Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to lose HRH titles and repay cash

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use their HRH titles and will repay millions of pounds of taxpayers' money spent refurbishing Frogmore Cottage as the price of a 'Hard Megxit' deal, it was dramatically announced last night. The couple, who will be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will stop carrying out royal duties from the spring The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer to use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4million of taxpayer's money spent on renovating their Berkshire home, the couple have announced, as talks about their future roles concluded. Pictured is the Queen's statement And a statement from Buckingham Palace read: 'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are grateful to Her Majesty and the Royal Family for their ongoing support as they embark on the next chapter of their lives' The Duke and Duchess' new website sussexroyal.com has been updated following the Queen's statement, saying: 'In line with the statement by Her Majesty The Queen, information on the roles and work of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be updated on this website in due course' Last night's bombshell announcement comes as: Meghan's father Thomas Markle will break his silence in a Channel 5 documentary in which he will accuse her of cheapening' the Royal Family and throwing away 'every girl's dream' for money; Footage showed Meghan joking that she and Prince Harry attended the premiere of The Lion King in London in order to 'pitch' for work; At a women's hostel in Canada last week visited by the Duchess a trans woman paraded naked in front of female residents and posted a series of lewd comments on Facebook; Sources said Harry may make a surprise appearance at a vital African investment summit which begins today. Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to respond to Buckingham Palace's bombshell announcement last night that Prince Harry and Meghan will be stepping down as Royal Highnesses The enraged Good Morning Britain host continued to vent his outrage by saying: 'Bottom line: Meghan/Harry wanted to have their cake and eat it, but the Queen just took the cake back to the royal kitchens' 'What a piece of work.' In her statement Her Majesty The Queen praised how Meghan had swiftly become part of the family and thanked the couple for the work they had done Buckingham Palace announced last night the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4million of taxpayers' money spent on renovating their Frogmore Cottage home.