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‘Carer for Archie’: The Queen’s Withering Verdict on Harry’s Exit

Hugo Vickers claims Elizabeth II mocked her grandson’s California move and was deeply hurt in her final years.

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Tom Sykes
Mar 28, 2026
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Royal historian Hugo Vickers has delivered a sharply critical account of Queen Elizabeth II’s late-life relationship with Prince Harry, saying she bitingly suggested he had deserted royal duty to be “a carer for Archie.”

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