Harry & Meg in summit
Wantaway royal couple are summoned by Queen and Charles to Sandringham talks
The Queen has ordered Prince Harry to meet with her, Prince Charles and Prince William over his plan to quit the royal family with his wife Meghan.
The emergency summit will take place tomorrow at Sandringham.
Meghan is expected to dial into the meeting from Canada af ter returning across the Atlantic to be reunited with the couple’s son, Archie.
Senior royal aides, Government mandarins from the UK and Canada and law enforcement agencies, including the Met Police, have drawn up a series of proposals.
They willw formulate a workinworking plan to try to appeasappease the Duke and DuchesDuchess of Sussex who have ddemanded a way out of ttheir royal lives. The four principal membmembers of the Royal familfamily will be given writtenwrit brief ings beforebefor they meet for the fifirst time since HarryHarr and Meghan announcedann their intentioninte to resign from their highpp r o f i l e roles immediately. The couple said they wanted to become “financially independent” and would split their time between the UK and Canada af ter struggling to deal with life in the spotlight.
A senior palace source said: “The family wi l l gather on Monday at Sandringham to talk things through. The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex will meet for the first time.
“Following a series of meetings and consultations across the last few days, there are a range of possibilities for the family to review which take into account the thinking the Sussexes outlined earlier in the week.
“Making a change to the working life and role in the monarchy for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex requires complex and thought ful discussion.
“Next steps will be agreed at the meeting and the request for this to be resolved at pace is still Her Majesty’s wish. The aim remains this to be in days, not weeks.”
It has emerged that the royal rebels turned to Sir Elton John as they grappled with the decision to qquit senior duties.
It is claimed they eeven told him about ttheir plans before ininforming the Queen.
An insider said: “He hhas been their rock. So while he would nenever tell them what to do, he has been a l iistening ear and susupport throughout.”