DOCUMENTARY:
ELIZABETH II
THE PARASITIC AND CORRUPT HOUSE OF WINDSOR’S
PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL MUSLIM DICTATORSHIPS.
Prince Andrew 'has kept in constant touch with Jeffrey Epstein 'pimp'
Ghislaine Maxwell via phone and email'
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Source claims the Duke of York, 59, is in
regular contact with Maxwell, 57
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He invited her to Buckingham Palace in June
month before Epstein's arrest
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Prince told Newsnight they 'did not discuss'
convicted paedophile mutual friend
Prince Andrew has
kept in constant contact with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's
ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, it has been claimed today.
The
Duke of York, 59, invited Maxwell, 57, to Buckingham Palace in June, just a
month before Epstein was arrested on sex trafficking charges.
But a
source has now claimed the pair have been in touch by phone and email
throughout the scandal over the prince's links to the convicted sex
offender.
They
claim there is an 'unswerving loyalty' between the pair, who both deny any
wrongdoing despite their close relationships with Epstein.
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The source told the Sun: 'They
have remained constantly in touch by phone and email. The Duke has an
unswerving loyalty to Ghislaine and she is also very loyal to him.
'Ghislaine
will do anything to protect the Duke and the feeling is mutual. They both share
the same view they have done nothing wrong.'
There
is no indication of how the source knows about Andrew and Maxwell's
communications.
In his
car crash Newsnight interview Andrew claimed he had not spoken about Epstein
when he was last in contact with Maxwell because he 'wasn't in the news'.
He was
arrested and later killed himself in his prison cell while still on sex
trafficking charges.
Andrew
and Maxwell, daughter of the late media mogul Robert Maxwell, met each other
while she was at university.
The
Duke claims he met Epstein through Maxwell, who was in a romantic relationship
with him, in 1999.
She
stayed silent after his death but newly released court papers reveal she admits
recruiting women to 'massage' Epstein at least once a day.
The
socialite denies procuring young women for Epstein to have sex with.
There
has been mounting pressure on her and Andrew to come clean about their
relationships with the paedophile and to assist US authorities in their
investigations.
Andrew's
attempts to clear his name with an interview with the BBC backfired to such an
extent he was forced to step down from royal duties.
Maxwell
has still not given any interviews but she gave a video statement to a New
York court in a libel action brought by Virginia Roberts, who claims to have
been Epstein's 'sex slave' and had sex with Prince Andrew three times.
In it
she said: 'My job included hiring many people. There were six homes.
'I
hired assistants, architects, decorators, cooks, cleaners, gardeners, pool
people, pilots. I hired all sorts of people.'
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'A very
small part of my job was to find adult professional massage therapists for
Jeffrey.
'From
time to time I would visit professional spas. I would receive a massage and if
it was good I would ask them if they did home visits.'
In her
evidence, Maxwell admitted knowing Ms Roberts, who is now 36 and goes by her
married name Guiffre, was just 17 years old when she began giving massages to
Epstein at his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida.
She
also claims to have slept with Andrew, 59, three times, including once in
London in 2001 when she was just 17.
In his
disastrous interview he denied ever meeting her and claimed a photo of them
together was doctored.
Ms
Guiffre Roberts will give a tell-all interview to BBC Panorama tomorrow night
in a programme that will also probe Maxwell's involvement in Epstein's criminal
activity.
Andrew
said he would answer questions if asked to do so by the FBI in their
investigation of Epstein and his estate.
A
Buckingham Palace spokesman did not wish to comment when approached by
MailOnline.
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FBI
Expands Probe into Prince Andrew’s Alleged Links to Epstein Sex Scandal
Prince
Andrew faces the prospect of being more deeply engulfed in the Jeffrey Epstein
scandal as the FBI seek to talk to 100 alleged victims of the late American
billionaire.
The U.S. law enforcement agency’s
investigation has been expanded to identify more alleged human trafficking
victims of Epstein, who could provide information on the Queen’s son, the Sunday Times in
London reports.
It has been reported the FBI expects
to interview the victims — most of whom were aged between 14 and 15 when
allegedly trafficked. This will take place over the next two months and
Scotland Yard is ready to help.
