Prince Harry Was ‘Angered’ by the Use of the Term ‘Megxit,’ Source Claims
Prince Harry was reportedly the driving force behind the Sussexes’ exit from the royal family and not Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as the term “Megxit” would have you believe. The insinuation that Meghan was to blame for the move “angered” Harry, according to one royal expert.
Prince Harry and Meghan announced their plan
In January, Prince Harry and Meghan made a bombshell announcement — a plan to take a step back from their royal duties. Queen Elizabeth worked with the couple to make their plan a reality but there were some things the Sussexes had to give up, including the use of their HRH titles and any public funding.
Following the announcement of the exit plan’s final details, Prince Harry spoke at a dinner for supporters of Sentebale about why he and Meghan felt they had to make this dramatic move.
“The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back is not one I made lightly. It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. And I know I haven’t always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option,” Prince Harry said at the time.
The exit was blamed on Meghan
After they shared their plans and the final exit date of March 31 was determined, their decision to leave the royal family became known as “Megxit,” a term that Prince Harry reportedly wasn’t happy about, as he was the one who pushed for the exit.
The upcoming tell-all book Finding Freedom is expected to shed more light on their decision and departure, with a source telling The Sun that Prince Harry was “angered” by the angle many media outlets used in their reporting.
“That word ‘Megxit’ in particular has always angered Prince Harry,” the source explained. “It gives the impression that the decision to walk away from the royal family was Meghan’s.”
The insider continued, “The reality is Harry drove that decision. The book will make that clear and explain why it had to happen.”
“The truth is Harry had been unhappy for a long, long time,” they further explained. “He wanted to move in the direction that they did and had been considering it for more than a year.”
“Meghan supported Harry’s decision,” the source shared. “But there was more than one occasion where she asked him if he was certain it was what he wanted. And she always made it clear she would support him in whatever he did.”
Prince Harry had hinted at their exit
Prince Harry indicated that the plan to leave their royal duties had been a discussion that had been happening for months and it appears he dropped a hint about their exit to anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall in 2019.
When Dr. Goodall was interviewed by Prince Harry for the Vogue issue that Meghan guest-edited, she learned of the Sussexes’ possible exit plan.
Goodall spoke with Daily Mail Weekend Magazine and recalled visiting the couple at Frogmore Cottage when Prince Harry hinted that he and Meghan might be getting away from their royal life.
“At the end [of the conversation] Meghan came in to listen with Archie,” Goodall shared. “He was very tiny and very sleepy — not too pleased to be passed from his mummy. I think I was one of the first to cuddle him outside the family.”
“I made Archie do the queen’s wave, saying, ‘I suppose he’ll have to learn this,’” Goodall explained. She said that Harry remarked, “No, he’s not growing up like that.”
