Royal experts say her Majesty was aware that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were unhappy with their senior royal duties even before they announced their resignation. However, she did not imagine the couple would take such a decision but understands their standpoint, nonetheless.
It was the Queen’s experience with her younger sister Princess Margaret that motivated her decision to allow Harry to quit the royal life.
Speaking to People, royal biographer Robert Lacey said: “She has a particular sensitivity to what Harry has been going through because of her closeness to Margaret and seeing the same dramas and tensions played out two generations ago.
“The younger-sibling syndrome is an enduring problem.
“The system has not found a way of giving them the recognition that they need.
“Until Elizabeth produced heirs, Margaret was a possible future Queen.
“It is a family situation of conflict that goes back over generations.”
The Queen is still willing to give Meghan and Harry a second chance should they regret their decision in future.
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward said: “She won’t dwell on the exit. She is very pragmatic.
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“She will want to see everything that they are doing, what they are making money from and how it is affecting the Royal Family.
“So there must be some concern from the Queen about what their intentions are.”
But after the couple moved to the United States with their son, Archie, the Queen is said to have been “very sad” that she sees little of him.
A royal source said: “It’s fair to say she is very upset about him and Meghan leaving and she would love to see more of Archie, as would Prince Charles and the rest of the family.
“But she accepts at the moment that his mind is made up and he intends to live in North America.
