TORONTO -- The Duchess of Sussex did not dial into the crisis meeting called by the Queen, a source told 麻豆传媒.
A royal source revealed Tuesday that Harry and Meghan decided "in the end" that it 鈥渨asn鈥檛 necessary鈥� for the Duchess to join the so-called 鈥淪andringham summit."
It was previously reported that Meghan was expected to join the discussion via telephone from Canada where she is with son Archie.
The talks come less than a week after the couple released a bombshell statement detailing their wish to 鈥�step back鈥� from senior royal duties.
The Queen was joined by the Prince of Wales and his two sons Princes William and Harry at the Royal鈥檚 Norfolk country estate for what has become known as the 鈥淪andringham summit.鈥� Shortly after the talks concluded, the Queen released a statement revealing Meghan and Harry will spend time in both Canada and the U.K. during a period of transition.
鈥淭hese are complex matters for my family to resolve, and there is some more work to be done, but I have asked for final decisions to be reached in the coming days,鈥� the statement read.
No other details on decisions culminating from the Monday meeting have been released.
CTV鈥檚 royal commentator Richard Berthelsen suggests there may have been concerns regarding Meghan鈥檚 participation in the meeting.
鈥淚 think there would have been very serious concern at Sandringham amongst some members of the royal family and their officials about who also might be on the other end of that line, or if that conversation might have been recorded,鈥� Berthelsen said during an interview with 麻豆传媒 Channel Tuesday.
鈥淥bviously things have really broken down within the family. The fact that there was a statement made last week without the knowledge of the Queen, I don鈥檛 really think there鈥檚 maybe the best environment of trust.鈥�
