ABOUT THEIR POST-ROYAL LIFE, A LIFE THAT WON’T LET THEM USE THE
LIFE THAT WON’T LET THEM USE THE SUSSEX ROYAL BRANDING IN ANY OF
SUSSEX ROYAL BRANDING IN ANY OF THEIR FUTURE PLANS.
THEIR FUTURE PLANS. HARRY AND MEGHAN WILL SOON BE
HARRY AND MEGHAN WILL SOON BE ROYALS NO MORE, AT LEAST
ROYALS NO MORE, AT LEAST PUBLICLY.
PUBLICLY. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX WILL STEP DOWN FROM ROYAL
WILL STEP DOWN FROM ROYAL DUTIES, INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT
DUTIES, INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT FROM THE QUEEN TO NOT USE THE
FROM THE QUEEN TO NOT USE THE WORD ROYAL IN ANY PURSUITS.
WORD ROYAL IN ANY PURSUITS. THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR ROYAL
THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESS TITLES, THEY WILL NO
HIGHNESS TITLES, THEY WILL NO LONGER USE THEM AFTER THE
LONGER USE THEM AFTER THE TRANSITION TAKES PLACE ON MARCH
TRANSITION TAKES PLACE ON MARCH 31st.
31st. THE AGREEMENT HAS BROAD
THE AGREEMENT HAS BROAD IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COUPLE’S
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COUPLE’S PERSONAL BRAND AND MEDIA
PERSONAL BRAND AND MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THAT HAS BEEN USING
ACCOUNTS, THAT HAS BEEN USING THE NAME SUSSEX ROYAL.
THE NAME SUSSEX ROYAL. A NONPROFIT GROUP WILL NOT BE
A NONPROFIT GROUP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE NAME.
ABLE TO USE THE NAME. A STATEMENT POSTED ON THEIR
A STATEMENT POSTED ON THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE, WHICH
OFFICIAL WEBSITE, WHICH CURRENTLY USES THE PHRASE AS ITS
CURRENTLY USES THE PHRASE AS ITS WEB ADDRESS, SAYS GIVEN THE
WEB ADDRESS, SAYS GIVEN THE SPECIFIC U.K. GOVERNMENT RULES,
SPECIFIC U.K. GOVERNMENT RULES, SURROUNDING USE OF THE WORD
SURROUNDING USE OF THE WORD ROYAL, IT HAS BEEN THEREFORE
ROYAL, IT HAS BEEN THEREFORE AGREED THAT THE NONPROFIT
AGREED THAT THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WILL NOT UTILIZE
ORGANIZATION WILL NOT UTILIZE THE NAME SUSSEX ROYAL OR ANY
THE NAME SUSSEX ROYAL OR ANY OTHER IT RATION OF ROYAL.
OTHER IT RATION OF ROYAL. OVER THE WEEKEND, MEGHAN
OVER THE WEEKEND, MEGHAN MARKLE’S FRIEND, JESSICA MARONI
MARKLE’S FRIEND, JESSICA MARONI KNOCKED DOWN REPORTS THAT SHE
KNOCKED DOWN REPORTS THAT SHE HAD THE WEBSITE
HAD THE WEBSITE SUSSEXGLOBALCHARITIES.COM.
SUSSEXGLOBALCHARITIES.COM. THEY ARE UNDER SCRUTINY AS
THEY ARE UNDER SCRUTINY AS MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ROYAL
MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
FAMILY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. >> THE DECISION I HAVE MADE FOR
>> THE DECISION I HAVE MADE FOR MY WIFE AND I TO STEP BACK IS
MY WIFE AND I TO STEP BACK IS NOT ONE I MADE LIGHTLY.
NOT ONE I MADE LIGHTLY. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE NEW STATEMENT, THEIR REVISED
NEW STATEMENT, THEIR REVISED ROLES WILL UNDERGO A 12-MONTH
ROLES WILL UNDERGO A 12-MONTH REVIEW PERIOD, SUGGESTING MORE
REVIEW PERIOD, SUGGESTING MORE CHANGES COULD BE COMING.
CHANGES COULD BE COMING. SOME THINGS WON’T CHANGE.
SOME THINGS WON’T CHANGE. HARRY AND MEGHAN WILL GET
HARRY AND MEGHAN WILL GET SECURITY SUPPORT.
SECURITY SUPPORT. AND HARRY WILL REMAIN SIXTH IN
AND HARRY WILL REMAIN SIXTH IN LINE TO THE THRONE.
LINE TO THE THRONE. HE WILL MAINTAIN HIS MILITARY
HE WILL MAINTAIN HIS MILITARY RANK, THOUGH HE WILL NO LONGER
RANK, THOUGH HE WILL NO LONGER HAVE AN OFFICIAL ROLE WITH THE
HAVE AN OFFICIAL ROLE WITH THE MILITARY.
MILITARY. ACCORDING TO THEIR AGREEMENT
ACCORDING TO THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE QUEEN, HARRY AND MEGHAN
WITH THE QUEEN, HARRY AND MEGHAN NO LONGER HAVE AN OFFICE AT
NO LONGER HAVE AN OFFICE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND WILL REPAY
BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND WILL REPAY THE $3.1 MILLION THAT WAS SPENT
THE $3.1 MILLION THAT WAS SPENT RENOVATING FROGMORE COTTAGE,
RENOVATING FROGMORE COTTAGE, THEIR HOME NEAR WINDSOR CASTLE.
THEIR HOME NEAR WINDSOR CASTLE. HARRY WILL ATTEND A SUSTAINABLE
HARRY WILL ATTEND A SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND
TRAVEL CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND THIS WEDNESDAY.
THIS WEDNESDAY. HE WILL BE WELCOMING FOLKS BUT
HE WILL BE WELCOMING FOLKS BUT NOT MAKING SPEECHES OR SPEAKING
NOT MAKING SPEECHES OR SPEAKING ON PANELS.
