Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will no longer serve as patrons for various organizations, once the royal retirement is confirmed.
In early 2020, the couple announced they would be stepping away from royal life and agreed to reconsider their decision in a year. After their move to California, they chose to make their lives outside of their royal duties permanent.
A statement issued by Buckingham Palace on Friday revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “will be returned to her majesty before being redistributed among working members of the royal family”.
Patronages, according to the royal family’s website, “usually reflect the interests of the member of the royal family concerned.”
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Following the announcements, various organizations affiliated with the couple expressed their partnership – both terminating and continuing.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave up their protection because they decided not to return to royal life.
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Harry, 36, remains the patron of The Invictus Games Foundation, which he created.
The foundation confirmed that the royal held his post in a statement released earlier Friday, noting that it was “built on his ideas” and that he remained “fully committed” to the organization.
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He leaves his post at the Rugby Football Union, thanking the prince “for his time and dedication” in his positions as “Patron and Vice Patron” in a online statement.
Like the Rugby Football League thank you Harry “for his time, care and dedication” to the organization.
From Markle’s side, she would no longer serve as patron of British theater.
In a statement shared by the organization, they applauded the Duchess for advocating ‘our work with communities and young people across the UK and our mission to make theater accessible to all’.
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Markle previously served as patron of The Association of Commonwealth Universities, which according to the palace statement would return to the Queen.
Charities Smart work and Mayhew confirmed that Markle, 39, would retain her protection.
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The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust also announced that he was divorced from the couple. The organization said it felt ‘happy that they had the strong support and encouragement’ of Harry and Markle during their ‘formative years’.
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The London Marathon Charitable Trust, for which Harry provided protection, did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Associated Press contributed to this report