Daniela Elser: Final phone call with the Queen that crushed Harry and Meghan's dreams 20 Feb, 2021 07:30 PM 9 minutes to read Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expecting baby number 2. Video / AP news.com.au It started with an Instagram post and ended with a phone call. After 13 months of drama and controversy, the Queen has drawn a line under the chapter of royal history dominated by Harry and Meghan Duke and Duchess of Sussexes' exit from royal life, with news breaking that the auto-exiles would never be returning to royal life. Overnight, any lingering hope that one day the couple might one day return, in some guise, to the HRH flock was snuffed out with Buckingham Palace confirming in a statement the duo had, once and for all, made the final decision to relinquish their remaining official roles.