Princes William, Harry deny 'offensive' report that bullying led to Meghan and Harry's drastic decision

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.

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.

The royal family has garnered more attention than ever in the last one week. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been at the centre of this royal family drama.

Prince William was back to his royal duties on Tuesday, just one day after Queen Elizabeth called a family meeting to discuss Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit strategy from the royal family.

Prince Harry and Prince William are uniting against the rumors!

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”.

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.

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.

If you've been going through a grieving process in the wake of news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are distancing themselves from the royal family, you're definitely not alone. Harry's older brother, Prince William, is, understandably, more broken up about the news than anyone—and he's leaning on friends to talk it out.

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 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”.

Prince William, 37, has finally spoken about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s decision to “step back” from royal life — and it seems like he has his little brother’s back no matter what. “All we can do, and all I can do, is try and support them and hope that the time comes when we’re all singing from the same page,” William reportedly told a friend, according to The Sunday Times.

The royal family is coming together to discussPrince Harry and Meghan Markle's drastic move.