highnesses up for the future and working on a series of final engagements.”
Scroll through the gallery for more shocking details about Meghan and Harry’s latest move to leave the royal family behind forever.
Cash Grab
Meghan and Harry’s first post-royal gig was a private speaking engagement to wealthy J.P. Morgan clients on February 7, at 1 Miami Hotel in South Beach, Florida, RadarOnline.com confirmed.
The source told RadarOnline.com that Harry spoke to the crowd while Meghan watched. “He talked about mental health and the effect his mother’s death had on him,” the insider said about Princess Diana’s youngest son.
Bad Blood
“I don’t think it will come as surprise to anyone that these have been incredibly trying circumstances for their team, who have experienced some very difficult times of late,” a source told the MailOnline.com about the mass layoffs.
“They are all good people, very loyal and brilliant at their jobs, and everyone feels incredibly sorry for them.”
Rock Road
According to a MailOnline insider, the Sussex couple weren’t abandoned by their staffers. “Harry and Meghan’s team are so loyal, probably to a fault sometimes. They are firefighting for the couple while knowing they are about to lose their jobs. Efforts are being made to redeploy some people. But in truth that will be a small fraction of the total staff.”
Closing their Buckingham Palace office and getting rid of all staff was expected to be completed in March, a source told the publication.
Heartbreaking Message
Harry and Meghan announced their intentions to quit the royal family in a statement that blindsided even the Queen. “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution,” they said.
“We intend to step back as senior members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully Her Majesty The Queen.”
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Hiding Out
Meghan and Harry have been holed up in a $14 million mansion in Canada as they transitioned from royal life to commoners.
