Things have been pretty tense at Buckingham Palace since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they’d be taking a step back from their royal duties last week, but his older brother, Prince William, doesn’t seem that perturbed. He and wife Duchess Kate were all smiles during their first public appearance together following all the drama, stepping out for a meeting at Bradford’s City Hall and surprise visit to a local British-Asian eatery called MyLahore on Wednesday, Jan. 15. According to ET Online, the royal couple merrily greeted fans gathered outside while politely deflecting any questions from the crowd about the recent news. At the restaurant, Will and Kate still looked totally unfazed as they got behind the counter to help whip up a batch of mango lassi — an Indian milkshake made with yogurt and spices — and joked around with the staff. Harry and Meghan, who wed in May of 2018, claim their decision to take some space from the royal family and split their time between England and Canada (where Meghan is from) stems from their 8-month old son Archie. They not only want to raise him in both continents, but also want to focus on their own financial independence. While many assumed matriarch Queen Elizabeth II would be up in arms over their choice, she gave her grandson her full support after a family meeting this week. “Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family,” she said in a statement on Jan. 13, “we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.”
