UK. – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain private citizens and non-working members of the British royal family, despite their recent return to the United Kingdom. King Charles III reconfirmed this status in a letter issued on his behalf.
The letter was sent by Lord Chamberlain Richard Benyon to senior government, military and other officials. It confirms that there is no change to the couple's current status and that they do not use their HRH titles or carry out official royal duties on behalf of the King. According to the letter, any charitable work undertaken by Harry and Meghan is done in their private capacity. Their position is described as similar to that of private citizens with commercial and charitable interests.
This communication follows Harry, Meghan and their two children's recent return to Britain after living in the United States since 2020.
Harry and Meghan's spokesperson said, according to media reports, that the couple were only informed of the letter shortly before its public release. Royal sources, however, indicated that the Sussex team were aware of the communication in advance. The letter does not change the existing arrangement that was put in place after the couple decided to step down as senior working royals, according to reports. It rather reconfirms their current status as non-working royals and private citizens.
Sources: BBC News, Associated Press, The Guardian, PEOPLE
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
