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Emma Shacklock

Queen Elizabeth 'made it clear' to Harry she'd give her 'blessing' for him and Meghan to leave royal life - but on this condition

A composite of a picture of Queen Elizabeth in 2004 and a picture of Prince Harry and Meghan in Australia in 2026.

When Prince Harry and Meghan announced they were stepping back as working royals in 2020 the world reacted with dismay and there was speculation over how the Royal Family truly felt about it. Days later Queen Elizabeth declared in a personal message that Harry, Meghan and their son Archie "will always be much loved members of [her] family".

Nevertheless, it's now been suggested that she was slightly "worried" about what the Sussexes would do after their high-profile royal exit. Writing in the latest issue of Woman, royal correspondent Duncan Larcombe alleges that there was a condition set out by the monarch.

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