The Queen reportedly denied Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'entire independence' from Buckingham Palace

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have already begun hiring new staff to complete their household in the spring.
The couple recently announced they would be splitting their staff from the Cambridges, amid rumors that the royal couples were feuding .
Now reports claim the couple wanted entire "independence" from Buckingham Palace.
According to The Times , their request was denied by the Queen.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently announced plans to appoint their own royal household in the spring.

Although the Queen gave permission for the couple to officially split households from the Cambridges , Her Majesty reportedly denied their request for "entire independence," according to The Times .

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly appealed for their new team of staff to be run completely separately from Buckingham Palace.

A source told the newspaper: "They wanted their household to be entirely independent of Buckingham Palace, but were told 'no.'

"There is an institutional structure that doesn't allow that kind of independence. The feeling is that it's good to have the Sussexes under the jurisdiction of Buckingham Palace, so they can't just go off and do their own thing."

This comes after reports of disputes between the Sussexes and the Cambridges surfaced last year.

Harry and Meghan, who are expecting a baby in April , will begin work with their new staff in the spring.

The couple have already made progress in hiring new members of staff. Their new Head of Communications is Sarah Latham, who worked as Hillary Clinton's Senior Campaign Advisor during her 2016 presidential election campaign.

She also worked with Bill Clinton at the White House in the late 1990s. She was Deputy Assistant to the president and Deputy Director of Scheduling from 1996 to 2000.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment when contacted by INSIDER.

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