Glamsquad Magazine November 2022

REPORTAGE The Long Step from Royal Dependence and the Oprah Winfrey Interview In January 2020, Megan and Prince Harry made public their decision to be “financially independent” and take a “step back” from the royal family. “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent while continuing to support Her Majesty The Queen fully,” the statement read. “We now plan to balance our time between the United 16 www.glamsquadmagazine.com

REPORTAGE Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. “This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.” In the couple’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Prince Harry revealed the primary reason for them leaving their royal roles was a “lack of support and lack of understanding” from both the media and the royal family. The couple would move to Canada in 2020 and, in March of the same year, returned to the U.K. for their final engagements as senior royals. www.glamsquadmagazine.com 17