'It is with great sadness that it has come to this,' he said in a moving speech last night.
Tonight, Prince Harry has spoken publicly for the first time since announcing that he and wife Meghan Markle are stepping back from their royal duties.unveiled the official plans for the pair’s new life
Interestingly, Harry said that the pair had hoped to continue as working royals without public funding but it wasn’t possible. He said he wanted to make one thing in particular clear: “We’re not walking away,” he said, namechecking the media as a key contributor to the decision.”I hope that helps you to understand what it had to come to, that I would step my family back from all I have ever known, to take a step forward into what I hope can be a more peaceful life.
“Once Meghan and I were married, we were excited. We were hopeful and we were here to serve. For those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this. The decision I have made for my wife and I to step back is not one I made lightly. It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges and I know I haven’t always gotten it right but as far as this goes there really was no other option. What I want to make clear is, we’re not walking away.
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