When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the bombshell announcement that they were stepping back from royal duties, all eyes fell on the Palace to see how the Queen would take such shocking news. Given her close bond to Prince Harry, Woman understands the Queen is ‘incredibly sad’ that he felt he had ‘no other option’ than to relocate his life with Meghan and their son, Archie, across the pond. Editor in Chief of Majesty magazine, Ingrid Seward, exclusively tells Woman, ‘I understand that the Queen is incredibly sad to lose the support of Meghan and Harry.’
However, contrary to wider reports that Prince Harry is finding his new life in Los Angeles ‘a bit challenging’, Ingrid says that the Queen ‘knows he is happy in his new life’. And for Her Majesty, that is enough.
While her heart may break in silence over the loss to the family, the Queen has always been incredibly private and would never let her true feelings show.
‘She would keep her feelings very much to herself,’ Ingrid explains.
THE PRODIGAL SON
The Queen and Prince Harry have always enjoyed a close relationship, so it’s no surprise that the Queen feels ‘sad’ by his shock departure.
With the tragic death in 1997 of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince William previously admitted that the Queen ‘has been a strong female influence’ for him and his brother and that it was important that they had ‘somebody like the Queen to look up to’.
This story is from the June 22, 2020 edition of WOMAN - UK.
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