Prince Harry: 'We're not walking away from you'

'Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations but without public funding. Unfortunately that wasn’t possible', Prince Harry has said a private dinner in London. He addressed the reasons behind his decision to step down from Royal duties. He said he had not taken the decision lightly, but there was 'no other option'. 

Prince Harry: We had 'no other option' than to stand down as royals

(...)"Under the arrangement announced on Saturday their new titles will be Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. They will repay the £2.4m public funds used to refurbish Frogmore House, their official residence in Windsor, which will largely remain empty as they spend the majority of their time in Canada. They will no longer receive public funding through the Sovereign Grant, although will remain funded privately by the Prince of Wales.

They will retain their patronages, but Harry, a former soldier, will have to give up his honorary military titles, including that of captain general of the Royal Marines, passed on to him by Prince Philip.

Though “required” to step down from royal duties, they will still be able to attend family occasions, such as trooping the colour.

The negotiations are said to have been “friendly”, in contrast to the “hurt” and “disappointment” felt by the Queen, Charles and William over the Sussexes timing of their announcement without forewarning."(...)