MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry’s royal household split away from Kate Middleton and Prince William does mean “it is the end of the Fab Four”, according to a royal expert.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are now excitedly preparing for their royal baby, with a due date fast approaching in April. Ahead of the birth, they have established their own offices at Buckingham Palace, under the Queen, and are preparing to move to a new family home at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. However, their split away from Kate Middleton and Prince William at Kensington Palace has fuelled rumours of an alleged feud between the two couples who were previously known as the “Fab Four” for their joint initiatives and royal outings together.

Channel 5 documentary “Royals at War”, which aired on Saturday, heard on the split from Katie Nicholl, a royal biographer who has works on Prince William and Prince Harry to her name.

Ms Nicholl said: “I think it is the end of the Fab Four.”

She explained: “Harry has wanted to strike out on his own and I’m sure Meghan has encouraged that.

“I also know that they want to raise this child away from the spotlight.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl said: “I think it is the end of the Fab Four.” (Image: Getty)

The Royal couples together speaking about their Royal Foundation initiatives (Image: Getty)

“The staff will also be separated, you will have courtiers who work for William and Kate, and you’ll have courtiers who work for Meghan and Harry.

“That make sense, their careers and roles are moving in different directions.”

However, the Daily Mirror’s Royal Editor Russell Myers, speaking on podcast Pod Save the Queen, has explained how the division of royal household staff has not gone quite as planned.

He said: “We’ve been previously told the staff would be split among the two – [that] they’d have their own separate courts but the staff would probably be split across the Cambridges and Sussexes.

The Duke and Duhcess of Cambridge togther with the duke and Duchess of Sussex on Commonwealth Day (Image: Getty)

“That hasn’t happened – all the staff have gone with the Cambridges, and Harry and Meghan are going to have to find their own staff.”

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are remaining at Kensington Palace, and their country home near Sandringham, Anmer Hall.

They have been at the centre of rumours of a fourth pregnancy as royal watchers wonder whether they will decide to try for a sibling for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.