Citing unidentified sources from the
U.S. Department of Justice, the paper suggests the FBI are looking to “several”
potential victims.
The report quotes former head of
royal protection at Scotland Yard, Dai Davies, saying a full investigation
would be in Prince Andrew’s best interests.
“I would have thought it’s in Prince
Andrew’s interests to clear this matter up,” Mr Davies, who headed Prince
Andrew’s protection in the late 1990s, told Times.
“Any residue of doubt or innuendo
should be cleared up by a clear, unequivocal, structured investigation.”
Scotland Yard had previously held an
investigation after one of the women caught up in the scandal, Virginia
Giuffre, made allegations against the Duke of York, but that probe was dropped
in 2015.
Her allegations, which Andrew
strongly denies, were struck from U.S. civil court records in 2015 after a
judge said they were “immaterial and impertinent”.
The new pressure comes as claims
emerged a whistleblower told French police Prince Andrew
was a regular visitor to a $10 million Paris property where Epstein abused
young women.
The caretaker of the billionaire’s
Paris property, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Sun: “I saw Prince
Andrew there.”
Prince Andrew has always denied any
and all allegations against him as “false” and “without foundation.”
The latest claims come just weeks
after it was revealed deceased
criminal Jeffrey Epstein attended the 18th birthday of Prince Andrew’s daughter
Princess Beatrice just days before he was arrested and brought to face
child-prostitution charges in 2006.
The Sun alleges the disgraced
Epstein was in the fancy dress crowd at the bash at Windsor Castle with his
then-girlfriend and accused accomplice Ghislane Maxwell.
Also claimed to be present was
rape-accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is awaiting trial on two
sexual assault charges, along with a host of other Hollywood A-listers
including Demi Moore, her then husband Ashton Kutcher, Pixie Geldof, Kelly
Osbourne and Sir David Frost.
The Queen was not in attendance.
What's the British royal family going to do about that Epstein
problem?
The pedophilia scandal from
President Clinton's Lolita Express buddy, Jeffrey Epstein, is like a sort of
swamp-monster, dragging down the otherwise impervious elites into the
deep.
As we await the news of how
many Democrats that might mean, it's pretty obvious that one
person caught in the Epstein goo is the British royal family's
Prince Andrew.
A woman who claims Jeffrey
Epstein paid her to have sex
with Prince Andrew says in her first TV interview that the Duke of York thanked
her after their first sexual encounter.
“He was an abuser. He was a
participant,” Virginia
Roberts Giuffre says of Andrew in
an interview with NBC Dateline set to air Friday night. The interview
with Giuffre includes five other Epstein accusers, including three who are
speaking publicly for the first time.
Giuffre repeats accusations
she has made in court papers that when she was 17 in 2001 she was forced to
have sex with Andrew. A photo released by a New York appeals court in August
shows Andrew with his arm around Giuffre’s bare waist. Giuffre says it was
taken in the apartment of Epstein’s longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell in
2001.
“The first time in London I
was so young,” Giuffre tells Dateline. “Ghislaine woke me up in the morning and
said you’re going to meet a prince today."
“I didn’t know at that point
I was going to be trafficked to that prince."
...and...
“Ghislaine said he’s coming
back to the house and I want you do to for him what you do for Epstein,” she
says in the interview. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Which is pretty disgusting
if true. I've never had anything against Prince Andrew or the U.K. royals
in general, but do I believe her? I do.
Which raises the unhappy
specter of problems in the British royal family.
If the charges against
Andrew are true, it pretty well meant he acted as royals in past centuries did
- think Henry VIII - who did whatever they wanted with whoever they wanted,
bourgeouis values be damned.
That might be all right in
one of those centuries and probably on the continent or in some Oriental
satrapy beyond, but for the British royal family, that's problematic,
since the country has evolved into a democracy, with the royals maintained
largely as figureheads. The royals now earn their keep with the public by
presenting a proudly middle class image, with middle-class values, as a means
of identifying with a democratic people, which up until now has worked. They
are, of course, the epitome of class.
