Buckingham Palace Says Things Are ‘Complicated’ Following Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s Decision to ‘Step Back’ From Royal Duties

Not holding back. Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, candidly confessed how ashamed he is of his daughter and her husband, Prince Harry, for choosing to step back from their royal positions.

More than a stiff upper lip. Prince William and Duchess Kate seemed to be in high spirits on Monday, January 20, as they hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II while the royal family grapples with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s decision to step back from their royal duties.

Prince William has arrived to host his first solo reception at Buckingham Palace without his brother Prince Harry at his side.The Duke of Cambridge, alongside wife Kate Middleton, gathered to mark the UK-Africa Investment Summit, with Harry due to head to Vancouver to be with his wife Meghan Markle "imminently".The Duchess of Cambridge attended the event in a stunning long-sleeve red dress adorned with intricate beading made by designer Needle & Thread as she arrived alongside Prince William.

Prince Harry said he had 'no other option' but to give up royal life.

Thomas Markle said in a new interview that his daughter, Duchess Meghan, and her husband, Prince Harry, are “lost souls” as they prepare to step down as senior royals.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will drop their royal titles and will pay rent on their UK home as a deal for them to 'step back' from royal duties was formally announced tonight.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have let go their royal staffers amid their plans to “step back” and “become financially independent” from the British royal family, Us Weekly can confirm.

Prince Charles is reportedly furious at his son Prince Harry after he and Meghan Markle announced their surprising plans to “step back” from their senior royal duties.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might be a team, but that doesn't mean the Duchess of Sussex is involved in everything. On Monday, Harry met with the senior members of his family to discuss the couple's future within the British monarchy. Harry met with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, his father, Prince Charles, and his brother, Prince William, at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, while his wife and son Archie were thousands of miles away on Vancouver Island in Canada.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might be a team, but that doesn't mean the Duchess of Sussex is involved in everything. On Monday, Harry met with the senior members of his family to discuss the couple's future within the British monarchy. 

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has her husband Prince Harry to thank for her new voiceover deal at Disney after he appeared to propose the idea to company CEO Bob Iger.

The royal family drama is far from over. Days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry disclosed their plans to step back from the frontline, work to become financially independent and split their time between UK and North America, reports of the Duchess signing a voice over deal with Disney surfaced. Over the weekend, world media reported that Meghan had gone ahead and signed a voice over deal with Disney in return for a donation to the organisation Elephants Without Borders. 

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has her husband Prince Harry to thank for her new voiceover deal at Disney after he appeared to propose the idea to company CEO Bob Iger.

Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex has her husband Prince Harry to thank for her new voiceover deal at Disney after he appeared to propose the idea to company CEO Bob Iger.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s friend is warning that the couple’s first sit-down TV interview after stepping down as senior royals is going to be explosive.

Many sources have been speaking to U.S. and British outlets about why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are stepping back from their senior royal family member roles.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan surprised the British public — and multiple royal relatives, apparently — by announcing on Wednesday, January 9, that they intend to “step back” from their duties as senior members of the royal family.

A quick turnaround. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were forced to announce their plans to step back as senior members of the British royal family sooner than they initially anticipated.

TOWIE star Gemma Collins joined the many celebrities weighing in on the bombshell news that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are stepping down as senior royals and will be now splitting their time between North America and the UK.Taking to her Instagram stories, 38 year old Gemma spoke about the news as she pointed her camera at the front page of The Daily Telegraph, which featured the news of Meghan and Harry’s decision about their future in the Royal family.

Say it ain’t so! The Madame Tussauds museum in London has pulled the wax statues of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan away from the British royal family display following their unprecedented departure announcement.