Queen taking 'baby steps' to 'ingratiate' Meghan Markle and Prince Harry into Royal Family
In January 2020, Meghan and Harry announced their decision to step down as senior
working members of the British Royal Family. Their royal exit, dubbed
Megxit
by the
press, caused tensions to mount between the family and the couple. Despite this, it
has been reported that the Sussexes appearance at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations,
although minimal, was the Queen's way of charming the Sussexes back into The Firm.
Speaking on the latest episode of
Royal Beat
, historian Tessa Dunlop
discussed the Queen's "baby steps" to "reingratiate" the Sussexes back.
I think we saw baby steps during the Jubilee at trying to reingratiate the Sussexes into the family fold.
She added: "They've pushed that family idea ever since George VI, the Queen's father.