Continuing to talk about the Sussexes, Mr Quinn said that as Meghan and Harry become an older married couple and some of the fire goes out of their relationship, “there’s a real danger that Harry will feel lost – just as Edward VIII felt lost when things had cooled with Mrs Simpson”.

He concluded by saying: “That’s the point at which Harry will really make huge efforts to build bridges with his brother and be allowed to be the part-time Royal (with Meghan) that he wants to be. But if palace officials have their way, it will never happen.” Unlike Edward VII and his wife, Harry and Meghan are free to return to the UK without needing any permission from the monarch.

However, since moving to the US, they have only returned to the UK on some rare occasions both because of coronavirus restrictions which were brought in shortly after they left the country, and also because of safety concerns as the Sussexes no longer have taxpayer-funded security.