London - Britain's Prince Harry is expected to meet his
grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and other senior royals on Monday to
discuss his plans to "step back" from royal duties.
Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise
announcement on Wednesday that they will seek a lower profile, build
financial independence and divide their time between Britain and
North America as they "carve out a progressive new role."
The queen will hold talks with her grandson at her Sandringham estate
in eastern England on the future roles of Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38,
the BBC and other British media quoted royal sources as saying.
Buckingham Palace and Harry and Meghan have not confirmed plans for a
meeting.
Many commentators and British tabloid newspapers have criticized the
couple's plans.
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The criticism intensified on Friday after the palace confirmed that
US-born former actress Meghan had flown to Canada, where she had
lived for several years while filming the popular television drama
"Suits."
Harry and Meghan also said they plan to restrict media access and
withdraw from a rota system for media coverage of the royal family.
Their announcement came after they had denounced intrusive and
inaccurate media reporting, as well as the vitriol directed toward
them on social media, including racist attacks against Meghan, whose
mother is black.
Harry and Meghan had returned earlier last week from a six-week break
in Canada, a member of the Commonwealth, with their 8-month-old son
Archie.