{"id":779152,"date":"2020-01-09T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T09:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/09\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-announce-decision-to-resign-as-senior-royals\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T09:55:36","slug":"meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-announce-decision-to-resign-as-senior-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/09\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-announce-decision-to-resign-as-senior-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Announce Decision To Resign As &#8216;Senior Royals&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_673795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-673795\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-673795\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/9332261_princeharrymeghanmarkle_jpegc9c29ed0d092b180d5f70e02142c1f94.jpeg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-673795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meghan Markle and Prince Harry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced their decision to resign from their position as senior royals.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement released on their Instagram page, saying they also intend to pursue financial independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe intend to step back as \u2018senior\u2019 members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Photos From Meghan Markle And Prince Harry\u2019s Child Christening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced their decision to resign from their position as senior royals. 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