In 2020, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down from their royal duties and started a new life in California.
However, the pair was clever enough to keep a massive and luxurious pied-à-terre in England — Frogmore Cottage.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been paying rent for their second home for the past two years despite the fact the former actress has not returned to London since “Megxit.”
As for Prince Harry, he briefly returned to his home country twice and spent about 72 hours or so in the home.
Last month, it was revealed that Prince Harry renewed the lease on Frogmore Cottage that he will continue to use temporarily.
The goal for the Duke of Sussex is to continuously have a partial presence, (or foot on the ground), in London while Montecito remains his primary residence.
By doing so, Prince Harry keeps one of his highest-profile gigs — Counselor of State to Queen Elizabeth II.
However, it might become more difficult with time for Prince Harry to maintain his prestigious post.
It has been confirmed that Queen Elizabeth is now facing legal pressure from her government to strip her grandson and her son, Andrew, from their positions.
According to the Daily Mail, Queen Elizabeth retained several Counselors of State based on The Regency Acts of 1937 and 1953 that were put together to deal with four potential scenarios – “a monarch succeeding to the throne before the age of 18, a monarch becoming permanently or temporarily incapacitated, and the monarch’s absence from the UK.”
It goes on to say: “The Acts also required that the following five members of the Royal Family are appointed as Counsellors of State: the late Prince Philip (as the spouse of the Monarch); Prince Charles; Prince William; Prince Harry; and Andrew (who are also the first four in the line of succession of full age.)”
Her Majesty is at the advanced age of 95, and in the past few months, she suffered two health scares that rattled the kingdom.
Queen Elizabeth was hit with a medical emergency that required her to be hospitalized. As of most recently, the aging monarch tested positive for COVID-19.
Elizabeth II’s health problems have pushed her government to take action.
It is not known if the Queen was given the heads-up, but the House of Commons Library has quietly published “for the first time guidance on what arrangements can be put in place if a monarch is unable to perform their royal functions.”
The papers produced by Parliament featured this guidance that might be troublesome for Prince Harry: “Under the 1937 Act, a Counsellor of State must be domiciled in some part of the UK.”
A government source said this about Prince Harry’s unique situation and the dilemma that Andrew has created with his sex scandal: “There’s been a lot of noise about Harry and Andrew and their roles as Counsellors of State, and it was felt important MPs had all the facts. It has nothing to do with Her Majesty being ill.”
The parliamentary briefing paper will increase pressure on Buckingham Palace to take legal steps to resolve the matter once and for all.
The papers produced by Parliament “will increase pressure on Buckingham Palace to take legal steps to resolve the matter once and for all,” according to the British publication.
Queen Elizabeth has been urged to appoint the next two senior royals in line to the throne to replace Prince Harry and his disgraced uncle.
However, Buckingham Palace has made it clear that Her Majesty will not lift a finger. Her Majesty’s aide said there would be “no change” to the current Counsellors.
An aide explained there were “no plans to change them.”
A royal insider told the Daily Mail that nothing would change because the royal family is concerned about the reaction from “across the pond. They could just be reluctant to poke the bear.”
Prince Harry is planning a tell-all book for later this year.
