The Duke of Sussex was whisked away by a car waiting on the tarmac as he arrived on Vancouver Island, where he will start his new life with Meghan and son Archie. Get the latest on this story:
He told those gathered at a dinner on Sunday night:"It brings me great sadness that it has come to this. The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back is not one I made lightly."And I know I haven't always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option."Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible.
He continued:"I was born into this life, and it is a great honour to serve my country and the Queen."Meghan Markle with members of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Pic: DEWC Vancouver The Queen held crisis talks with Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles on after Harry and Meghan statement on 8 January.
A deal was later agreed where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will lose royal funds and no longer use their HRH titles from spring.They will still use the property as their base when in the UK, but it is believed they will spend the majority of their time in North America.
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