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In a statement, Prince Harry and Meghan also said they plan to split their time between the UK and North America, BBC reported.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".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, Efe news reported.Now 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."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," the pair said in their joint communique.They went on to say in their statement on their Instagram account, that they intend to "launch ... our new charitable entity," about which they will provide more details in the future."After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution," the royal pair said, referring to the monarchy.Harry and Meghan communicated their plans shortly after returning from a lengthy trip to Canada, where Meghan lived for seven years while she was filming the TV series "Suits," their stay there forcing them to distance themselves from their royal commitments for about two months.A few weeks before Christmas, the couple's problems dealing with the pressure of being in the bright media spotlight all the time were highlighted in a documentary aired on Britain's ITV television channel.In that documentary, Prince Harry said that he refused to be forced into playing the game that "killed my mother," referring to Princess Diana, who died in August 1997 in Paris in an automobile accident as she was being pursued by paparazzi.In that same documentary, Meghan was almost moved to tears while talking with the journalist interviewing her, leading the British press to compare that moment with Diana's famous 1995 interview in which she spoke openly for the first time about her relationship with Crown Prince Charles.Harry's remarks in the documentary, however, reportedly made his older brother William "furious," according to sources within Buckingham Palace, reviving speculation about friction between the brothers.Prince Harry, however, took pains to try and publicly downplay any tension between them.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.( With inputs from IANS )

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who had announced their decision to step back from their royal duties, will not use the "royal highness" titles as well as would no longer receive public funds for royal duties. ...

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Wednesday voiced his support for the decision of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to start an independent life and said that both of them need to be allowed to make their independent choices. ...

After a local UK-based newspaper alleged that the rift in the Royal Family leading to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'step-back' was due to Prince William's bullying attitude, both Prince Williams and Harry denied the claims. ...

Labour leadership hopeful Clive Lewis has called for a referendum on the future of the British monarchy as part of his pitch to succeed incumbent party Jeremy Corbyn, a media report said. ...

A Canadian coffee chain is facing an online backlash from Tweeple as it offered free coffee for life if they (British royals Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle) move to Canada. ...

A photo of the British Queen 's Christmas message shared by the royal family is doing rounds on the social media that shows Price Charles and Camilla and Prince William-Kate and family but there is no Harry-Meghan-Archie on the table. ...

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have said that they will step back as "senior royals" and work to become financially independent, creating tumult in the British royal family, which said they were "not consulted" and ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent. ...