Andrew's scandal suggests
that maybe on the side, out of the limelights, things might just be different.
He is a useless guy, after all, probably bored with charity work, and such
setups in the middle class parlance, are the devil's workshop. The fact that
his accused deeds were done in secret, and that he vehemently denies them
rather suggests that the middle class picture was a facade. And he's trying to
keep the status quo.
Combine this recrudescent
divine right of kings, with additional broken conventions of woke global
warming politics coming from Prince Harry and his Hollywood-values wife Duchess
Megan, and the royal family has an exposed hypocrisy problem, a number of them
acting as rich wastrels while pretending to hold middle class values.
This is not a good look for
the royals, whose upkeep is increasingly subject to political debate in the
U.K. Most of the British like having the royal family around, but only to have
a fine standard for their own middle class values and and to have a standard of
classiness. When the standard splits off into king's prerogatives and woke
leftwingery, the rationale for keeping them starts to crumble. Which could
indeed be a problem for them, and sadly, the deeds have been done.
One can only hope that Queen
Elizabeth is strong enough to stage some kind of intervention.
What's obvious enough so far is that she's kept herself on the
throne for good reason.
Image credit: Photo illustration by Monica
Showalter from public domain sources
DOCUMENTARY:
ELIZABETH II
THE PARASITIC AND CORRUPT
HOUSE OF WINDSOR AND THE WINDSOR
DICTATORSHIP’S PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL MUSLIM DICTATORSHIPS.
Jeffrey Epstein 'tried to SUE Sarah Ferguson
for calling him a paedophile' as she scrambled to cope with the fallout over
£15K gift from ex-husband Prince Andrew's former friend to help clear her debts
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The Duchess of York was threatened with legal
action by Jeffrey Epstein
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It came after she publicly called him a
paedophile it has been claimed
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She made the statement in an interview after
it emerged she had accepted £15,000 from her ex-husband's former friend to help
clear a personal debt
PUBLISHED: 17:12 EDT, 16 September 2019 | UPDATED: 21:20 EDT, 16
September 2019
The Duchess of York was threatened with legal
action by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after she publicly called him a
paedophile, it has been claimed.
Sarah Ferguson made the statement in a 2011
interview after it emerged she had accepted £15,000 from her ex-husband's
former friend to help clear a personal debt.
Epstein had given the money to one of
Fergie's assistants at the request of Prince Andrew.
But the payment, which came after Epstein's
release from prison over child sex offences, caused a furore when it became
public.
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Sarah Ferguson
(pictured) made the statement in a 2011 interview after it emerged she had
accepted £15,000 from her ex-husband's former friend to help clear a personal
debt
The duchess subsequently accepted she had
made a 'gigantic error of judgement' and offered a 'heartfelt' apology.
Speaking to the Evening Standard she said: 'I
deeply regret Jeffrey Epstein became involved in any way with me. I abhor
paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children and know that this was a gigantic
error of judgment on my behalf.
'I am just so contrite I cannot say. Whenever
I can I will repay the money and will have nothing ever to do with Jeffrey
Epstein ever again. What he did was wrong and for which he was rightly jailed.'
According to sources, Epstein – clearly in
denial about the scale of his crimes – was incensed by her suggestion he was a
paedophile.
The billionaire was convicted in 2008 of
procuring an under-age girl for prostitution and served 13 months in
jail.
The
billionaire (pictured) was convicted in 2008 of procuring an under-age girl for
prostitution and served 13 months in jail
He was facing numerous further charges of
sex-trafficking earlier this year when he killed himself in his cell in New
York.
In 2011 it is understood Epstein hired an
unnamed firm of lawyers to sue the duchess, unless she retracted her media
statement.
At the same time he took on the services of
crisis management PR firm Sitrick & Co to deal with the scandal over his
friendship with Andrew, who was infamously photographed with the shamed
billionaire following his release from prison.
The firm, which confirms it provided
'consulting advice and public relations services concerning Epstein's
relationship with Prince Andrew', advised him how to handle the media storm.
