"What Meghan and Harry wanted, Meghan and Harry got it: this is a victory for the couple, and an extraordinary concession from the queen", decreed Dan Wootton, editor of Sun, Monday, January 13, on the BBC set, just after the end of the crisis meeting convened in Sandringham by Sovereign Elizabeth II. The journalist was the source of revelations about the couple's plans to give up their position as "senior members" of the British royal family in early January, and has since waged a very aggressive campaign against the journalist. American Meghan Markle and her husband, the second son of the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana.
What exactly did the Queen, her two grandsons, Harry and his elder William, and their father, Prince Charles say to each other, behind the brick walls of the vast private residence of the Windsor, in Norfolk (north of England) )? We don't know the details, but the press release published by the Queen's services on Monday evening unambiguously acted on the couple's desire: to share their existence now between Canada and the United Kingdom.
“Me and my family fully support Harry and Meghan's desire to create a new family life. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time members of the royal family, we respect their wish for a more independent life. (…) It was therefore agreed that during a transitional period, the Sussexes will spend their time in Canada and the United Kingdom. "
A "final decision" in the "days to come"
Considering that he "There are still complicated questions to resolve" the queen concluded by explaining that she had asked "A final decision in the days to come". Did Meghan participate in the crisis meeting by phone? The 38-year-old ex-actress, who complained last fall about the “pressure” exerted on her by the British media, has already returned to Canada, where she had already granted herself a “break” Weeks with Harry, 35, and their 8-month-old baby Archie, in late 2019, far from the British royal family. She only stayed a few days in the UK, in early January, the time, it seems, for the couple to announce their desire for a " new life ".
Archie and the couple’s two dogs having stayed in the Pacific Ocean villa they have occupied for the past few weeks on Vancouver Island, British media have concluded that Harry and Meghan made their decision well in advance. The prince could join his wife in the coming days, after a last public engagement linked to rugby scheduled for January 16. Is their victory already so complete? It is too early to conclude.
