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The Queen agreed to ‘a period of transition’ during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would spend time in Canada and Britain. The Queen had summoned a family conference at Sandringham five days after the Sussexes issued a statement saying: ‘After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. We intend to step back as “senior” members of the royal family and work to become financially independent.’ Since the plan had not been agreed with the Queen or the Prince of Wales, royal incandescence tended towards the white end of the spectrum.The Duchess flew off to Canada to rejoin the dogs. It emerged that evidence from the Duchess’s father, Thomas Markle, would be used by the Mail on Sunday in its defence against a case brought by her about the publication of a letter.
After three years, the Northern Ireland Assembly sat again, with a power-sharing executive in which Arlene Foster, the leader of the DUP, became first minister, and Michelle O’Neill, the vice-president of Sinn Féin, deputy first minister.
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