Queen ‘blocked’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bid for freedom after Palace split

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry made a bid for freedom after splitting from the Kensington Palace Royal household but the Queen blocked the move, according to reports.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will part ways from Kate Middleton and Prince William’s Royal office when they move to Frogmore Cottage, in Windsor, ahead of their baby’s birth.

But their bid to create a separate household was met with a resounding “no” from the Queen and Prince Charles, who fund their Royal duties.

A Royal source told The Times: “They wanted their household to be entirely independent of Buckingham Palace, but were told ‘no’.

“There is an institutional structure that doesn’t allow that kind of independence.”

Instead, the couple’s staff will become part of the Buckingham Palace office – which oversees the Queen and other Royals.

The source added: “The feeling is that it’s good to have the Sussexes under the jurisdiction of Buckingham Palace, so they can’t just go off and do their own thing.”

The couple have grand plans to build a global ‘Sussex brand’ of philanthropy and humanitarian work, in their own modern style.

While Meghan, 37, who was already a passionate speaker about gender equality during her former job as an actress, wants to continue her work as an “activist”, according to reports.

Harry, 36, and Meghan’s new office will be based at Buckingham Palace, where they’re expected to get their own apartment – as a London base – in the future.

That means Kate and Wills will bag the 8 million Instagram followers the Fab Four have racked up as a group.

And these are the latest Royal baby nursery plans – from gender-neutral grey paint to Soho House-inspired furniture,