Buckingham Palace has broken its silence on rumours that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move to Africa after the birth of the Royal Baby.
A report from the Sunday Times over the weekend suggested that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might move to Africa for new royal jobs after the birth of their first child – and Buckingham Palace has released a statement regarding the rumour…and they’re not denying it.
Royal reporter Richard Palmer tweeted Sunday that the Palace officially broke its silence on the rumours, but refused to deny them. In a series of tweets, Palmer revealed:
“Buckingham Palace is not denying a report that officials have discussed sending Harry and Meghan to Africa as a way of capitalising on their appeal to young people in the Commonwealth — and of putting further distance between them and the Cambridges.
Buckingham Palace: ‘Any future plans for The Duke and Duchess are speculative at this stage. No decisions have been taken about future roles.
The Duke will continue to fulfil[l] his role as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.'”
The Palace statement comes after a source told the Sunday Times that the royal family wanted Harry and Meghan to move far away in an attempt to handle their growing fame.
“There have been various ideas floated for them to take on a job abroad, such as governor-general of Australia or Canada, wherever,” a palace source told The Sunday Times of London.
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According to the Sunday Times‘ sources, the Canada and Australia plans were rejected because Canada is too close to American press and the internet makes Australia too accessible by press as well.
“The trouble is that you effectively set them up as king and queen of a whole separate country,” one source told the paper. “And 24-hour media means that Australia is not as far away as it used to be.”
However, Africa could still be a possibility.
“[The royals] sent [Harry and Meghan] down to Frogmore to try to keep them out of the limelight for a bit. This is doomed to fail. They are worried that Harry and Meghan are going to establish a totally separate enterprise that nobody can get under control,” one of the Sunday Times’ sources said. “There are discussions in palace circles about how do we harness Harry and Meghan and this tremendous global attention they get. How do we draw them back, because laying down the law and ticking them off doesn’t work at all.”
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