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Queen Elizabeth II has responded to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's request to "step back" as senior members of the royal family.
"Today my family had very discussions on the future of my grandson and his family," the reigning monarch shared in a statement. "My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan's desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a part of my family.
"Harry and Meghan have made clear that they do not want to be on public funds in their new lives," the 93-year -old continued. "It has therefore been agreed that there will be a period of transition during which the Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK. These are complex matters for my family to and there is some more work to be done, but I have asked for final decisions to be reached in the coming days."
Elizabeth had called for a face-to-face meeting with Harry, 35, and other members of the royal family in order to iron out logistics of his and Markle's decision to become "financially independent" of the crown.
The meet-up marked the first time the queen and her grandson met following the shocking announcement on social media last week. It reflected the queen's desire to the fallout from Harry and Meghan's decision. A palace insider previously said that the royal family were not informed of the couple's announcement until it was made to the world.
The meeting comes after days of intense news , in which supporters of the royal family's feuding factions used the British media to paint pictures of who was to blame for the rift.
The royal brothers even issued a rare joint statement denying the media that William is to blame for the couple's to split their time between the United Kingdom and North America.
Last week, Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared on social media that their decision came "after many months of and internal discussions."
