Amicable divorce at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family agreed, Monday, January 13, on a " transition period " allowing Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle to step back, as they wish. During this period, they will live "In Canada and the United Kingdom".
In a press release, the queen explains "Fully support" the choice of her grandson and his wife, even if she and her family "Would have preferred that they continue working full time for the royal family".
She requests that the final decisions be found " in the coming days ", pointing out that there was still "Work to be done" on these issues 'Complex'. One of the concerns is about the couple’s money and compensation since, as the Buckingham statement points out, "Harry and Meghan have made it clear that they don't want to depend on public funds in their new lives".
The "Megxit" caught the monarchy short
Harry met Queen Elizabeth II on Monday in Sandringham, in the east of England, which was also attended by his brother, William, and his father, Charles.
Announced on Wednesday, the "Megxit", as the British press has dubbed it, took the monarchy by surprise, the main members of which were not consulted. Elizabeth II then asked her family to quickly find a solution.
The episode revived memories of the abdication in 1936 of King Edward VIII to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced American woman – like Meghan. He had ended his life in exile in Paris.
