Queen Elizabeth is reportedly making some low-key moved to keep an eye on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) after the couple's failed bid (opens in new tab) to set up their household completely independent of Buckingham Palace.
In his recent Daily Mail (opens in new tab) column, royal commentator Richard Eden says that the Queen's decision to bring back Sir Christopher Geidt as her Permanent Lord in Waiting is part of her plan to keep tabs on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (opens in new tab). Geidt resigned as the Queen's private secretary "after an alleged palace coup two years ago," according to Eden.
"Her Majesty values Lord Geidt’s wise counsel," a courtier told Eden for the column. "This new role gives him a formal status again."
Geidt is also the chairman of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust (opens in new tab), which means he'll be working closely with Harry and Meghan (opens in new tab), who serve as the organization's president and vice president (opens in new tab), respectively.
"This was all part of the plan to introduce the Duchess to royal life," the loose-lipped courtier told Eden. "Lord Geidt will be Her Majesty’s eyes and ears."
If this is true, it means there's some Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) level palace politics going on behind-the-scenes. Hot goss, indeed.
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