Harry, Meghan to drop titles, retire as working royals
The HinduPrince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will no longer be working members of Britain's monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent future, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. “Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” Queen Elizabeth said in a statement issued by the palace, referring to the couple’s baby son. ‘Kind words, firm line’ Royal commentators said it amounted to an “abdication” from the royal family and showed that under the warm words, the Queen had taken a firm and decisive line. Harry and Meghan are still members of the Royal Family, but they are effectively no longer royal”, the BBC's royal correspondent, Jonny Dymond, said. “As agreed in this new arrangement they understand they are required to step back from royal duties,” the Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said on Saturday.