As a result of the outcry, the Queen's son
was forced to publicly apologise and lost his job as a roving UK trade
ambassador. In 2014 Sitrick sued Epstein for £65,000 in unpaid fees relating to
their services.
In recently re-surfaced court papers, which
meticulously chart what the PR firm did on Epstein's behalf, it includes a
reference on March 15, 2011 to 'work on statement for Fergie'. Two days later,
on March 17, 2011, it adds 'revise suggested statement for Fergie'.
A source close to the duchess said yesterday
that the 'for Fergie' reference relates to a statement drafted for Epstein
which he was trying to get her to release.
The source added: 'Epstein tried to force the
duchess to release a statement retracting her suggestion that he was a
paedophile which he had drafted by his PR firm.
'Epstein was very unpleasant and very
aggressive. She stuck to her guns despite the pressure being put on her and
refused to comply.'
Eventually Epstein halted his threat of legal
action.
Virginia
Roberts photographed with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell in early 2001. Virginia
Roberts has accused Andrew of having sexual relations with her when she was
under-age, something Buckingham Palace and the prince have strenuously denied
Since his death, which led to all criminal
charges being dropped, several of his alleged victims are now suing his estate
for damages.
They include Virginia Roberts, who has also
accused Andrew of having sexual relations with her when she was under-age,
something Buckingham Palace and the prince have strenuously denied.
Andrew has also tried to distance himself
from Epstein's activities, saying in a statement last month: 'At no stage
during the limited time I spent with him did I see, witness or suspect any
behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to (Epstein's) arrest and
conviction.'
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The Queen makes a VERY public show of support for a grinning Prince Andrew as he's seen by her side at church for the first time since his car crash BBC interview - and less than 24 hours after Megxit deal was finalised
- Her Majesty was pictured beaming as she led the Duke of York into church at Sandringham this morning
- Andrew has shunned public outings and barely broken cover since last November's Newsnight interview
- But the monarch offered a public show of support as she tries to extinguish the turmoil raging through Firm
- The Queen's desperation to move on from the past few months of royal woes took a major step last night
- An agreement was finally reached over Harry and Meghan's pared-back royal future outside the fold
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The Queen has stepped out in public with Prince Andrew for the first time this year after the spotlight swivelled from his disgraced friendship with Jeffrey Epstein to the abdication of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Duke of York accompanied his regal mother to church at Sandringham today, after joining her and Prince Philip for a private lunch on the Norfolk estate yesterday.
Her Majesty, wearing a black and white checkered coat, was pictured beaming as she led her suited middle son along the gravel path and into the service at St Mary the Virgin church in Hillington.
Since he was fired from frontline royal duties in the wake of his car-crash Newsnight interview in November last year, Andrew has shunned Family events and only broken cover a handful of times.
But this morning the 93-year-old monarch offered him a strong public show of support as she looks to extinguish the turmoil raging through the Firm.
The Queen's desperation to move on from the past few months of royal woes took a major step last night as an agreement was finally reached over Harry and Meghan's future outside the fold.
In a heartfelt statement, she announced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be stripped of their HRH titles as they forge a new life in Canada.
And as a path forward was finally plotted through the Megxit crisis, Her Majesty also seemed determined to move on from the disruption caused by Andrew with a public show of forgiveness.
Although he cut a solemn figure as he marched into church, Andrew seemed pleased with his first 2020 appearance at the Queen's side and was pictured grinning as he was whisked away from the service.
The Queen has stepped out in public with Prince Andrew for the first time this year after the spotlight swivelled from his disgraced friendship with Jeffrey Epstein to the abdication of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Although he cut a solemn figure as he marched into church, Andrew seemed pleased with his first 2020 appearance at the Queen's side and was pictured grinning as he was whisked away from the service
The Duke of York accompanied his regal mother to church at Sandringham today, after joining her and Prince Philip for lunch on the Norfolk Estate yesterday
In the days after Andrew's Newsnight grilling - where he was accused of shrugging off sex offender Epstein's crimes as 'unbecoming' - he was spotted from afar horseriding with the Queen at Windsor.
Far from being a show of support, this meeting was widely thought to be scheduled to express Her Majesty's fury with her son.
