The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as senior royals in January 2020 – and one subsequent move by Harry has led to his ‘exile’ from The Firm, an expert has said

It’s been five years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit royal life.

The couple have gone on to set up a new life together in the States – but their relationship with the Firm has been left in tatters.

Having stepped down, the Sussexes levelled a number of criticisms at members of the monarchy – in their Oprah interview, their Netflix series, and in Spare. As such, a huge gulf has developed, and the couple are said to have been ‘cut off’ by prominent royals, including Prince William.

Now an expert has deemed Harry as “naïve” for not realising that publicly attacking the Royal Family would lead to his “exile”.

Speaking to Fox News Digital , British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard said: “A self-assured, self-titled, angry Prince Harry thought it was completely OK to publicly verbally annihilate his family.

“It is said he was naïve and didn’t realise it would upset his family… He didn’t realise that his actions would cause such a fallout with his family and the public.”

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams also spoke to the publication about the Duke, adding: “[Prince] Harry is in exile – [but] he chose it. It’s lonely, and he will undoubtedly miss his friends and family.

“There is no sign whatsoever of the rift in the royal family healing. King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales have, to put it mildly, other priorities.”

Harry has spoken in the past about the possibility of reconciling with his family. But, according to former BBC royal expert Jennie Bond, the tables have turned on the Duke. She previously told Times Radio that, in her opinion, while Harry was initially the one who pushed the royals away, the opposite is now true.

“Early on it was Harry, who was demanding an apology. There was going to be no meeting of minds or meeting in reality until there was an apology for the affronts he thought had been made to his wife. But now I think the tables have turned somewhat. Messages coming from Harry’s side are that he’s ready at least to forgive and that he loves his family. He’s said that quite publicly. He wants to see more of them.

“But it is Charles and William who seem to be resisting reconciliation at this point so I think it was first one, then the other.”

It’s thought that the final straw for William was Harry’s criticism of Princess Kate. According to The Sunday Times , the Prince of Wales is ‘unlikely to forgive Harry anytime soon’ because he simply can’t get past the comments Harry made about his wife.

“William is unlikely to forgive Harry any time soon for his slights against Kate in Spare, among them the suggestion she was cold towards Meghan. Those close to William say his brother rarely comes up in conversation.”