Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - Duchess of Sussex will give up their royal titles as part of their decision to step down as senior members of Britain's royal family.
10.01.2020 - 02:21 / etonline.com
The drama continues for the royal family.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked royal watchers around the world on Wednesday when they announced they were taking a step back from being «senior» members of the royal family and wanted to work to become financially independent. The couple also said they plan to balance their time between the United Kingdom and North America while continuing to honor their duties to Queen Elizabeth and their royal patronages.
Now, a source tells ET that Queen
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - Duchess of Sussex will give up their royal titles as part of their decision to step down as senior members of Britain's royal family.
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Moving forward. Prince William was seen driving away from Kensington Palace one day after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II to discuss Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stepping back from the royal family.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might be a team, but that doesn't mean the Duchess of Sussex is involved in everything. On Monday, Harry met with the senior members of his family to discuss the couple's future within the British monarchy. Harry met with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, his father, Prince Charles, and his brother, Prince William, at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, while his wife and son Archie were thousands of miles away on Vancouver Island in Canada.
Prince Harry, Prince William, Prince Charles, and Queen Elizabeth II attended a Sandringham summit meeting this afternoon and it culminated with an update from the Queen herself on the future of Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. They will no longer be full-time working members of the British royal family, days after the couple announced their intention to step back as senior members of the royal family.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might be a team, but that doesn't mean the Duchess of Sussex is involved in everything. On Monday, Harry met with the senior members of his family to discuss the couple's future within the British monarchy.
Royal fans were left shell shocked on Monday when Queen Elizabeth granted her consent to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. In a pivotal decision, the Queen allowed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to pursue their plans after they stated last week their decision to step back as 'senior' members of the royal family.
After an emergency meeting to discuss Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new status within the royal family, Queen Elizabeth II agreed to allow the young family's “period of transition” to live in Canada as well as the United Kingdom while the family executes a complex plan to resolve the couple's decision to “step back” as senior members.
Prince William is “angry” about Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s decision to step back as British royals, but also concerned about Queen Elizabeth II’s health amid the drama, according to a source.
The Queen Elizabeth II has said in a statement that the royal family has finally agreed on a period of transition Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The official statement also said that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will divide their time between Canada and the United Kingdom.
Welp, it looks like we have a brand spankin' new update on today's episode of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Quit the Royal Family! Remember last week when you were completely minding your business, and then Meghan and Harry decided to up and leave the British monarchy as senior royals, allegedly ? Feels like an entire lifetime ago, doesn't it?
In what shook the Royal Family to its very core, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the life-changing decision to step back as the 'senior' members and become financially independent instead. "We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages," their Instagram statement read further.
Prince Harry has someunfinished business to attend to.