NEW: In speech Sunday, Prince Harry says that he and Meghan had 'no other option' but to step back from their roles as senior members of the Royal Family.
during a charity event, the Duke of Sussex said he and Meghan had hoped to continue serving the royal family without public funding.
"Unfortunately, that wasn't possible," he said. “I've accepted this, knowing that it doesn't change who I am, or how committed I am. But I hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I've ever known.”that Harry and Meghan would no longer use their “royal highness” titles nor would they receive public funds for their royal duties.
They also plan to pay back $2.4 million in public money that they spent renovating their home in the United Kingdom, Frogmore Cottage. On Jan. 8, the couple said on Instagram that they had made the decision to step back from the royal Family after months of “reflection and internal discussion.” They said they would split their time between the U.K. and North America.. Meghan, who is American, is the daughter of a white father and an African American mother.
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