Meghan Markle has started new life after flying straight to Canada from the Commonwealth Day Service - Daily Mail

Meghan Markle has already started her new life after flying straight to Canada from the Commonwealth Day Service to reunite with Archie while Prince Harry has stayed in the UK for meetings

• Duke of Sussex was in Buckingham Palace yesterday for a series of meetings
• His wife returned to son Archie straight after the Commonwealth Day Service
• It is understood Harry will fly to Vancouver Island soon and join Meghan

By Joe Middleton and Mark Duell for MailOnline

Published: 10:27 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 11:11 GMT, 11 March 2020

Meghan Markle has already started her new life after flying straight to Canada from the Commonwealth Day Service to reunite with baby Archie, while Prince Harry has stayed in the UK.

The Duke of Sussex was reportedly in Buckingham Palace yesterday for a series of meetings to plan his future work in the UK, as reported by The Telegraph.

Meanwhile his wife returned to their 10-month-old son Archie, but was said to have shed a tear in emotional farewells to staff.

It is understood that Harry will fly back to Vancouver Island soon, where the couple have been living in recent months their son at a luxurious £14million waterside mansion.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attending the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 on March 09, 2020 in London

However they will keep their Windsor home, start paying commercial rent and pay back £2.4million in taxpayers' money spent on its renovations.

Harry and Meghan are also believed to have been looking at rental properties in California, including an eight-bedroom Malibu mansion worth £15million.

This would locate them near Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland, and it is also close to Silicon Valley and Hollywood where the couple might have meetings. 

The couple are predicted to make millions of pounds from public speaking, lucrative contracts, book deals - or perhaps for Meghan, a return to acting.

Buckingham Palace has been approached for comment. 

They already have a network of high-profile friends such as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres. 

The couple also have to resolve the security issues around who will pay for their protection after their Buckingham Palace office closes on April 1.

Metropolitan Police officers guarding them have arranged major security operations in Canada and the UK - at huge cost to the British taxpayer.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex holding the couple's son Archie, meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu (not pictured) at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, September 25, 2019

But Canada, which has paid towards the cost since they moved to Vancouver Island last November, is withdrawing cover because of the couple’s ‘change in status’.

This means the bill for providing round-the-clock protection for the family will fall entirely on British taxpayers - estimated to be as much as £20million a year.

The couple travelled to Canada last year for a six-week Christmas break on Vancouver Island and have spent the majority of their time since in the country.

Harry arrived back in Britain on February 25 for an engagement in Edinburgh the following day, before Meghan joined him on March 5 for an event in London.

Harry is expected to return to Britain for the London Marathon on April 26, in his capacity as patron, assuming the event is not cancelled due to the coronavirus.

The couple will also attend the Invictus Games in The Hague in the Netherlands from May 9 to 16, with more than 500 competitors from 19 nations competing.

On March 31, which has become known as 'Megxit Day', Harry and Meghan cease to be senior royals as they walk away from the monarchy.

They will stop using their HRH styles. No documents will be signed or laws passed and the decision will not be binding, but it marks a new phase in their life.

The couple's son Archie is pictured with Prince Harry in Canada over Christmas last year

Harry and Meghan wanted to step down as senior royals but have a dual role, supporting the Queen and earning their own money.

However, this was too controversial given their global profiles and would have led to accusations they were cashing in on their royal status.

The Queen therefore held a crisis summit at Sandringham in January with Harry, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge - and it was announced a few days later there would be no dual role for the Sussexes.

Harry and Meghan initially issued a bombshell statement on January 8, without warning the Queen, and after being told by the monarch to discuss matters with the Prince of Wales first.

The couple spoke of their struggles dealing with royal life and the intense media interest in a television documentary about their Africa tour last October.

Meghan said: 'It's not enough to just survive something, that's not the point of life. You have got to thrive.' Harry since said he wanted his family to have a 'more peaceful life'.

Harry and Meghan at the Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in London on March 5

The couple aim to become nearly financially independent, although the Prince of Wales will also continue to offer private financial support to the couple.

This is expected to come from his £21 million a year Duchy of Cornwall income. The couple also intend to 'develop a new way to effect change' with a non-profit organisation.

They will not be able to use Sussex Royal as their brand, with the Queen and her senior officials said to have declared they must drop the use of the word 'Royal'.

The situation will be reviewed by the monarchy in 12 months' time, leaving the door open in case of a change of heart.

The Queen has told Harry the couple are much loved by the royals and would welcomed back if they wanted as working royals in the future.

Farewell Harry and Meghan: Key dates in the Megxit crisis over the past two months 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are preparing to walk away from the monarchy as Megxit officially begins on March 31. Here is a timeline of the crisis so far in 2020:

- January 7: Harry and Meghan return to the UK and visit Canada House in London to thank the country's high commissioner for the hospitality they received during their six-week stay in Canada over the festive period.

- January 8: An exclusive by The Sun newspaper reveals Harry and Meghan plan to move to Canada for a time and are reviewing their royal roles. The duke and duchess announce they intend to step back as 'senior' members of the royal family, become financially independent, still support the Queen but split their time between the UK and North America. The Queen is left hurt after the couple did not consult her about their statement. Buckingham Palace warns there are 'complicated issues that will take time to work through'. Meghan returns to Canada where she has left Archie and their dogs had already been moved. The hashtag 'Megxit' starts trending on Twitter.

