Prince Harry as soon as shocked his employees with Christmas presents simply minutes earlier than he made a bombshell announcement, the duke revealed in his memoir.

In Spare, which was launched final 12 months, the Duke of Sussex opened up about among the remaining moments he shared together with his employees as they had been getting ready to announce their departure from the Royal Household.

Harry wrote that he, his spouse Meghan Markle and two senior employees members had been deep inside Buckingham Palace on January 8, 2020, getting ready a press release for Instagram.

The prince stated that regardless of it being previous Christmas, he wished to share his appreciation with these near him with two festive presents.

He claimed he discovered a Christmas tree close to the principle stateroom and took two delicate corgi ornaments as presents for the staffers.

Shortly after, the Sussexes together with the 2 staffers uploaded their assertion on social media, asserting their exit.

The assertion learn: “After many months of reflection and inner discussions, we now have chosen to make a transition this 12 months in beginning to carve out a progressive new position inside this establishment.

“We intend to step again as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Household and work to turn out to be financially unbiased, whereas persevering with to totally assist Her Majesty The Queen.”

Elsewhere, they stated: “We now plan to steadiness our time between the UK and North America, persevering with to honour our obligation to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.

“This geographic steadiness will allow us to lift our son with an appreciation for the royal custom into which he was born, whereas additionally offering our household with the area to deal with the following chapter, together with the launch of our new charitable entity.”

Since then, the couple have made numerous claims in opposition to the royals and their relationship with the Agency stays frosty.