Prince Harry's decision to use date he and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore ... trends now
Prince Harry's decision to pinpoint the day he and Meghan were 'evicted' from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles as the date his US residency began points to deep 'irritation' with his father, royal experts told MailOnline today.
The Duke of Sussex has updated his official business records in this country to make it clear that he no longer lives in Britain.
Filings published by Companies House yesterday for ‘Prince Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex’ record that his ‘New Country/State Usually Resident’ is now the U.S. It was previously recorded as the United Kingdom.
And despite being updated officially this week, Prince Harry chose the day he and Meghan officially moved out of Frogmore Cottage - June 29, 2023, as the date his formal US residency began - not when they emigrated in early 2020.
Royal biographer Tom Bower told MailOnline that Harry’s decision to use the date of leaving Frogmore as the start of his US residency reveals his annoyance with his father. It is also a sure sign that Harry has no intention of living in Britain again for some time.
‘King Charles was quite right to evict Harry from Frogmore, and not surprisingly Harry was irritated. He and Meghan thought they could have their cake and eat it’, he said.
‘Fortunately, the King did not go further and strip the Sussexes of their titles. That might have stopped their recent promotional splurge, exploiting their royal titles to earn money. Hopefully, when the King recovers he will reconsider his attitude towards the Sussexes and distance them further from the royal family’.
Prince Harry, right, and wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge in Florida on Friday
King Charles evicted Prince Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage and instead offered it to his brother Prince Andrew
Royal experts have said Harry was 'deeply wounded' by his father's order for him and Meghan to leave Frogmore Cottage
The publicly-viewable document that shows Prince Harry is now based in the United States
Mr Bower says the Companies House document unearthed by the Mail shows Harry has ‘decided to remain in America for the foreseeable future’.
He said: ‘He should now be firmly told by the King to stop exploiting his royal titles for commercial profit’.
Royal author Angela Levin said the change in residence means that Harry should no longer be 'a Counsellor of State to stand in for the monarch should it be needed’.
By law, Counsellors of State are required to have a UK domicile, but Harry has no home here after King Charles asked the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to vacate Frogmore Cottage, a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth.
However, many considered this situation unsuitable as Harry, the Duke of York and Beatrice are not working royals.
Later that year, the King asked parliament to add his sister, Princess Anne, and youngest brother, Prince Edward, to the list.
It was reported that the King decided not to remove Harry and Andrew because he did not want to escalate family tensions and believed it was unlikely either would ever be required to deputise for him.
However, last year courtiers were keen to ensure that William returned to Britain from a solo trip to New York before the King and Queen departed for their state visit to France on the
