Queen Elizabeth II has made her first comments on the dramatic news last week that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle plan to effectively resign from the British royal family.
In a statement released on Monday following a crunch meeting between senior royals, Her Majesty said she would have “preferred” Prince Harry and Markle to have remained “full-time working members of the royal family.”
The Queen added, however, that they go with her blessing. “My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family,” she added.
The Queen said there will now be a “period of transition” in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “spend time in Canada and the UK,” but she acknowledged that “these are complex matters.”
The Queen, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles took part in the so-called “Sandringham Summit” on Monday, while...
In a statement released on Monday following a crunch meeting between senior royals, Her Majesty said she would have “preferred” Prince Harry and Markle to have remained “full-time working members of the royal family.”
The Queen added, however, that they go with her blessing. “My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family,” she added.
The Queen said there will now be a “period of transition” in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “spend time in Canada and the UK,” but she acknowledged that “these are complex matters.”
The Queen, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles took part in the so-called “Sandringham Summit” on Monday, while...
- 1/13/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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