Duchess Meghan’s Family: Everything We Know About the Royal In-Laws

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.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are giving up their HRH titles, paying back the money that went into renovating Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, and figuring out a new life in Canada. This means, that outside of their charity work and ties to patronages, they have a pretty blank slate on which to restart their lives.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer use their official titles, according to Buckingham Palace's website. This is all part of their plan to step back from their roles as "senior" members of the royal family and be financially independent from Harry's family.The Sussexes will also pay back Sovereign Grant expenditure that went into refurbishing Frogmore Cottage in Windsor last year, per the Palace's statement.

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.

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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will officially lose their HRH royal titles and will no longer receive public funding for their royal duties, according to statements released by Queen Elizabeth II and Buckingham Palace on Saturday, January 18.

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.

Distant duchesses. Duchess Meghan and Duchess Kate haven’t communicated much in recent months, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.

The queen responded to Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's decision to step back as senior members of the royal family.In a statement, the sovereign said she's fully supportive of the couple's choice but "would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the Royal Family."The monarch's remarks come after she, heirs Prince Charles and Prince William, and Prince Harry met face-to-face at a summit to discuss the changes in the monarchy. The queen has spoken.

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.

Full speed ahead. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are staying the course following their announcement to step back from their “senior” royal duties on Wednesday, January 8.

In the aftermath of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepping down from their royal duties, we’ve started looking back at some of the other royal rebels in the Windsor household…

Not the birthday wish she was hoping for? Duchess Kate stepped out with a solemn look on her face on her 38th birthday the day after Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stepped down from their senior royal duties.

Duchess Kate and Duchess Meghan’s complex relationship started off on the right foot, with the two aligning themselves together in a fast friendship after meeting in January 2017, but rumors of a growing rift between the two had begun to plague the royal family by November 2018.

Showing support? Duchess Meghan’s best friend, Jessica Mulroney, seemingly came to her defense after the former actress and her husband, Prince Harry, announced that they plan to “step back” from their senior roles in the British royal family.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan may be stepping down from the British royal family, but they still have nothing but kind words for Duchess Kate.