King Charles III Vacating Prince Harry and Meghan Markle From Frogmore Cottage Was a ‘Blow and a Shock’ to Them

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A not-so-royal surprise. King Charles III’s decision to evict Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from their royal residence at Frogmore Cottage is one the couple didn’t see coming, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.“The word is that this is both a blow and a shock to them, especially given the timing [right after the release of Harry’s memoir, Spare], but there’s nothing they can really do,” the insider says.A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation confirmed the request to Us on March 1, noting that Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, were “requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage.” Weeks earlier, the prince had released his tell-all memoir, Spare, in which he made multiple allegations against his father, 74, and older brother Prince William.According to the source, supporters of the Sussexes — who stepped down from their senior royal duties in 2020 — think that “Charles could just as easily have kept it open for them if he’d wanted to but it seems clear he doesn’t.”On the other hand, “King Charles maintains the royal family regaining Frogmore is being done for practical purposes,” the insider notes. “The official line will be that the Sussexes are so rarely in the home and it needs to be occupied and maintained by a full-time resident.”When it comes to who Charles could pick to fill the soon-to-be-empty residence, the source shares, “He feels it would be far more suitable for [Prince] Andrew, who of course is no longer a serving royal yet [and] still has business to remain in the local area.” Andrew, 63, stepped down from his duties as a senior royal in 2019 amid sexual assault allegations, and was later stripped of his royal patronages and military affiliations