January 2020. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been using their “fame” as a bargaining chip in pursuit of their plans to quit life as senior royals. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent shockwaves through the ‘The Firm’ after releasing a statement on Wednesday announcing their decision. Meghan and Harry ignored instructions from Her Majesty to not go public with their intention to quit, after the monarch pleaded with her grandson to find a solution behind closed doors that was agreeable with everyone. The release of the statement has reportedly left the Queen “crushed”, and sparked an emergency four way call from Sandringham today with Prince Charles dialling in from Scotland and William and Harry in London. Harry and Meghan returned from their six-week break in Canada on Monday, but the Duchess returned to North America today to be reunited with Archie. The Duke is reported to have also told the Queen and dad Charles he will follow his wife to Canada as soon as possible – but he does have an engagement in the diary next Thursday. Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge have been ordered to find an “immediate solution”. Charles and William told their teams yesterday afternoon to “drop everything” and arrange meetings with No10, the Home Office and their US and Canadian counterparts to come up with proposals for a solution in “days, not weeks”. A royal source told The Sun that Harry and Meghan’s discussions with the Queen began before Christmas and that the monarch was trying to accommodate them. The source added: “They are trying to use their fame as a bargaining chip with their own family. And it could bring down the entire institution.
Jan 2020. The Queen trying to Accommodate the Duke & Duchess of Sussex
