Queen Elizabeth has revealed the one reason she knew Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan wouldn’t be returning to Britain after stepping down as senior royals.
The 95-year-old monarch was asked by one well-meaning visitor whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex might one day return to life as working royals.
But the Queen insisted she had no doubts about their long-term plans, after they quit the UK for North America.
Asked if the couple might be having second thoughts about their decision, the monarch is reported to have replied: “Of course not. They took the dogs.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced in early2020 that they would be stepping back as “senior” royals.
However, Harry — who has Archie, two, and Lilibet, nine months, with the duchess — has retained a close relationship with his grandmother.
In Robert Hardman’s ‘Queen Of Our Times: The Life Of Elizabeth II’ — which has been previewed in the Daily Mail newspaper — a senior aide said: “Harry adores her. She is the one who has kept the relationship going.
“He talks to her a lot, not unlike the way Prince Charles used to turn to the Queen Mother.”
Last year, meanwhile, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed that the Duke and Duchess will not return as working members of the…
