Royal Family: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drop major 'hint' of relationship change

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lost fourteen members of their staff between 2018 and 2022 in a string of high-profile departures.

The resignations included staff that worked for the couple's media company, Archewell, as well as members of their PR team.

Here Express.co.uk takes a look at the former staffers to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who left between 2018 - 2022.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s relationship dynamic has been analysed by a body language expert ahead of their new TV interview, which airs tomorrow on Meghan’s 43rd birthday.

Meghan and Harry, 39, spoke to CBS News host Jane Pauley to discuss online bullying, in their first joint interview in three years.

While it appears the couple “can operate as a team,” Meghan uses one “big power gesture” to show Harry that she is “the boss.”

Meghan Markle is preparing for a “huge political move” on her 43rd birthday, it has been claimed.

The Duchess of Sussex will turn 43 this year and, according to a royal commentator, is reflecting on how to boost her image and career.

She has reportedly finished filming her new Netflix series, which is focused on friendship and cooking, and is setting her sights on the political arena.

The royals are officially on summer break and for the adults it's a time to rest and regroup. For the Wales children it’s a time to play and enjoy time with grandma and grandpa, affectionately known as Pa and Gaga.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend the month of August in Scotland and act as hosts to Prince William and Princess Kate, as well as their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.

Daily Express US spoke to Pauline Maclaran, author of Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture and Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, who said: “As far as relaxing goes, I think Charles is likely to repeat to some extent his mother’s routines while at Balmoral."

King Charles will be in Scotland for the month of August, and at the end of the stay plans to host a thank you gala for the staff.

The Ghilllies Ball has been around as long as Balmoral Castle — 171 years and counting — and is thrown for the staff who keep the castle running and the royals happy.

According to one royal commentator, Meghan Markle is now planning a “tactical rethink” as she is “embarrassed over her Spotify era” in which she and her husband lost a huge deal with the company.

The Sussex's multimillion-dollar deal with Spotify came to an end last year after they failed to meet “productivity benchmarks”.

Prince Harry seemed happy to "take a backseat" while Meghan Markle "took charge" during their recent pre-recorded interview on CBS Sunday Morning.

The couple were there to talk to host Jane Pauley about the realities of online abuse and how to protect children on the web, a cause that has been very close to their hearts.

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Before Prince Edward married Sophie (now the Duchess of Edinburgh) he had an on/off relationship for several years with Ruthie Henshall.

The West End actress and singer spoke about sneaking into Buckingham Palace to see her royal boyfriend.

She even attended cook-outs with other members of the Royal Family, with King Charles "turning sausages".

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's role since leaving the Royal Family has been difficult to determine, according to a royal expert.

Katie Nicholls was asked on Vanity Fair's Dynasty podcast on whether the Sussexes were simply celebrities, royals, influencers, advocates, or philanthropists.

She replied: "Well, I think it's all of the above. It's everything that you mentioned and it's quite hard to pin them down in terms of what they do because they're not working royals anymore.

"They're so much more than just celebrities. Clearly, philanthropy is this umbrella under which they want to exist, but then you get American Riviera Orchard thrown into all of that, which sort of then slightly throws a question mark over what they're doing."

Pandora Cooper-Key, the half sister of Cressida Bonas, has passed away aged 51 following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Cressida and Prince Harry dated for two years between 2012 and 2014, and remained on good terms with Cressida even attending his wedding to Meghan Markle.

She was the daughter of Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon and aristocrat Esmond Cooper-Key, and is survived by her two sons and 77-year-old mother, although her father died in 1985.

EXCLUSIVE: Princess Beatrice may not be able to bring her stepson Wolfie to Balmoral for the Royal Family summer holiday this year.

Wolfie is Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's son from his relationship with Dara Huang, and it seems as if he will be spending the summer break in the US with her.

A source told Express.co.uk: "Dara has taken Wolfie with her to the United States for an extended summer holiday."

Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank could be headed back to the UK permanently with their sons August and Ernest, thanks to the success of Jack's business.

A source told Express.co.uk: "Eugenie is adamant that she wants to head back to the UK on a more permanent basis and use the villa in Portugal as a holiday home.

"They are very close to their families and all like spending lots of quality time together with the children. Jack's success has given them the freedom to fly back and forth between two countries and provide the boys with a loving and close-knit family unit."

EXCLUSIVE: Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are not likely to join Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they travel to Colombia later this year, according to a former royal bodyguard.

In May the Sussexes toured Nigeria but left their two young children at home in California.

Former royal protection officer Simon Morgan told Express.co.uk: "I don't know if Archie and Lilibet will go. You would have to assess it and see if it's viable."

Whenever the Royal Family attend a barbecue they avoid eating burgers with their hands.

Speaking on behalf of Spin Genie, former royal butler Grant Harrold revealed: "When it comes to eating the food, they would use the correct cutlery, there would be knives and forks.

" I’ve never seen a royal pick up any food with their hands, but the younger ones will.

"The older royals use utensils because they’re more traditional, and they’re slightly more formal.

"They would definitely eat a hamburger, for example, with a knife and fork as they won’t want to get messy."

Back in 2014 Prince William and Princess Kate took baby Prince George with them on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.

However they needed the late Queen Elizabeth's permission for the heirs to travel together as normally this is not permitted.

Once George turns 12 next year he will no longer be allowed to fly with William or Princess Charlotte.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are partial to the occasional ice cream in the summer months.

However they eat it in a completely different way to the late Queen Elizabeth, according to a former royal butler.

Speaking on behalf of Spin Genie, Grant Harrold revealed that when it comes to tucking into ice cream, the royal pair "will eat it out of a cone in public" but the late Queen "never" did this, likely opting for a tub if she fancied a scoop.

Prince George's birth on July 22 2013 was a day of great celebration for all the royals, and the staff at Buckingham Palace.

The former communications secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth, Ailsa Anderson, told Hello!'s A Right Royal Podcast about the occasion: "My lovely colleague Ed Perkins was press secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they were.

"I got the call in the morning to say things were happening, we were in the office on tenterhooks waiting for the call!

"Excited, maybe a glass of champagne was drunk after the announcement was made—I couldn't possibly comment!"

Mike Tindall once decided to throw punches at Prince Harry to see how good his security was.

Unsurpisingly it turned out to be pretty good, as Mike enjoyed a boozy night out with Harry and former rugby teammate Iain Balshaw in Australia during the World Cup in 2003.

He attempted to throw some punches as a joke but it wasn't long before security stepped in.

Meghan Markle could soon be making her return to acting, as when asked by Variety magazine if she ever would she replied: "Never say never."

The Duchess of Sussex found fame playing Rachel Zane in the legal drama Suits, which became one of Netflix's biggest hits.

However Meghan quit her role when her relationship with Prince Harry got serious.

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