Harry
and
Meghan
will
not
be
returning
to
their
royal
duties,
the
news
was
confirmed
by
Buckingham
Palace
on
Friday
(February
19).
The
reports
have
also
revealed
that
Harry
will
also
be
giving
up
his
honorary
military
titles,
which
makes
the
couple's
split
from
the
royal
family,
formal
and
final.
The
couple
had
stepped
away
from
their
duties
as
full-time
royals
in
March
2020,
and
soon
after
moved
to
LA.
The
move
came
after,
what
they
said
were
unbearable
intrusions
and
racist
attitudes
of
the
British
media
towards
Meghan,
who
identifies
as
biracial.
Reportedly,
after
Harry
and
Meghan's
split
last
year,
the
situation
was
set
to
be
reviewed
in
a
year.
Now,
the
palace
had
revealed
that
the
couple,
also
known
as
the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Sussex,
have
verified
"they
will
not
be
returning
as
working
members
of
the
Royal
Family."
The
statement
added
that
Queen
Elizabeth
II
had
spoken
to
36-year-old
Harry
and
confirmed,
"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."
"While
all
are
saddened
by
their
decision,
the
Duke
and
Duchess
remain
much
loved
members
of
the
family," the
palace
statement
further
said.
Harry
who
served
in
the
British
army
for
a
decade,
had
been
given
many
titles
with
military
groups
including,
the
captain-general
of
the
Royal
Marines.
The
titles
will
now
be
reverted
to
the
queen
before
being
distributed
to
other
members
of
the
family.
Meanwhile,
the
former
Hollywood
actress,
Meghan
will
also
be
stripped
of
her
role
as
patron
of
Britain's
National
Theatre
and
the
Association
of
Commonwealth
Universities.
Notably,
Meghan
and
Harry
got
married
in
May
2018,
welcomed
their
son
Archie
a
year
later,
and
recently
announced
that
they
are
expecting
again.