The Rumored Reasons King Charles Stripped Harry & Meghan Of Their Royal Security

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s messy security battle has a rumored place of origin, and it’s apparently Harry’s father, King Charles III. For a long time, it was believed that Queen Elizabeth made the decision to relieve her grandson’s family of private security, but as new information came forth, that theory has been cast under doubt. During a court hearing about Harry’s security detail, an unearthed letter from Queen Elizabeth II’s secretary Sir Edward Young was presented. The letter stated that the late monarch was worried about the flack Harry and Meghan were receiving from the media and wanted them kept safe. Young wrote, due to the Queen’s concern, that she believed “it is imperative that the [Sussex] family continues to be provided with effective security.”

That’s one monarch cleared, but there are rumors that Britain’s newest monarch, King Charles, was the one who truly pushed for Prince Harry and Meghan to have their security privileges stripped away. According to a source with the Byline Times, King Charles was not pleased with Harry’s decision to step away from the royal family. To get back at his son, the monarch is said to have snatched away his family’s private security detail. The source stated: “The Sussexes had either to be safely in the tent in Britain or cast away and castigated as comprehensively as possible in order to reduce the threat of them eclipsing the rest of the family.”