Since this time, Andrew steered clear of Family events and memorably avoided attending the traditional Christmas church service at Sandringham, slipping out of an earlier private service via a back exit.
But today's joint church trip was choreographed to showcase her willingness to move past the Epstein storm, and suggests Andrew is preparing to be gradually reintroduced into the royal mix.
The Duke of York was yesterday seen behind the wheel of his Land Rover with a man and mystery blonde woman following a shoot on the estate.
It is believed he stayed at the house to join his mother at this morning's Sunday service. Her Majesty was spotted smiling as she met with churchgoers, a refreshing contrast to the steely-faced expression she wore over the past week as Megxit crisis talks dragged on.
Crowds her gathered outside St Mary the Virgin church this morning to catch a glimpse of the Queen said she appeared in good spirits.
This is despite royal sources claiming she has been saddened by barely seeing her great-grandson Archie, who is still in Canada.
A final blueprint for Harry and Meghan's future across the Atlantic was finally hammered out at Sandringham yesterday.
It stipulates that the pair, who will be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will cease to be working members of the Royal Family from this spring and will not perform any official duties on behalf of the Queen – effectively leaving 'The Firm' completely.
By quitting their senior royal roles, they will sacrifice their HRH title. This is despite Andrew being allowed to keep his title when he withdrew from performing engagements.
The move will see Harry drop all of his official military positions and the couple will also spend the majority of their time in North America, a source told ITV.
The shock statement was announced by the Queen - but minutes later the couple sparked confusion when they updated their own website and signed off as 'Their Royal Highnesses'.
The announcement by Kensington Palace marks the conclusion of talks about their future after days of wrangling with senior members of the family and royal aides to thrash out a deal.
Since he was fired from frontline royal duties in the wake of his car-crash Newsnight interview in November last year, Andrew (pictured at church today) has shunned Family events and only broken cover a handful of times
The Queen leaves St Mary the Virgin church in Hillington, Norfolk, today after attending the service with Prince Andrew
Wearing a suit and tie, Prince Andrew arrives at St Mary the Virgin church at Sandringham today with the Queen
The Queen leads Prince Andrew from St Mary the Virgin church in Sandrinham this morning. Today's joint church trip was choreographed to showcase her willingness to move past the Epstein storm, and suggests Andrew is preparing to be gradually reintroduced into the royal mix
But Harry and Meghan, who sources say intend to spend 'the majority' of their time in North America, will pay a heavy financial and emotional cost.
As well as returning the £2.4 million spent on a lavish refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, they will pay a commercial rent – estimated at up to £360,000 a year – to retain it as their British home.
Prince Charles will continue to 'offer private financial support' and, crucially, the couple will have free rein to negotiate lucrative commercial deals that experts believe could net them hundreds of millions of pounds, although they have pledged 'to uphold the values of Her Majesty'.
A number of unresolved issues remain, including whether Harry and Meghan will be required to strip the word 'Royal' from their SussexRoyal website, and who will pick up the multi-million pound bill for their continuing security requirements.
The Queen, who took control of the crisis that threatened to permanently damage the monarchy, praised Meghan for swiftly becoming a part of the family and thanked the couple for the work they had done, saying she was pleased they had found a constructive way to move forward.
The couple (pictured in London last week), who will be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will stop carrying out royal duties from the spring
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer to use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4million of taxpayer's money spent on renovating their Berkshire home, the couple have announced, as talks about their future roles concluded. Pictured is the Queen's statement
And a statement from Buckingham Palace (pictured) read: 'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are grateful to Her Majesty and the Royal Family for their ongoing support as they embark on the next chapter of their lives'
The Duke and Duchess' new website sussexroyal.com has been updated following the Queen's statement, saying: 'In line with the statement by Her Majesty The Queen, information on the roles and work of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be updated on this website in due course'
In her statement, the Queen said: '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.
'Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.
'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.
'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.
'It is my whole family's hope that today's agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life.'
A statement from Buckingham Palace read: 'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are grateful to Her Majesty and the Royal Family for their ongoing support as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.
