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Thu Feb 13, 2020, 09:57 PM Feb 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fire UK staff, close Buckingham Palace office

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing to distance themselves from royal life, letting go of all 15 of the UK staffers who served their office in Buckingham Palace, The Daily Mail reports.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly broke the news to their employees last month following their decision to step down as senior royals, aka Megxit. One or two of their axed staffers may find their way back into the royal household, but most are now negotiating their severance packages.

Buckingham Palace does not speak on staffing matters, but it is reportedly understood that senior royals such as the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William are aware of the office closure and lay-offs.

“Given their decision to step back, an office at Buckingham Palace is no longer needed,” a source told The Mail. “While the details are still being finalized and efforts are being made to redeploy people within the royal household, unfortunately, there will be some redundancies [firings].”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fire UK staff, close Buckingham Palace office (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP
Resigned to spend LESS time with the family. FraDon Feb 2020 #1

FraDon

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1. Resigned to spend LESS time with the family.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 03:22 PM
Feb 2020

An American here; please take the rest of the monarchy down with you.

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