Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Announce Plan to ‘Step Back’ From Royal Family and ‘Become Financially Independent’

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

Prince Harry, 35, has broken his silence since he and Meghan Markle, 38, have made the decision to step back from royal life. “So, I want you to hear the truth from me, as much as I can share – not as a Prince, or a Duke, but as Harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 years – but with a clearer perspective,” the Duke of Sussex said while speaking at the Ivy Chelsea Club in London on Sunday, Jan.

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.

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.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their plans to step down as senior members of the royal family this week.Journalist Tom Bradby, who filmed the documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, has revealed that the duke and duchess could give a tell-all interview.Bradby also claimed that the decision was due to "really bad personal splits."This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed their plans to step down from their positions as senior members of the British royal family.

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.

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.

Not following protocol? Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced that they are stepping back as senior members of the British royal family on Wednesday, January 8, but they didn’t inform the most important member — Queen Elizabeth II.

After Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry announced on Wednesday they were “stepping back” as senior members of the British royal family, can we expect the former “Suits” actress to reconcile with her estranged father?

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.