The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have stepped down from royal duties and will no longer receive public funds.
Harry and Meghan are also set to drop their HRH titles from the spring and repay the taxpayers’ millions spent renovating their Berkshire home.
The announcement marks the conclusion of talks about the couple’s future roles with senior members of the family and royal aides.
The Queen issued an emotional statement saying she recognised the ‘challenges’ they had faced over the past year.
She added: ‘I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family.
‘It is my whole family’s hope that today’s agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life.’
The couple’s spokeswoman issued a statement on their behalf saying: ‘As agreed in this new arrangement, they understand that they are required to step back from royal duties, including official military appointments.
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‘They will no longer receive public funds for royal duties.
‘With the Queen’s blessing, the Sussexes will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations.
‘While they can no longer formally represent the Queen, the Sussexes have made clear that everything they do will continue to uphold the values of Her Majesty.’
Although they will not use their HRH styles, the couple will still retain them.
They will be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
The Queen’s statement included a personal tribute to the Sussexes with the monarch unusually using the first names of her grandson and his family in a public message.
She said: ‘Following many months of conversations and more recent discussions, I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family.
‘Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.
‘I recognise the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny over the last two years and support their wish for a more independent life.
‘I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family.’
The Queen, who took control of the crisis that threatened to permanently damage the monarchy, concluded by saying: ‘It is my whole family’s hope that today’s agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life.’
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Royal expert Penny Junor said the new arrangement was ‘the best possible outcome and an outcome which will actually avoid catastrophe’.
She said: ‘They’re hanging onto their patronages which I think is absolutely terrific because they both care passionately about making the world a better place.
‘The fact that they will not be doing any royal engagements is good because it makes a really clean break. There are no blurred lines. They are starting afresh and they are going with the Queen’s blessing.’
However, she added: ‘The British public have lost out because these are two fantastic people who sprinkle fairy dust wherever they go and we are going to miss that, but clearly it was not making them happy.’
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