According to reports, the queen requested that a photo of the Duke & Duchess Sussex be removed from her desk, while simultaneously displaying a large photograph of the Cambridge family, including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
“The queen hasn’t decided what to do about [Prince Harry’s decision to leave],” Andersen told Us Weekly. “There’s a point at which—just before she gives a speech to the director on set—[she is] asked which photographs she wants in the shot next to her.” The queen reportedly pointed to a photo of the Sussex family and said, “We won’t be needing that one.”
Prince Harry was reported to have been hurt by the exclusion of his family. “I think that was a hurtful [thing for him to see],” Andersen continued. “A friend of Harry’s told me that he felt that he was being erased in a sense from the family. They made their way to the airport shortly after. [decision to leave the U.K.]. That was probably one of the reasons they issued the statement that they were taking a step back from royalties. [life for a] full-time real life.”
He continued, “It seems very subtle, but when you think about it, when somebody cuts you out of the family album, so to speak, it’s a pretty strong message.”
The only photo on the White Drawing Room desk at Windsor Castle this year was of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip.
Source: Glamour
