PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are to no longer use their HRH titles as they swap their lives as royals for a life in Canada. But is Harry still a prince? Here, we explain how the changes will affect his title. Is Prince Harry still a prince? Harry and Meghan Markle are to no longer […]
PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are to no longer use their HRH titles as they swap their lives as royals for a life in Canada.
But is Harry still a prince? Here, we explain how the changes will affect his title.
Harry and Meghan Markle are to no longer use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4million of taxpayer’s money spent on renovating their Windsor home, the Queen confirmed on January 18, 2019.
In a statement it was announced the royal couple will repay the £2.4million spent on Frogmore Cottage and it “will remain their UK family home”.
Prince Harry and Meghan will “no longer receive public funds for Royal duties” as they are stepping back as senior royals.
The couple will now be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and “will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family”.
The Sussexes will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations, but they “no longer formally represent The Queen”.
But despite not using their HRH titles, they will still retain them.
Harry – born a prince of Wales – remains a prince by birth.
The couple are now going through a “period of transition” that will see them “create a new life as a young family” and spend time in both Canada and the UK.
It comes after a crunch summit, which lasted almost four hours, between the Queen, Prince Charles, and brothers William and Harry.
The Queen said after the talks at Sandringham: “Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life.”
The couple will get no more public cash – but Buckingham Palace has not directly addressed the issue of who will pay for their security.
