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Jennifer Newton & Tasha Hall

Prince Harry 'wanted out' of Royal Family years before he met Meghan but stuck to role for one relative

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the shocking announcement back in 2020 that they were quitting their roles as senior working royals. Shortly after, they moved over to the US to start a new life as a family with Prince Archie, and welcomed Princess Lillibet.

Less than two years after the news the Duke and Duchess were stepping down, they moved to California and then came their bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview about the monarchy.

Their Netflix docuseries in 2022 and Harry's memoir Spare, released earlier this year, only added fuel to the ongoing fire and increased tensions between the pair and the rest of his family. The Duke's memoir laid bare his frustrations at life as a royal.

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