Reportedly Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent. Meanwhile in a statement, prince Harry and Meghan also said they plan to split their time between the UK and North America. Furthermore in their unexpected statement on wednesday, also posted on their instagram page, the couple said they made the decision "after many months of reflection and internal discussions".
Apparently for the year and a half since their wedding at Windsor Castle which was a gigantic media event the 35 year old Harry and former US actress Meghan Markle, 38, have been embroiled in controversy regarding their relationship with the rest of the royal family and subjected to intense media pressure. Currently the parents of an eight-month-old boy, Archie, the couple announced wednesday that they will continue to fulfill their royal obligations vis-a-vis queen Elizabeth, Harry's grandmother, the british Commonwealth and the foundations in which they are involved, but they will not be spending all their time in the british Isles.
The pair said in their joint communique "This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter". Further prince Harry, however, took pains to try and publicly downplay any tension between them. Hence last october, Meghan launched legal proceedings against the Mail on sunday and its parent company for publishing a private letter and having undertaken an alleged campaign of "fake" news against her.
