In this interesting news, Queen Elizabeth is still at Sandringham after ordering the Royal Family (i.e. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) to find a "workable solution" following Meghan and Harry's resignation from their senior royal roles (opens in new tab) ...and the Queen's entourage is still in Sandringham. While the Queen's entourage is helping with this difficult task, the Queen herself has remained where she is during this hectic time. In fact, according to the Daily Mail, the Queen was just spotted driving off the property on her way to a photo shoot (see photos here (opens in new tab)). She has a very serious look on her face (DM calls it "steely eyes"), but that could just be because she is concentrating. This is the first time I've seen her since the big announcement.

Also, to be fair, there may be practical and historical reasons for the Queen to remain where she is for the time being:

Her Majesty usually stays at her Norfolk residence until February 6. The Queen's father, King George VI, died at Sandringham on February 6, 1952. Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, were in Kenya at the time of the King's death, but returned to England soon after receiving the sad news. Elizabeth was enthroned and coronated on June 2, 1953.

We also know that Meghan and Harry had to rush the announcement (open in new tab) because the British tabloids were aware of their plans, and that the Queen had previously asked Harry and Charles to concoct a proposal and obtain Charles' blessing. In other words, this is just a really, really condensed/rushed/strained version of that original plan.

Again, not a criticism of the 93-year-old queen, but interesting. Is the fact that the Queen does not rush to London an indicator that such a conversation would be perfectly productive even if she did not go to London? If she does go to London, it may be a bad sign.

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