Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to leave the royal family appears to have blown up in their faces, as they are now being hit with backlash for making this move amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

When Meghan and Harry announced that they would be stepping down as senior royals back in January, they never could have imagined that a global pandemic was about to bring the world to it’s knees. The timing could not have been worse for them, as they have since received backlash for unveiling the name of their charity Archewell while the world deals with an unprecedented deadly crisis.

British media correspondent Neil Sean is now telling Fox News that palace insiders believe that Harry and Meghan should have offered the royal family more support during this crisis, and that not doing so will come back to bite them.

“Could Harry and Meghan pick a worse time to quit the British royals?” Sean said. “While Prince William is busy doing his royal duty with various video link-ups and representing the Queen on the world’s stage, many people in the U.K. are asking why in a time of crisis has Harry abandoned all who have helped shape him and, more importantly, supported him throughout his life — not to mention the British taxpayers who have also provided such a lifestyle.”

Sean went on to claim that though William has reached out to Harry, “nothing has emerged.”

“Good sources have revealed that they are shocked at how despite an ‘olive branch’ from William to return and help the U.K. through the crisis nothing has emerged,” Sean said. “… William, more than most is hurting from this after being so close for so many years as devoted brothers.”

Sean added that Harry and Meghan’s plans to become financially independent are dead in the water amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The one-assured mega deals now don’t look so mega in this current climate of the virus,” Sean said. “A well-placed source told me, ‘Lots of the deals that their team spoke about will be dramatically reduced simply because the world is a changed place and what seemed a great and wonderful marketing idea now in the vastly reduced money-making world of corporate business won’t be as lucrative as first thought or even maybe offered. The money simply won’t be there.'”

Though reports have circulated that Meghan and Harry are planning a tell-all interview about the royal family, Sean said that this likely won’t be happening anytime soon, if ever.

“Reports that Meghan is mulling over a million-plus deal to ‘reveal all’ on camera in a chat with Oprah or Ellen are also greatly exaggerated simply because part of the exit deal is that neither Harry or Meghan are allowed to discuss the roles they played within the U.K. royal family,” Sean said.

It can’t be denied that Harry and Meghan did indeed pick the worst time to leave the royal family. It remains to be seen how this will impact them going forward in the eyes of the public.

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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