Britain's King Charles III reaffirmed that his younger son, Prince Harry, who returned to his home country with his wife after six years, will not take on royal duties.
On the 7th (local time), according to CNN in the United States, the lord chamberlain, the most senior official of the British royal household, stated accordingly in a letter sent on behalf of King Charles to the U.K. government and military and to Prince Harry's side.
Prince Harry, after conflicts with members of the royal family, stepped down from official royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States. Later, at the end of last month, he returned to the U.K. with his wife, Meghan Markle, their son, Archie (7), and daughter, Lilibet (5), and the children were registered at a British school.
Through the letter, the lord chamberlain said, "The couple, Prince Harry and his wife, stepped down from royal duties in 2020," and "there is no change in their status."
He said, "All charitable activities carried out by the couple are personal and conducted in a private capacity," adding, "put simply, their status is similar to that of citizens who are private individuals with commercial interests."
He added that correspondence or administrative inquiries related to the couple should be sent to their office, which operates separately from the royal household.
Previously, King Charles III had said that even if the couple returned, they would maintain a private status without taking on royal duties.