'As agreed in this new arrangement, they understand that they are required to step back from royal duties, including official military appointments.
'They will no longer receive public funds for royal duties. With the Queen's blessing, the Sussexes will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations.
'While they can no longer formally represent the Queen, the Sussexes have made clear that everything they do will continue to uphold the values of Her Majesty.
'The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared their wish to repay Sovereign Grant expenditure for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK family home.
'Buckingham Palace does not comment on the details of security arrangements. There are well established independent processes to determine the need for publicly funded security.
'This new model will take effect in the Spring of 2020.'
All the new arrangements that are due to come into effect in the spring will be reviewed by Buckingham Palace in 12 months.
There was no immediate reaction from Prince William and Prince Charles to what has been dubbed a 'hard Megxit', which follows revelations that the couple were unhappy with life in the royal fishbowl.
The Duke and Duchess' new website sussexroyal.com has been updated following the Queen's statement, saying: 'In line with the statement by Her Majesty The Queen, information on the roles and work of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be updated on this website in due course.'
Their new titles mirror the styling given to Harry's mother Diana after her divorce when she was no longer allowed to use HRH. She was known as Diana, Princess of Wales.
The change means Harry, who served a decade in the British Army, will give up his military patronages and his role as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, but will remain a prince and sixth in line to the British throne.
Harry, who has spoken fondly of his time in the Army, will lose several military roles including Captain General of the Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Honington and Commodore-in-Chief of the Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command. He will also no longer be a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.
The couple will no longer use the titles His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness, but they are not being stripped of them.
Insiders speak of the 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' made available to furnish the couple's Windsor home (pictured, Frogmore Cottage above). The Sussexes will pay back £2.4million of taxpayers' money spent on renovating the house in Berkshire
Despite the official statements saying they would no longer be funded by the taxpayer, it is understood Harry will still be reliant on the Bank of Dad - with Prince Charles bankrolling him from the Duchy of Cornwall.
He currently receives around £2.3million a year. Other key questions remain.
Harry and Meghan's security needs will still have to be met - in the announcements they refused to divulge who would pay to keep them safe or how much it would cost.
But estimates have ranged between £1million to £7million. Canada is likely to have to pick up a sizeable chunk of the bill.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office declined to comment on Saturday's news.
The official statements do leave several key questions unanswered over Harry and Meghan's future.
The future of the couple's new website venture is unclear. It is not known whether they will hang on to the 'Sussex Royal' name if they are no longer officially part of royal life.
They were quick to update the website last night, but it still described them as 'Their Royal Highnesses'.
Prince Harry had been forced to delay flying back to Canada to be reunited with Meghan and baby Archie while the negotiations continued.
He has not seen them in almost a fortnight.
The Queen was seen with a steely expression behind the wheel of her Land Rover at Sandringham on Saturday afternoon, as the final touches were put on the Megxit deal.
She had ordered courtiers to hammer out a plan 'in days, not weeks' for a stripped-back Royal role for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan and Harry have already begun a transition phase of living in Canada and the UK. The Duchess is in the Commonwealth country with son Archie where the Sussexes spent six weeks over the festive period.
The move was agreed by the Queen, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge following the Sussexes unprecedented statement released earlier this month saying they wanted to step back as senior royals and become financially independent.
Alistair Bruce, a commentator on the royals, told Sky News: 'I think the queen has dealt with this crisis because she has absolutely drawn the line: you can be private people, but you cannot be royal at the same time.
'There's no halfway house.'
Royal expert Penny Junor said the new arrangement was 'the best possible outcome and an outcome which will actually avoid catastrophe'.
She said: 'I think it is the best possible outcome, and an outcome which will actually avoid catastrophe.
'The country was so divided about this and so angry and so upset, so I think it was all a big mess and it was getting nastier by the day.'
Ms Junor added that it would have been 'tragic' if the pair had to give up their patronages, particularly if Harry was made to leave the Invictus Games after founding it.
'They're hanging onto their patronages which I think is absolutely terrific because they both care passionately about making the world a better place,' she said.
She went on to praise the agreement that Harry and Meghan will be stepping back from royal duties and will not receive public funds as a clean break for the pair.
