DNA
\nLONDON
\nPrince Harry and his wife Meghan have made a final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of monarchy, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
\nHarry and Meghan sent shockwaves through the monarchy in January 2020 by suddenly announcing they were splitting from the family and embarking on a new future across the Atlantic – one of the most extraordinary royal exits in decades.
\nThat split has now been formalised after discussions with the 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth: Harry and Meghan will lose their treasured royal patronages which revert to the queen and will be distributed among other family members.
\n\u201cThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family,\u201d the Palace said.
\n\u201cWhile all are saddened by their decision, the Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family.\u201d The split amounts to an abdication from the royal family whose senior members such as the queen have long prioritised duty and service above personal wishes.
\nThe pair, who said they would remained committed to their service to Britain, will break their silence on the royal split — cast by British newspapers as \u201cMegxit\u201d — in an interview with Oprah Winfrey next month.
\nWhen they announced their intention to carve out a \u201cprogressive new role\u201d away from stifling media intrusion in 2020, they said they wanted to become financially independent but also honour their duties to the queen and their official patronages of charities and organisations close to their hearts.
\nThose patronages have now gone. Queen Elizabeth, whose 99-year-old husband, Prince Philip, is currently in hospital in London, took a firm line. \u201cThe Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service,\u201d the Palace said.
\nThe pair will lose their associations with The Royal Marines, RAF Honington, Royal Navy Small Ships and Diving as well as with The Queen s Commonwealth Trust, The Rugby Football Union, The Rugby Football League, and The Royal National Theatre.
\nHarry and Meghan said that they remained committed to service. \u201cWe can all live a life of service. Service is universal, the spokesman said. \u201cThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain committed to their duty and service to the U.K. and around the world, and have offered their continued support to the organisations they have represented regardless of official role.\u201d
\nHarry, 36, and Meghan, 39, moved with their son Archie to Southern California to live a more independent life and escape the British media. They announced on Sunday that they were expecting their second child.
\nHarry is the second son of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, and his first wife Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 while being chased by paparazzi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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