Britain's Queen Elizabeth summoned her grandson, Prince Harry, for a crisis meeting, and discussed future arrangements for him and his wife, Megan, after the couple suddenly announced that they would give up their royal duties.
A source at Buckingham Palace said that the meeting will be held today at the home of Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham in the Norfolk area in eastern England, in the presence of Prince Charles, the British Crown Prince, Harry's father and Prince Harry's brother William.
Megan, the former American TV actress, will try to join the meeting by phone from Canada, where she returned last week, to be with her son Archie, Harry.
The couple Harry and Meghan, who were officially bearing the titles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, surprised the royal family last Wednesday, when we announced that they wanted a "new business model" that would allow them to spend more time in North America and financial independence. Neither Harry nor Megan, the 93-year-old Queen, nor any other royal family members had consulted before announcing the matter on the Sussex Royal.com news site in a move that hurt the feelings of the queen and family members and disappointed them, a source in the palace said. The meeting will be the first time that senior members of the royal family have met face-to-face to discuss the concerns raised by Harry and Megan.
Officials have been holding talks behind the scenes since Harry and Meghan's decision was announced in pursuit of a new couple arrangement.
The royal family's top face-to-face addresses the concerns raised by Harry and Megan.