Prince Harry wants to ‘completely severed' from royal family after shocking step

Prince Harry reportedly tried to send a message to the members of the Royal family, especially his father King Charles, after he made a shocking move.

According to reports, the Duke of Sussex asked his uncle, Earl Spencer, for advice regarding changing his surname to Spencer, his mother Princess Diana’s maiden name.

A friend of Harry told Daily Mail, "They had a very amicable conversation and Spencer advised him against taking such a step."

Speaking on the matter, royal expert Charles Rae told The Sun, “I think as well that this is another Harry not knowing what he wants to do.

“It was only less than a month ago that he was pleading for a reconciliation with his father and his brother," he added, referring to Harry's interview with BBC.

Rae continued, “And the next thing we hear, and I think the story was well sourced, he wants to change the name from Mountbatten-Windsor to Spencer.

“Well, that is sending a terrible message to the royal family that he doesn't really want a reconciliation.

“He wants to be completely severed from the royal family. And I think the king should grant his wish. I think he should sever him from the royal family.”

To this, royal correspondent Sarah Hewson speculated that maybe the Duke of Sussex wanted to “send a message” to the royal family.

“Is it to say, ‘ok, fine, you don't want to talk to us, then we're not a part of this anymore,’” she said. “Is it because he feels much closer to his Spencer relatives?”

“They are the ones who turned up for the 10th anniversary Invictus service at St Paul's, for example. There weren't any members of the royal family there. Is it to honour his mother?” she added.

“Some more cynical commentators have suggested, well, it would be very good marketing in the United States to have the Spencer name and Lilibet would then be Lilibet Diana Spencer.”