The Queen ‘blocked Meghan Markle and Prince Harry breaking away from Buckingham Palace to keep an eye on them’
THE Queen has "blocked Meghan Markle and Prince Harry breaking away from Buckingham Palace" so the Royals can keep an eye on them, an insider has claimed.
According to , the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were asked to move their official office from the Kensington Palace Estate into Buckingham Palace following Meghan's lavish £330,000 baby shower earlier this year.
The paper reports that Buckingham Palace knew nothing about Meghan's plans to jet off to New York for the star-studded celebration and want to prevent any "secret" trips from happening again in future.
Commenting on the Palace's decision to move Meghan and Harry's office, a royal insider told the paper: "The intention is to ensure what they do is co-ordinated with the rest of the household."
Since Harry and Meghan moved into the grounds of the Windsor Estate earlier this year, the source says the Palace are adamant that the Sussex residence will not turn into "an Independent State of Frogmore."
Earlier this year, another Palace source revealed The Queen had "blocked" Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from separating themselves from Buckingham Palace.
A source told : "They wanted their household [at Frogmore Cottage] to be entirely independent of Buckingham Palace, but they were told 'no'.
"The feeling is that it's good to have the Sussexes under the jurisdiction of Buckingham Palace, so they can't just go off and do their own thing."
With their offices in Buckingham Palace, The Queen reportedly wants Prince Harry and Meghan to "co-ordinate diaries better" within the Royal Family and "coordinate what they're putting out".
Kensington Palace - where Harry and Meghan's office was previously based - is a working Royal residence which incorporates the offices of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, as well as Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The office take care of things like organising Royal visits, liaising with supported charities, writing speeches and dealing with media enquiries.
But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may still have to answer to Buckingham Palace, last week it was confirmed that they were to split from the Royal Foundation they share with Prince William and Kate Middleton to focus on their own charitable endeavours.
A statement said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are incredibly proud of what they have achieved together through The Royal Foundation. They are especially proud to have established a charity that has had, and will continue to have, significant long-lasting impact, changing lives for the better."
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