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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Prince Philip seen at Sandringham before Meghan-Harry crisis talks

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Prince Philip seen at Sandringham before Meghan-Harry crisis talks
Prince Philip seen at Sandringham before Meghan-Harry crisis talks

Prince Harry's father and heir to the throne, Prince Charles, and his elder brother Prince William were to attend the meeting at the queen's rural Sandringham estate in eastern England, a palace source said.

Queen Elizabeth and her heirs will meet Prince Harry on Monday (January 13) to thrash out a plan for him and his actress wife Meghan after they triggered a family crisis by deciding to step back from royal duties and spend more time in North America.

The shock announcement by Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, has exposed divisions in the Windsor family and prompted soul-searching over what it means to be royal in the 21st century.

The queen will have to find a way to harness Harry and Meghan's global appeal, especially among young people, while giving them the freedom they crave and ensuring the bill to the British taxpayer is as modest as possible.

Though Elizabeth and her husband Philip challenged royal convention in their youth, she has served dutifully since 1952, earning the admiration of most Britons.

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