Queen ‘particularly proud’ of Meghan as she says couple are ‘much loved'

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By Aleesha Badkar 2020-01-19T16:37:19Z

The Queen has spoken out about her feelings on Duchess Meghan. The monarch revealed that she is ‘particularly proud’ of the Duchess of Sussex.

The Queen has spoken about her feelings on Duchess Meghan, revealing that she is ‘particularly proud’ of her grandson’s wife of nearly two years.
The monarch released a statement explaining how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move forward with a ‘more independent life’.
In other royal news, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will drop HRH titles as they are ‘no longer working members of the Royal Family’.

The Queen has spoken out her feelings on Duchess Meghan, revealing that she is ‘particularly proud’ of her grandson’s wife after she joined the Royal Family.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan tied the knot back in May 2018 and since have been active members of the Royal Family, carrying out royal duties and official engagements.

However, just last week the Duke and Duchess announced that they plan to ‘step back’ as senior members of the Royal Family.

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And the Queen has now confirmed that the royals have come up with a ‘constructive and supportive way’ for Harry and Meghan to move forward.

‘Following many months of conversations and more recent discussions, I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family,’ the Queen announced in a statement.

‘Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,’ she continued.

‘I recognise the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny over the last two years and support their wish for a more independent life’.

Her majesty then praised Duchess Meghan for her efforts as a royal, continuing, ‘I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family’.

The Queen then finished, ‘It is my whole family’s hope that today’s agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life’.

Aleesha Badkar

Aleesha is digital shopping writer at woman&home - so whether you're looking for beauty, fashion, health or home buys, she knows all the best places to splash your cash. She earned an MA in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2017 after graduating from University of Leeds in 2014 with a BA in English and Spanish (which took her to Madrid for a fun Rioja and tapas-packed year). Aleesha has worked for woman&home since 2019, when she joined the team as their digital news writer. A year on the news team gained her quick and reactive writing skills and a love for breaking stories, invaluable insight into where to get the best lifestyle releases first, an AOP awards nomination and the nickname ‘crazy watch lady’ after she became so obsessed with the royals that she followed breaking news alerts on her Apple Watch.

Before joining the woman&home team, Aleesha wrote for their sister site GoodtoKnow, where she covered celebrity news, health advice and where to snap up the cheapest lifestyle buys. With a background in beauty, Aleesha has also written for Stylist and Women’s Health where she developed an understanding into what makes a stellar product and which brands are worth paying attention to. She never leaves the house without a slick of lip balm and a good slathering of SPF, cannot live without an eyelash curler by her side and is always on the hunt for new lipsticks to add to her ‘Lipstick of the Day’ Instagram story highlight (and color-coordinated collection).

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