Harry and Meghan 'hold the upper hand' when it comes to Charles' coronation, palace insider claims
As King Charles III's coronation looms closer, speculation about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's attendance to the event is rife, giving the Duke and Duchess of Sussex the "upper hand", one source claims.
A palace insider has told Page Six that: "Whatever happens, Harry and Meghan will always be the ones in the headlines... Whether they come or they stay at home in California, they do hold the upper hand."
Despite their "upper hand", however, they have only recently been evicted from their official United Kingdom residence, Frogmore Cottage.
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Charles has evicted his son and daughter-in-law from their UK home but they still 'hold the upper hand' when it comes to the coronation, an insider claims. Getty
A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed to 9Honey on Thursday morning AEDT that: "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage".
The palace insider told the outlet that now is the perfect time for Charles to remove them from the property because, "There is not much sympathy left for Harry and Meghan in the UK."
Harry and Meghan considered Frogmore Cottage their home in the UK, having re-signed their long-term lease for the the 19th century Grade II-listed house in Windsor, but are now being asked to vacate by June, just after the May coronation.
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A glimpse of the Sussexes' lives inside Frogmore Cottage shown during their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan. Netflix
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"Initially they were given just weeks, but now they have at least until after the coronation," a source told Finding Freedom co-author Omid Scobie.
The Sussexes are reprotedly "stunned' at the eviction, having worked hard to make the cottage their dream home with extensive renovations before their son Archie's birth, as well as making it their home base during UK events like Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, their daughter Lilibet's first birthday, and, of course, Her Majesty's funeral.
Though they were shown to have packed up the cottage in their Netflix docuseries, Harry and Meghan, a source told Scobie that the drawers remain full and "every closet is packed", describing the property as "a real family home" and "not just some random rental they keep for convenience".
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