Duchess Kate and Prince William Give Shout-Out to Harry, Meghan, Archie in 2019 Year in Review Video

More than a stiff upper lip. Prince William and Duchess Kate seemed to be in high spirits on Monday, January 20, as they hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II while the royal family grapples with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s decision to step back from their royal duties.

Archie Harrison's godparents have been revealed!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will keep their titles but won't use them after they struck a deal with the royal family.

As Meghan Markle and Prince Harry "step back" from their royal duties, it looks like someone else will be stepping in -- at least for one event.

Not sugarcoating the truth? When Prince William and Duchess Kate attended their first royal engagement of 2020, the Duke of Cambridge seemingly alluded to his family’s current drama following Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s “step back” announcement.

Prince William and Duchess Kate did not show any signs of stress during their first joint engagement since Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stepped down from the British royal family.

Distant duchesses. Duchess Meghan and Duchess Kate haven’t communicated much in recent months, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.

January 9, 2020 marks the Duchess of Cambridge’s 38th birthday, but unfortunately, the big day was overshadowed by other royal family news. Apparently, Prince William slammed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for quitting the royal family on Kate Middleton’s birthday, and it doesn’t sound pretty. A source told Us Weekly that William was “blindsided” by Meghan and Harry’s announcement that they plan to move to North America and take a “step back” as senior members of the royal family.

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face the fall out from their shock statement, the royal rebels are resolute in their decision to make a new life for themselves away from the constraints of the Royal Family. But royal commentator Katie Nicholl exclusively tells OK! that Harry's brother William is reeling from last week's bombshell news and feels “deeply, deeply disappointed, very hurt and privately devastated by the way this has been handled”.

It appears that the Queen isn't the only one "disappointed" with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to “step back” from their royal duties.

Insiders say the an emergency family summit with , Prince William, and Prince Charles on Monday at her estate in Sandringham, following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's announcement that they planned to take from royal life.

Now, on day three of conversations between the royal households and government officials, a Buckingham Palace source tells BAZAAR.com that Prince Harry will join a family meeting on Monday afternoon with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Prince William at Sandringham "to talk things through."

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this week announced their decision to quit as senior Royals and become 'financially independent'. While many praised the couple's decision, it has reportedly sent shockwaves through the Royal family, leading to the Queen holding a crisis summit at Sandringham with the family tomorrow to discuss the situation.

Prince William is reportedly “desperately sad” that his close relationship with his brother Prince Harry has changed ahead of the news that he will step back from his senior role in the royal family alongside wife Meghan Markle.The Duke of Cambridge, 37, is said to have expressed his upset over Harry’s decision, branding their relationship as now being like “separate entities”.

Not the birthday wish she was hoping for? Duchess Kate stepped out with a solemn look on her face on her 38th birthday the day after Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stepped down from their senior royal duties.