ROYAL RIFT
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘to SPLIT from charity set up with Prince William and Kate Middleton on Wednesday’
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are planning to SPLIT the charity they share with Prince William and Kate Middleton this week, an insider has claimed.
According to recent reports, the Royal Foundation will be divided between the Sussexes and Cambridges as the couples focus on their own separate charitable endeavours.
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The two couples pictured at Royal Foundation forum together last FebruaryPrince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate Middleton joined two years later shortly after the engagement was announced.
Over the years, the charity has focused on wildlife conservation and mental health as well as supporting the armed forces and young people.
However, it is now understood that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to walk away from the Royal Foundation - resulting in further rumours of a rift between the two couples.
According to , the "decision is expected to be formally announced at a board meeting on Wednesday."
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What's more, a charity insider told : "At the start of last year, the plan was that all four would work together and I really believed in them as the power of four."
In February 2018, the "Fab Four" then attended the Royal Foundation forum together for what looks like the first and only time.
The insider added: "The forum was going to be an annual event and last year's was supposed to be the first of many. It's very sad it's going to end like this."
Rumours of a rift between the two couples have been circulating over the past few months, following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's move to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
Before they welcomed baby Archie earlier this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left their home within the Kensington Palace estate where they were living in close proximity to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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However, the two brothers reportedly fell out after Prince William's concerns over Meghan Markle reportedly "went down quite badly" his brother.
Speaking to Fox News, royal author Katie Nicholl said: "William was concerned about how quickly the relationship had moved and wanted to make sure that Harry was making the right decision."
Last November, The Sun exclusively revealed that Meghan Markle "left Kate Middleton in tears" over her strict demands for Princess Charlotte's bridesmaid dress.
Meanwhile, one of Prince Harry's former friends Lizzie Cundy claimed earlier this year that Meghan Markle has pushed Prince Harry's friends out since their move to Frogmore Cottage.
Fabulous Digital has approached Buckingham Palace for comment.
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