Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "felt forced to step back" from their roles as senior royals, the Court of Appeal heard on Tuesday. In written submissions, Harry's barrister Shaheed Fatima KC, told the court: "On 8 January 2020, (the Duke) and his wife felt forced to step back from the role of full time official working members of the royal family as they considered they were not being protected by the institution" (via The Standard).
In January 2020, Harry and Meghan announced that they would no longer act as senior working royals. Just months later, in March 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into lockdowns, they moved to Southern California with their son Archie, where they've been living ever since.
