In a candid speech to supporters of his Sentebale charity at a dinner in London this evening, he insisted he and Meghan are ‘not walking away’ but felt ‘great sadness’ over the new arrangement. The Prince admitted he hasn’t ‘always got it right’ in the past but had not taken the decision to step back from public duties lightly. Over a week of negotiations between the couple and the Queen have led to their stepping back from public duties in exchange for repaying millions in taxpayer funds and limiting how they can use their titles.
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‘Before I begin, I must say I can only imagine what you may have heard and perhaps read over the past few weeks. ‘So I want you to hear the truth from me as much as I can share, not as a prince or a duke but as Harry, the same person who many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 years but now with a clearer perspective.’ ‘The UK is my home and a place that I love, that will never change. I have grown up feeling supported by so many of you and I watched as you welcomed Meghan with open arms as you saw me find the love and happiness that I had hoped for all my life. ‘Finally, the second son of Diana got hitched. Hurray.’ ‘Once Meghan and I were married, we were excited, we were hopeful, and we were here to serve.