'There are no blurred lines.
'They are starting afresh and they are going with the Queen's blessing, I think it is the best of all worlds,' the royal commentator added.
The announcement from the palace on Saturday confirmed that the Duke and Duchess (pictured) will continue their private patronages and associations with the Queen's blessing
Meghan Markle appeared fresh and happy as she drove herself to the airport in Canada on Friday, but was accompanied by a security guard
Prince Harry was pictured in London on Friday after he attended an event at Buckingham Palace. The Queen had recently held a summit meeting with senior members of the royal family
Ms Junor went on to say that the choice to retain, but not use, the HRH title was significant. 'There is greater prestige to the HRH, it is the title of a working member of the royal family,' she said.
'I think holding onto it is very very good because it means that if something was to happen in the future, and who knows what might happen in the future, circumstances might change and they might want to come back.
'They might want to do royal work again, they might be needed. I think not to burn bridges is a good thing. It does mean that they won't be able to cash in, one would hope, on their royal status.'
However, the royal expert added it was 'currently ambiguous' whether the pair would be able to use the term Sussex Royal, including on their official website Sussexroyal.com.
Although she praised the agreement as positive for both the couple and the royal family, Ms Junor said: 'The British public have lost out because these are two fantastic people who sprinkle fairy dust wherever they go and we are going to miss that, but clearly it was not making them happy.'
A source said the royal family and the Sussexes 'were pleased' to have reached a 'successful conclusion' to the talks.
The source said: 'There has been an acceptance and understanding of what it is the Sussexes want to achieve and a genuine desire to come up with a new way of working to support their wish for a more independent life.
'The issues involved are complicated, that said the announcement meets Her Majesty and the family's wish for a speedy resolution, the nature of the issue has necessitated a number of detailed conversations between officials and members of the family.
'They were all extremely friendly and constructive because the common goal was clear, as was the desire to reach a successful conclusion - everyone was pleased to have got here today.'
Royal accounts published last summer revealed £2.4million of tax-payers' money was spent on Meghan and Harry's grade-II listed Frogmore Cottage home near Windsor Castle.
It turned five properties back into a single residence for the couple and their baby son Archie.
The amount spent was heavily criticised at the time by the organisation Republic, which campaigns for an elected head of state.
But all fixtures and fittings for the home close to Windsor Castle were paid for privately by the Duke and Duchess.
In a move that reveals the couple may have been trying to avoid a public backlash over the funds spent on the home, they have said they want to repay the amount.
The Queen has said Frogmore will remain their home, and when the couple are in the UK they are likely to stay at the property and will pay a commercial rent on it.
The couple's statement said they 'will no longer receive public funds for Royal duties', one of the requests of the Sussexes who said on their new website they wanted to step away from public money so they could be financially independent.
The Prince had been spotted last night in the capital after spending the evening dining with friends at Brook House Pub in Fulham, west London.
Following a crunch summit between Princes Charles, William and Harry last Monday, the Queen agreed to let the Sussexes step back from official duties and tasked Palace aides with drawing up a blueprint for the couple's future in double-time.
Harry had been expected to fly back across the Atlantic this weekend after hosting the Rugby League World Cup draw at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
The last time he saw his son was at the $14million Vancouver Island mansion where he and Meghan spent Christmas - and Archie stayed when they returned to the UK say they planned to quit as senior Royals.
As well as splits between the Palace and Sussex households, friends claim that Harry and Meghan are themselves divided over where in Canada to settle down.
The Duke is believed to be happy to continue living on the west coast near Vancouver, while his ex-actress wife is understood to favour Toronto, where she lived during her time filming Suits.
'Meghan has a lot of connections here. She finds it comfortable and believes it is somewhere they can develop new roles and pursue her interests,' a source told the Times.
Prince Andrew was also spotted at Sandringham on Saturday, where he was understood do have had lunch with the Queen and Prince Philip.
It recently emerged that Meghan's team pre-approved text and pictures sent out after her carefully-choreographed charity visit in Vancouver earlier this week.
