Queen Elizabeth Calls Emergency Meeting With Royal Family After Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan’s Announcement

Sticking to her routine. Queen Elizabeth II was spotted for the first time since announcing the details of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan‘s exit from the royal family.

The new agreement Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan reached with Queen Elizabeth II isn’t completely set in stone — the pair’s arrangement to step down as senior royals will be reviewed in 2021, according to multiple reports.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will officially lose their HRH royal titles and will no longer receive public funding for their royal duties, according to statements released by Queen Elizabeth II and Buckingham Palace on Saturday, January 18.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have let go their royal staffers amid their plans to “step back” and “become financially independent” from the British royal family, Us Weekly can confirm.

Opening up! Lisa Vanderpump is sad to see Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan go after the couple announced they would be stepping back from the royal spotlight.

Choosing sides! Hugh Grant is all-in on Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan following their unprecedented royal family step back.

Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry are dealing with the fallout since they announced their big plans to “step back” from their senior royal duties.

Duchess Meghan already has plans to be financially independent of Prince Harry’s family, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Buckingham Palace released a statement from Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, January 13, marking the first time she has directly addressed grandson Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s recent decision to step back from their duties as senior members of the royal family.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s friend is warning that the couple’s first sit-down TV interview after stepping down as senior royals is going to be explosive.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan reportedly flew their two dogs to Canada ahead of their announcement that they were stepping down as senior royals.

Still focused on their missions. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan returned to social media on Friday, January 10, two days after they shocked the world with their decision to step back from their senior royal duties.

On a mission. Queen Elizabeth II was spotted looking concerned as she drove through her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, in the wake of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan‘s bombshell announcement.

A quick turnaround. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were forced to announce their plans to step back as senior members of the British royal family sooner than they initially anticipated.

Full speed ahead. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are staying the course following their announcement to step back from their “senior” royal duties on Wednesday, January 8.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s 195-word statement announcing plans to step back from their senior roles may have come as a surprise to members of the royal family, including the queen, but the news itself? Not so much, sources tell BAZAAR.com.Senior aides reveal that conversations about the couple’s future plans and ambitions had taken place internally “on all levels” for several months in the run-up to their so-called "bombshell" on January 8.

Not following protocol? Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced that they are stepping back as senior members of the British royal family on Wednesday, January 8, but they didn’t inform the most important member — Queen Elizabeth II.

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.

The queen, Prince Charles, and Prince William are understood to be collaborating with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on "workable solutions" for the couple's decision to distance themselves from royal life.

A potential story line? Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry‘s sudden announcement that they are stepping back as senior members of the royal family had fans of The Crown excited to see how the bombshell move would play out on the Netflix series.