- January 9: It emerges Harry and Meghan ignored instructions from the Queen not to make any announcement and the duke had been told his grandmother would not discuss his proposals before he had talked them through with his father. The Queen directs all four royal households to find 'workable solutions' for the Sussexes within 'days not weeks', working with the Governments at home and abroad.

- January 11: The Queen calls a meeting with Harry, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge at Sandringham to discuss the crisis in two days' time. Video footage emerges of Harry highlighting his wife's interest in doing voiceover work to a Disney boss while on an official engagement at the Lion King premiere.

- January 13: Harry faces his grandmother, father and brother at the crisis summit at Sandringham. The Queen issues a statement sanctioning Harry and Meghan's wishes but expressing her regret at their decision. She calls the couple Harry and Meghan rather than the duke and duchess and says there will be a period of transition as they spend time in Canada and the UK. The Queen says she has asked for final decisions on the complex matters to be made in the coming days.

- January 14: It is confirmed Meghan, who was planning to take part in the talks via conference call, did not dial in as it was decided it 'wasn't necessary'.

- January 15: Court documents from the duchess' lawsuit against Associated Newspapers accuse Meghan of being more worried about the unflattering effect of the story about the letter she wrote to her father Thomas Markle than a breach of her data protection rights. Meghan visits a women's centre in Vancouver, and then Justice for Girls, a charity helping girls in poverty.

- January 16: Harry makes his first official appearance since announcing he is quitting as a senior royal, at Buckingham Palace for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw. Smiling but ignoring a question from a reporter about his future, he tells children playing rugby on the palace lawn: 'Look after the grass though, yeah? Otherwise I'll get in trouble.'

- January 17: Staff at Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan's home in Windsor Great Park, are to be deployed elsewhere while they are in Canada.

- January 18: The summit decisions are revealed - a hard Megxit: The dual role they wanted as working royals is deemed unworkable. Buckingham Palace issues a statement saying from spring 2020, Harry and Meghan will no longer be carrying out royals duties and they will not use their HRH styles. Harry will lose his military appointments and they will spend the majority of their time in North America and repay the taxpayers' millions spent on their Berkshire home. The deal will be reviewed in 12 months. The Queen says Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much-loved members of her family and she recognises the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny.

- January 19: Harry makes an emotional speech at a Sentebale dinner, telling of his 'great sadness' but saying there was 'no other option'.

- January 21: Harry arrives back in Canada to be reunited with Meghan and Archie. The couple issue a legal warning over the publication of paparazzi shots of Meghan walking her dogs on Vancouver Island with Archie in a sling.

- January 27: Thomas Markle says he is willing to testify against his daughter as part of her legal action against Associated Newspapers.

- February 4: More than three-quarters of Canadians think their country should not foot the Sussexes' security bill, a survey for the CTV network reveals.

- February 6: Harry, accompanied by Meghan, gives a speech at a JP Morgan event in Miami, Florida, and talks about the years of therapy he has had over the death of his mother. Reports suggest Harry could have received a fee worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

- February 14 : It emerges Harry and Meghan are closing their Buckingham Palace office, with up to 15 job losses. Meghan releases a video of herself chatting to Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful and putting on party hats in celebration of her guest editing of the magazine last year.

February 19: The Daily Mail reports Harry and Meghan have been banned from using the Sussex Royal brand. The Palace issues an update with further details, saying the date of Megxit will be March 31. It confirms the couple will be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, not Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as previously announced in error, and they will later launch a non-profit organisation. Harry's military appointments will be put on hold. But Harry and Meghan add their own statement to their website, leading commentators to accuse them of taking a swipe at the Queen and other royals. The couple claim the monarchy has no 'jurisdiction' over the word Royal overseas, that they are being treated differently from other working royals and they will 'continue to require effective security to protect them and their son'.

- February 25: The duke tells a tourism conference host in Edinburgh 'just call me Harry' as he returns to the UK for his final round of official royal engagements.

- February 27: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirms it will stop providing security for the Sussexes once they cease to be senior royals.

- February 28: Harry recreates The Beatles' Abbey Road album cover with Jon Bon Jovi as he joins the rock star for the recording of a charity single.

- March 3: The Sun reports the Queen has told Harry that he and Meghan would be welcomed back as senior royals if they changed their mind, during a four-hour chat at Windsor Castle.

- March 5: Meghan carries out her first public royal duty since the Megxit crisis by attending the Endeavour Fund Awards with Harry. The duke tells how he was 'proud to serve Queen and country'.

- March 6: Harry joins six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton at the official opening of the Silverstone Experience.

- March 6: Images of Meghan's secret private trip to the National Theatre are released on the couple's Instagram account - on the same day the Duchess of Cornwall is delivering a key speech on domestic violence.

- March 7: Harry, in his last official duty as Captain General of the Royal Marines, and Meghan are given a standing ovation at Mountbatten Music Festival at the Royal Albert Hall.

- March 8: The duchess marks International Women's Day, having earlier visited a school in Dagenham, east London, where she told schoolboys to protect the women in their lives and urged pupils to 'stand for what is right'.

- March 8: The Sussexes join the Queen at church in Windsor.

- March 9: Harry and Meghan gather with the Queen, Charles, Camilla, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey - their last official engagement as senior royals.

 

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