Queen told Prince Harry she is 'delighted' for him but warned him to uphold his family's values

The Queen told Prince Harry she is 'delighted he has found happiness' with Meghan after the couple emigrated to Los Angeles from London - but warned he must uphold his family's values as he begins life outside the Firm.

The 'harmonious conversation' between the Queen and her grandson happened over the phone before the Sussexes' planned incendiary interview with Oprah Winfrey was publicly announced last week, The Mirror reported.

It also came ahead of Prince Harry's appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, in which the Duke insisted the couple's shock move to California last year was about 'stepping back rather than stepping down' as royals.

The Sussexes were last week told they could not continue with 'the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service' and were stripped of their remaining patronages following their move to the US.

Their definitive split from life as working royals followed a telephone conversation between Harry and his grandmother - which saw the 94-year-old monarch tell her grandson she 'was delighted he has found happiness' and 'only wants the best for him and his family'.

But Harry stressed he is aware of his 'duty to the family' - and has promised 'never do anything to embarrass them'.

Palace insiders earlier revealed that it was Harry who pushed to restart talks over his and Meghan's position early this year.

They claimed there was a 'puzzling sense of urgency' to his requests that perplexed palace officials - but it 'all became clear' when news of Meghan's deal for a 'tell all' interview with Oprah broke.

And Prince Harry's 'unhelpful' appearance on the Late Late Show today is said to have caused 'disquiet' - following an already-tense seven days in Sussex-palace relations.

Minutes after Buckingham Palace released its statement confirming Meghan and Harry were no-longer working royals, the couple hit back saying they would still 'live a life of service' in a 'barbed' statement dubbed 'horribly disrespectful' to the elderly Queen.

The statement followed what was seen as an all-round positive conversation between Harry and his grandmother in the days prior.

A source told The Mirror: 'Harry has spoken to the Queen, and she told him she was delighted he has found happiness. She only wants the best for him and his family.

They added: 'He described it as being free, but he knows he has a duty to the family and he reiterated his promise to never do anything to embarrass them.

'This is all about moving on, it was a very harmonious conversation between a caring grandmother and her grandson.'

Prince Harry today claimed that he and Meghan Markle 'never walked away' from the royal family and he did 'what any husband or father would do' by emigrating to Los Angeles from London, declaring: 'I had to get my family out there' on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

In one extraordinary moment Harry raps the theme tune to The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air outside the mansion where it was filmed, before Corden video calls Meghan, who calls her husband 'Haz' and tells him not to buy it because she's 'done moving'. Harry then pops inside to use the toilet before the friends head off to complete a muddy army assault course together.

In a wide-ranging chat mostly carried out on an open-top bus, an off the leash Harry also reveals that he has had Zoom calls with Prince Philip and Queen, who sent Archie a waffle maker for Christmas, and describes his son as 'hysterical', claiming his first word was 'crocodile'. He also says he knew Meghan was 'the one' after two dates, describing their relationship as '0-60 in two months'.

Prince Harry also decided open up to James about his relationship with Meghan, his son Archie and their decision to quit as frontline royals, saying the pressure of being in London was 'destroying my mental health', branding Britain's media 'toxic'.

Describing the couple's decision he said: 'It was never walking away. It was stepping back rather than stepping down. It was a really difficult environment, which I think a lot of people saw. So I did what any father or husband would do and thought: 'How do I get my family out of there'. But we never walked away'.

And while the interview was carried out before the Queen stripped the Sussexes of their royal patronages last week, Harry appears to know what was coming and says: 'My life is public service, so wherever I am in the world it's going to be the same thing. As far as I'm concerned, whatever decisions are made on that side [in Britain], I will never walk away'.

Critics have questioned the timing of his TV appearance, released last night just as the Queen gave a rare public statement encouraging all Britons to have the Covid-19 jab. Others watching the film, where Harry complains about the media attention he received in the UK, urged him to 'stop bl**dy whining' and accused him of 're-writing history' and 'ignoring' the multi-million dollar deals he has signed with Netflix and Spotify.

The royals have already been warned to 'hide behind the sofa' when the Sussexes' incendiary interview with Oprah is broadcast on Sunday March 7, with experts saying the Late Show appearance suggests the 90-minute CBS show will focus much more on Meghan.

Palace sources say the timing of Harry's TV appearance is 'unhelpful: and has caused 'disquiet' at the palace.

'When the Queen speaks as she has done about the vaccine it is accepted that she has a clear field.

The Queen, who speaks to the PM Boris Johnson every week, is speaking out to give the vaccination programme added support.

Other members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles and Prince William, are expected to follow suit.

But the fact that Harry, who was criticised for his 'petulant' and 'rude' swipe at the Queen when he said duty was 'universal' after the Megxit announcement, has appeared on TV talking about his private life just when the Queen made an historic intervention on Covid-19 shows the lack of coordination.

One senior source said, 'This blurring of the lines doesn't help anyone. When the Queen speaks like this it is her message that should be heard without other distractions. This lack of coordination is unhelpful.'

The Late Show appearance came hours after the Queen has made a historic intervention in the coronavirus vaccination drive, suggesting it is selfish not to have the jab.

In a video call with NHS officials in charge of the rollout, she encouraged those with doubts to 'think about other people rather than themselves'.

The 94-year-old monarch said her jab last month 'didn't hurt at all' and had made her 'feel protected'. Likening Covid to a plague, she said it was remarkable how quickly the inoculation programme had been put into action, helping 'so many people'.

A senior royal source said: 'It is a passionately held belief that people need to get out there [and get vaccinated] – this is important.'

Critics say Harry's appearance will water down her message.

Royal expert Robert Jobson told BBC Breakfast: 'Well he seems in a very chirpy mood, very happy. All this talk about him being unhappy in LA doesn't seem to be true. He's talking candidly and James Corden's asking the right questions.

'But unfortunately, everything's in timing, isn't it? Just on the day that the queen has issued a very, very important message about the whole of the nation getting the jab, and her, and she feels it's people's duty to go and get it, that message has sort of been blurred a little bit again by Harry, the man who wants a private life, talking about his private life again.

'I'm sure there's just a lack of co-ordination here, but that's half of the problem I think. The reality is I'm sure the Royal Family will be speaking about the vaccination going forward, giving a clear message and duty they've got, and Harry seems hell bent talking about his private life.

'Look, move on, you've got what you want, you've moved away to LA, but then you can't have your cake and eat it.

'You can't be sitting there clashing with the Queen, when the Queen says something very important, and she speaks only rarely, it's a very significant thing that she's saying in co-ordination, I'm sure, with Boris Johnson and the Government. She needs a clear field.

'To be fair to Harry, this is probably an accident the way it's happened, but yet again it happens, clashes with the Queen, and as a result her message will be diluted.'

Royal photographer Arthur Edwards, who has known Harry since he was a child, told ITV's Good Morning Britain he was 'surprised' by the prince saying he'd faced a 'toxic' time with the media, saying he had a good relationship with him until Meghan arrived.

'I don't know where 'toxic' has come from,' he said.

'When I worked with him all those years, he engaged with the media - we used to have a drink, on every tour we'd go to the pub and he used to get everything off his chest and you'd get everything off your chest.

'It's only when he met Meghan that stopped.

'He never interacted with us again.'

The 17-minute film begins with James Corden pulling up outside Harry's mansion in an open -top bus, which Harry admits he's never been on.

After Corden told him to pay the fare before jumping on the bus, Harry quipped 'you know us royals, we don't carry cash' and said it was his first time on an open-top bus because 'we're not really allowed to'.

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