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Royal Courtiers Chart Path for Prince Harry's Independence

Associated Press

   LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has moved quickly to take control of the
   crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess
   of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family, ordering royal
   courtiers to find a future role for the pair within days.

   Officials representing the most senior members of the family -- the
   monarch, her son Prince Charles, grandson Prince William, and Prince
   Harry and Meghan -- were meeting to sort out a workable solution for
   the couple within the royal family.

   In the meantime, Meghan has returned to Canada, where she and Harry
   spent the Christmas holidays, instead of with other royals at the
   queen's estate in Sandringham, England. The former actress has
   longstanding ties to the country, having lived in Toronto while filming
   the TV show "Suits."

   The talks come after the royal pair released a "personal message"
   Wednesday evening that said they were stepping back from being senior
   members of Britain's royal family, aimed to become financially
   independent and would "balance" their time between the U.K. and North
   America.