Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Disappoint Die-Hard Royal Fans with Attacks on the Firm

The departure of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from the UK to the US at the end of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations has not been without controversy.

Sky News Australia correspondent Anneliese Nielsen has said that the couple has alienated die-hard royal fans with disappointing attacks on the firm.

During the National Service of Thanksgiving in St Paul's Cathedral, the Sussexes sat far across the aisle from Prince Charles, Prince William, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, joining up to 40 royal family members.

As they arrived for the service, a section of the crowd booed, before other members of the public drowned them out with cheers.

The Sussexes were not present on the Buckingham Palace balcony as Jubilee celebrations kicked off on Thursday, but were photographed through a window at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour.

Speaking to people here, the die-hard royal fans, a lot of them say that they are disappointed in how Harry and Meghan have conducted their step back from royal life, that they don't agree with many of their criticisms of the royal family.

But they do say that he is the Queen's grandson and so there should be respect for the monarch and in that instance, it does mean her heirs as well.

Ms Nielsen continued, “They sat out a number of the main, Jubilee, events.

They weren't at the concert, that was pretty deliberate, they didn't want to draw attention away from anything.

However, there was a rumour that Harry and Meghan left exactly three hours after they got booed.

They went back to California and they got the message loud and clear.

There was no fanfare, they just went,” one insider told The Sun, adding that the trip was the first time in the UK for Harry's daughter, Lilibet.

The insider also said that Sussex did not stick around for the platinum Jubilee pageant.

It has been claimed that Sussex will have been really fed up at being sidelined by the palaces men in suits they have been so scathing about since quitting in 2020.

Investigative journalist Tom Bower, who is working on a biography of Meghan, told that the Sussexes had been trounced on their return to the UK.

He said, “I think palace officials were unusually skilful in managing the Sussexes.

Just enough exposure to please the Queen but at the same time so limited to show them that they have been sidelined.

Harry's grim expression exposed and confirmed the troubles he now faces.”

Meghan now faces problems about her status.

Netflix is left with a problem, as the Sussexes are no longer stars.

After the Sussexes were met with some booing at St Paul's on Friday, commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said, “This was about the Queen and the future of the monarchy, which they opted out of as senior working royals.

Yet they owe their entire profile and contracts to the institution.

This fabulous four days showed how strong it is and also how wrong they were to do the interview on Oprah, which caused it to lose support among the young and ethnic minorities and aired when Prince Philip was ill.

The Sussexes should have learnt a lesson over the last few days.

When it actually comes to capturing hearts and minds, it is about service, not about self.”

Ms Nielsen said that how Harry and Meghan forged their life outside the firm would be a long-running discussion for the Sussexes.

She added, “Another critic told, their attitude seems to be if we're not centre stage we don't really want to be here.”

Harry looked particularly glum as they landed back in California yesterday, with royal experts saying the sixth in line to the throne appeared angry, anxious and very uncomfortable during fleeting glimpses of him and his wife during the UK visit.