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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 10
King Charles Declares Harry and Meghan Non-Working Royals in Letter to U.K. Officials
Updated
Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 10

King Charles Declares Harry and Meghan Non-Working Royals in Letter to U.K. Officials

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 10

Summary

  • A letter sent this week to senior U.K. government officials says Prince Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, remain non-working royals despite their recent return to Britain.
  • Charles said the move was meant to avoid “doubt or confusion,” describing the couple’s position as akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests.
  • Sources close to the Sussexes rejected that framing, saying their public profile makes a normal private life “not realistic” and noting the couple were surprised not to get more warning before the letter became public.
  • Harry and Meghan stepped back from senior royal duties in 2020 and moved to California; they have now returned to the U.K. with Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, and are widely believed to be living in the Cotswolds.

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