Royal staff members who have been working at the Windsor home ofMeghan MarkleandPrince Harryare being redeployed, PEOPLE confirms.
As the couple continues their negotiations with the palace about how tomanage their departure from their rolesas senior working members of the royal family, the staff at theirFrogmore Cottage homeis being moved to different posts.
No one has been made redundant or let go, but a royal source confirms to PEOPLE that staff are regularly redeployed around the estate during quieter periods. This also happened when the couple headed to Canada in November and December.
Meghan, 38, is back in Canada with the couple’s 8-month-old son Archie after briefly returning to the U.K. last week, just before the couple made their bombshell announcement that they plan to step down from their senior royal roles. Harry, 35, is still in the U.K. as he continues discussions and meeting around the couple’s exit.
Meghan and Harry have revealed that they are planning a move to North America.
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“We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages,” they said in a statement. “This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.”
“Frogmore Cottage will continue to be the property of Her Majesty the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will continue to use Frogmore Cottage – with the permission of Her Majesty The Queen – as their official residence as they continue to support the Monarchy, and so that their family will always have a place to call home in the United Kingdom,” the couple shared on their official website SussexRoyal.com.
On Monday,Queen Elizabethmade an emotional statementabout the couple’s decision, saying that she reluctantly agreed to the couple’s wish to seek a more independent future. “The Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK,” during a transition as the complexities were still being worked out, she said.
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Harry, who undertook what was thought to behis last public dutyat Buckingham Palace on Thursday, will remain in the U.K. as heattend a series of meetings, which will continue into early next week, PEOPLE has learned.
source: people.com
