Harry and Meghan felt 'crushed' by Royal Family's decision to boot them out Firm

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were left feeling "crushed" about having to completely leave their senior roles in the Royal Family behind but felt the late Queen's decision "wasn’t a surprise, given the lack of support they received", according to claims.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their shock exit from the Firm in January 2020 before they relocated across the Atlantic to settle down in Montecito, California.Despite their departure seeming fairly amicable at first, it was not long before the couple started taking aim at the monarchy with a number of bombshell allegations against them, the Express reports.Their first public criticism of the duke's relatives came in their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey and once again in their controversial Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan last December.

Harry took things a step further with more personal accusations against individual members of the Firm including his father King Charles, elder brother Prince William and their respective spouses, Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton, in his tell-all memoir Spare at the beginning of this year.Journalist Omid Scobie explained how difficult it was for the Sussexes' to make the decision to leave their senior roles in the Royal Family behind in his recent co-written book, Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family.He claimed the couple felt "crushed" about having to leave but believed it was best for their own small family as they were feeling neglected.Scobie noted: "To say [Harry and Meghan] were crushed is an understatement.

It’s a decision that the couple still feel wasn’t necessary, but also wasn’t a surprise, given the lack of support they received."The Sussexes have previously made claims