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Queen Elizabeth II will reunite the hard core of her clan in her Norfolk residence on Monday during a meeting already called "the summit of Sandringham" after the surprise announcement by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to withdraw from their obligations. Royal title, financial endowment, the questions to be settled are numerous and complicated and the atmosphere is likely to be tense.
With our correspondent in London, Muriel Delcroix
After the surprise and the excitement, the time is for pragmatism and the queen wants to resolve the problem as soon as possible. It is the first time that Elizabeth II will meet face to face with her grandson Harry since his shock decision .
Also at this summit meeting, Meghan by phone from Canada, Charles, Harry's father, and his brother William with whom relations have strained since the couple's marriage.
William also expressed his sadness: " I have protected Harry under my wing all our life and I can no longer do so." We are separate entities , ”he told a friend.
Among the thorniest questions, the financial position of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex which depends almost essentially on the endowment of Prince Charles while the couple says they want to abandon their royal obligations and work.
Another subject, the safety of Harry and Meghan, currently funded by British taxpayers.
Not everything will be settled during this meeting, far from it. The palace warns that this change of role requires complex and thoughtful discussions. But there is now a real desire to manage the always difficult position of the royal members of the background in the long term.
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