King Charles III on Monday shared that his son Harry and his wife Meghan won’t be treated as working members of the royal family after the couple moved back to Britain from the United States.
The couple quit their royal duties in 2020 and left Britain amid the royal family feud. However, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, returned to the UK last month with their two young children—seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet — to live in the UK.
In his letter, Charles clarified that Harry and Meghan will be treated as private citizens and they shouldn’t be addressed as His or Her Royal Highness.
Reportedly, the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the Royal Household, issued the letter after several requests for clarification.
The letter states: “It is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of the sovereign, and are no longer working members of the royal family. This position, distinct from the state and royal duties undertaken by the working royal family, and with the personal latitude it brings the couple in respect of financial independence and protection of their privacy as they would wish, will continue to be fully respected.”
Following this, a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan (Duke and Duchess of Sussex) said the couple was surprised to see a letter sent on behalf of King Charles about their status. The spokesperson said the couple “were a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance”
For the unversed, the current senior working royals are Charles, his wife Queen Camilla, son and heir Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, as well as Charles’s sister Princess Anne and brother Edward and his wife Sophie, known as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
