13 January 2020

Monday 13 January

2020-01-13

Events

 * The Queen calls an urgent meeting of senior royals at Sandringham to discuss a new role for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The gathering, described as the "Sandringham summit", will see her meet the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, while Meghan is expected to join over the phone from Canada. (source)
 * In a statement issued later in the day, The Queen agreed to a ‘period of transition’ in which the Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK and stressed that the couple remain ‘a valued part of my family’.