20 Jan 2020

Harry speaks on 'great sadness' of giving up royal duties

From Checkpoint, 5:20 pm on 20 January 2020

For the first time Prince Harry has spoken publicly about his great sadness at being forced to give up his royal duties as part of an official exit deal.

At the weekend Buckingham Palace announced that Harry and Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain's monarchy and will not use their 'Royal Highness' titles.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to split their time between North American and the UK and aim to become financially independent; although details around how they will do that are not entirely clear.

Speaking at a charity event, Prince Harry appeared to speak in defence of his wife and his decision to pull back from the royal family.

Lisa Owen speaks to Richard Palmer from the Daily Express.