Queen 'planned to kick Meghan & Harry out of Frogmore' before death, author claims

An writer claimed the precocious Queen had plans to determination the Duke of York retired of the sprawling 30-room Royal Lodge - and determination him into Frogmore Cottage instead

The Queen wanted to kick Prince Harry and Meghan Markle out Frogmore Cottage and move Prince Andrew successful earlier her death, according to an author's caller bombshell claim.

In a caller publication by royal author Robert Hardman, it was claimed the precocious Queen had plans to determination the Duke of York retired of Royal Lodge - a sprawling 30-room mansion successful Windsor Great Park. The program would person seen Prince Harry and Meghan Markle booted retired of Frogmore Cottage to marque country for Andrew, 64, who was besides described successful the publication arsenic a "bully".

Citing an insider source, Mr Hardman said: "'Had she lived different year, helium would person been out' a erstwhile advisor to Elizabeth II said. "'It was her program to determination him out, to extremity the lease for the Sussexes astatine Frogmore Cottage and to determination Andrew successful there. It was chiefly a wealth thing, arsenic she could spot it was becoming unsustainable.'"

The writer besides claimed successful the book, published successful the Daily Mail, the Queen's unit were "more than blessed to marque it happen". When Andrew's rooms were taken implicit successful Buckingham Palace, a subordinate of unit said: "'No 1 felt blameworthy astir taking implicit his bureau due to the fact that helium and his radical had go bullies by the end.'"

It comes aft reports that the King financially chopped disconnected Andrew aft months of urging by advisors, causing their narration to dip to a caller low. The royal brace were said to person been astatine loggerheads for months arsenic the monarch wanted his younger member to permission Royal Lodge.

The King is yet liable for each of the royal household's finances, and it was antecedently reported helium could soon conflict to conscionable the extortionate yearly upkeep costs of his brother's Grade II-listed property.

Mr Hardman besides claimed successful his publication that the keeper of the privy purse was "instructed to sever his surviving allowance" aft reports that Andrew had refused to permission the Royal Lodge and relocate to the nearby, and overmuch smaller, Frogmore Cottage.

The duke is believed to person signed a 75-lease connected the Royal Lodge. Mr Hardman writes: "'The duke is nary longer a fiscal load connected the King,' confirms 1 acquainted with the situation. 'He claims to person recovered different sources of income related to his contacts successful planetary trade, capable to screen each his costs - which would beryllium a invited result for each parties if that turns retired to beryllium the case.

"'But arsenic to whether this backing tin beryllium relied upon successful the agelong word is different matter.'"