Name: Here’s what to know about Harry and Meghan’s ‘step back’ from royal duties
Uploaded: 2020-02-09T18:40:49.000Z
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-On Instagram on January 8th, Prince Harry and his wife,

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announced that they planned

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"to step back" from their roles as senior royals

and to split their time between Britain and North America.

The two also declared that they wanted to become

they have been hounded nonstop by the British tabloids.

Coverage of her for the last four years has been nasty.

It's been spiteful. It's been relentless.

The two basically are saying, "Enough is enough now

and this is how we want to live our life".

So, that made her an easy target for the British tabloids.

Many here and fans and supporters of Meghan

will argue that Britain's media do not like change,

the fact that Harry was breaking down all these boundaries.

They've been racist. They've been vicious.

of what Prince Harry should have married,

-Harry's been very vocal about not wanting Meghan

Princess Diana, who was hounded by the press,

right up until the moment she died in 1997.

-They live in Frogmore Cottage, which was recently renovated,

so, of course, there's been a lot of criticism from people,

that have said, "Oh, you spent all of this taxpayer money

But they do want to stay at Frogmore Cottage.

People have also speculated that, actually,

they might just go and live in Canada forevermore.

But I guess we just have to wait and see.

They aren't packing everything up and going to the US for good.

was that they want him to have a balanced life.

and that actually was a move that signaled,

for a lot of people, that maybe they want him

that his cousins Prince George and Princess Charlotte

And it's important to note that Harry is a lot further

down the line of succession to the British throne.

They did indicate that they would still continue

to live off the money that Harry's father,

Prince Charles, who is heir to the British throne, has.

that they would continue to do charity work

and to honor the queen and the Commonwealth.

While it's likely that it will be something in that sector,

-Harry and Meghan said they want to become

stating they value the ability to earn a professional income.

In 2019, Harry and Meghan received around

that his father receives via his Duchy of Cornwall estate,

covering what they said were 95% of their costs.

On their new website, Harry and Meghan stated

from the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant,

Harry's net worth is estimated to be around $39 million,

most of it inherited from his mother, Princess Diana;

and his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth,

Meghan's net worth is estimated to be around $5 million,

much of it coming from her role on the TV series "Suits".

-So, I think Harry, you know, he loves his family.

He's a family man. He's been very clear about that.

But, while he is part of the royal family,

He has a baby son, so, he wants to protect them

which is likely why they've made this decision.

-There are no hard and fast rules beyond that Harry

and Meghan will be expected to use good judgment

and remember that the family is supposed to be apolitical.

his father, Prince Charles; and his brother, Prince William;