Henry of Sussex failed to convince Queen Elizabeth II and will lose his honors

Prince Henry of Sussex he is at a crossroads because on the one hand he has decided to give up his royal duties with his wife, Meghan of Sussex, but, on the other hand, he wants to keep his honors in the British army, a situation that his grandmother, Isabel II from Great Britain it will not let it happen.

As we will remember, the beginning of 2020 was the dukes of sussex have announced their intention to secede from their royal positions, a situation which has been described by the press as Megxit and during this process, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom granted the couple a year of grace to separate from their positions.

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Until now it is believed that the period given by Queen Elizabeth II was granted with the intention that Prince Henry gives up his intentions and, although at the end of last year, the possibility of him and his family being able to return to the shelter The British royal family Due to the lack of economic support, some millionaire contracts have revealed them.

However, the period of gratitude is about to pass and although his second son Carol of Wales He showed no intention of withdrawing what was said about his desire to leave his royal duties, pressuring the media to let his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, allow him to retain his honorary military titles. .

This request has been made by Prince Henry since he announced his departure from the royal family, but at that time the answer was no, although he hoped that, with the grace period, he could move to a yes, sources close to Buckingham Palace they emphasize that this will not happen.

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We are talking about three titles that the Duke of Sussex wants to be allowed to keep: the captain-general of the Royal Navy, a position that was inherited from his grandfather, Philip of Edinburgh in 2017, honorary commander of Royal Honington Air Force Base and honorary commander of the Naval Forces Command.

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However, various sources in Buckingham indicate that for the first position Queen Elizabeth II already has a replacement, this would be princess ana the age of 70, while the second position could be given to the eldest son of Diana of Wales, Prince William of Cambridge.

The third title does not seem to matter too much to the royal family, because, according to various media, he does not hold a royal rank in the Navy and is so devoid of consequences that even his stepmother, hers Camila of Cornwall, has a title of Commodore, which has been awarded to him since 2006.

It is not yet known if there will be an extension of the deadline, which expires in March, as Prince Henry will not be able to go to England until late spring, when the royal family will celebrate Prince Philip’s 100th birthday and the unveiling of a statue of Lady Di.

During these activities, the Duke of Sussex will have the last opportunity to ask to be allowed to keep his honorary titles under United Kingdom military force, but the answer seems firm, because the British monarch will not allow half the royal.

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