Prince Harry will not return to the UK to provide for an extension of his “Megxit business” due to the coronavirus.
The Duke of Sussex planned to request a face-to-face meeting with the queen after he and his wife Meghan left their roles as royal officials.
But the ban on non-essential travel in the last block means the couple will remain in their new home in America.
Royal sources confirmed that the prince “has not yet tried to contact” his grandmother to set up an appointment, but is expected to provide a solution in the coming weeks.
A 12-month review of Harry and Meghan’s deal with the Palace is due on March 31.
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The couple, who surprised the queen by leaving office last January, reportedly wanted to extend the deadline before a deal became permanent.
Harry is interested in maintaining his military appointments and under the current agreement, they still have real sponsorships, including Meghan from the National Theater.
But it turns out that senior advisers were alarmed by the pace at which the duke and duchess signed mega money agreements in the corporate world.
As part of their attempt at taxpayer “financial independence”, they agreed to return over £ 2.4 million of public funds used to renovate their Frogmore Cottage home on the Windsor estate.
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But they also agreed to “continue to defend His Majesty’s values,” something recently questioned when chat presenter Oprah Winfrey announced a vegan coffee on her personal Instagram page, which Meghan invested in.
Sources confirmed that courtiers are “taking a fresh look at the couple’s business” to see if they are in line with the queen’s values.
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, live on the playground of millionaires in Montecito, California.
The duo is in a legal battle with the editors Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, Associated Newspapers.
She says Sunday’s title violated her privacy by printing excerpts from a letter she wrote to her distant father, Thomas Markle, before the wedding.
On Monday, his lawyers will defend a summary judgment in the High Court, which would avoid a trial.
The case has already cost her more than £ 2 million.
A source said of the couple’s new path: “There is undoubtedly a feeling of discomfort with the pace with which they entered the corporate world and the way they behaved in relation to their various legal disputes.”