The Duchess of Sussex visited feminist climate change group Justice For Girls in Vancouver on Tuesday in one of the first times she has been seen since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were quitting as senior royals.
Her visit was publicised on the group's Twitter account but only after Meghan's team apparently gave the go-ahead, The Daily Telegraph reports.
On Friday, Meghan took full advantage of her newfound independence from the Crown as she drove herself to a Canadian airport to pick up a pilates expert pal who jetted in from the US for the weekend.
The Duchess of Sussex was spotted in photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com parked outside Victoria International Airport in a Land Rover Discovery on Thursday afternoon.
Queen says she is 'particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family' - as she reveals Megxit is result of 'many months of conversations'
The Queen has expressed how she is 'particularly proud' of Meghan as she reveals the couple's announcement to step down as senior royals is the result of 'many months of conversations'.
Her Majesty praised how Meghan has swiftly become part of the family and thanked the couple for the work they had done, saying she was pleased they had found a constructive way to move forward.
She expressed her desire for the family to create a 'happy and peaceful life' which the couple intend to purse in North America where they can set their own agenda and make money how they choose.
In her statement Her Majesty The Queen praised how Meghan had swiftly become part of the family and thanked the couple for the work they had done
Buckingham Palace announced last night the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4million of taxpayers' money spent on renovating their Frogmore Cottage home.
The couple, who will be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will also stop carrying out royal duties from the spring.
In her statement, the Queen said: '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.
'Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.
'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.'
'I want to thank them all for 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.
'It is my whole family's hope that today's agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life.'
It is understood officials are yet to iron out several key issues, including the Sussexes' security, titles and future finances
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will still get cash from The Bank Of Dad: Prince is expected to keep getting £2.3m Duchy of Cornwall cash from Charles while pair are free to do commercial deals
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to continue received £2.3million-a-year from the Duchy of Cornwall via Prince Charles.
Buckingham Palace's bombshell announcement last night revealed that the couple will give up their Sovereign Grant money - which equates to about £100,000-a-year.
They will also be repaying the £2.4million Sovereign Grant cash that was used for their Frogmore Cottage revamp.
However, it is believed Prince Charles will continue to fund their lifestyles and the Palace's statement made no mention of it.
Royal Correspondent Rebecca English said: 'Harry and Meghan will not receive any further public funding but will continue to receive funds from the Prince of Wales privately.'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to continue received £2.3million-a-year from the Duchy of Cornwall via Prince Charles
According to a former aide, 'Prince Charles's attitude is always just pay what needs to be paid and move on.'
'It's usually the path of least resistance when it's to do with the boys.'
But those familiar with some of the eye-watering numbers which have crossed the royal desk at Clarence House say there is another side to the story.
One figure went so far as to say that the money he spends, not just on Harry and Meghan but also on financing William and Kate, was 'draining him'.
Officially, the brothers and their households are funded out of Charles's Duchy of Cornwall estate, but, in fact, the Prince has at times had to dip into his own private reserves.
Buckingham Palace's bombshell announcement last night revealed the couple will give up their Sovereign Grant money - which equates to about £100,000-a-year
At one stage he was paying the Sussexes more than William and his family. That figure is now understood to be around the same, with Harry and William each receiving approximately £2.5million.
However, the Prince has let it be known that his funds are not inexhaustible and that there is a limit to how far and how much he can pay.
Insiders speak of the 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' the Prince made available to furnish the couple's Windsor home after their decision to abandon Kensington Palace.
They will also be repaying the £2.4million Sovereign Grant cash that was used for their Frogmore Cottage revamp
According to a source, the figures involved in providing for both boys have in recent times been flagged up to the Prince by his accounting staff on more than one occasion.
'There's usually a raised eyebrow, but the Prince always just signs them off,' says the source.
All the same, he has made it clear that while he will continue to fund his sons, there can be, as one courtier put it, 'no blank cheque'.
The couple will now be free to do any commercial deals they like and appear to be continuing their 'Sussex Royal' brand, even though they are no long Royal Highnesses.
If Meghan were to go back to acting she could be in for a princely sum of money, as she made £3million from appearing on American TV show Suits.
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