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The couple have since launched various commercial ventures, including a new lifestyle brand headed by Meghan Markle called American Riviera Orchard.

Why did Harry and Meghan leave the Royal Family?
Harry and Meghan met in 2016 and married in 2018. They stepped down as senior royals in January 2020.

Angry about media intrusion, they were frustrated that Buckingham Palace stopped them developing their “SussexRoyal” brand

The couple kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as his or her royal highness (HRH). Harry also gave up his military titles.

When Harry’s father Charles became King, the couple’s two children became Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

Where do Harry and Meghan live?
Harry and Meghan moved to California in June 2020, saying they wanted space to raise Archie. Lilibet was born there in 2021.

The couple no longer has an official UK residence.

In early 2023, they were asked to vacate Frogmore Cottage, a Grade-II listed property on the Windsor estate
In April 2024, documents filed to Companies House listed the US as the country where Harry is usually resident, instead of the UK.

The change was dated 29 June 2023, thought to be the date the couple formally left Frogmore Cottage.

The conservative US think tank The Heritage Foundation has repeatedly raised questions about Harry’s US immigration status because of his previous comments about taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.

It wants the government to release his records, to show whether drug use was disclosed – as this can block US visa applications.

But in September, US judge Carl Nichols ruled Prince Harry’s visa application should remain private.

Separately, some reports had suggested the prince – who turned 40 on 15 September – was seeking a phased return to the UK.

However, BBC News royal correspondent Sean Coughlan said “well placed sources” had confirmed Prince Harry would continue to be based in the US, partly because of continuing concerns about his family’s security arrangements.

Do Harry and Meghan still come to the UK?
The duke returned to the UK for a memorial service for his uncle Lord Robert Fellowes in Norfolk in August.

The Prince of Wales was also there, although the brothers reportedly did not speak to each other.

In May, Harry attended a service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, the sporting competition for injured servicemen and women which he helped found.

He did not see his father Charles or his brother William during the visit.

In February, he flew back for a 45-minute meeting with Charles after Buckingham Palace announced that the King was being treated for cancer.

The duke has also returned to London several times for his various court cases against newspaper publishers.

Harry attended the King’s coronation in May 2023 without Meghan.

The duke and duchess both came back to the UK for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, and her funeral in September of that year

How do Meghan and Harry earn their money?
As working royals, they received 95% of their annual income from Harry’s father, then Prince of Wales. The taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant made up the other 5%.

When they stepped down as senior royals, King Charles gave them “a substantial sum” to help establish their new life.

Harry and Meghan set up the Archewell charitable foundation, and entered into a number of commercial arrangements with private companies.

In February 2024 the couple launched their Sussex.com website, which says they are “shaping the future through business and philanthropy