The Duchess of Sussex, 43, decided to accompany her husband after their communications were taken over by PR firm Three Gate Strategies earlier this month

So when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior working royals in 2020, Sophie gave a cutting eight-word response when asked if she and Prince Edward would be stepping up their duties to fill the void left by Harry and Meghan. "What did people think we were doing beforehand?" the Duchess of Edinburgh is reported to have said.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, moved to California after stepping back as senior royals in 2020. They call the wealthy, coastal city of Montecito home.

Mr Fitzwilliams highlighted the great significance of Harry and Meghan's recent holiday home purchase in Portugal as Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank also spend time between Portugal's CostaTerra development and their London base at Ivy Cottage.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the Escuela Tambores de Cabildo during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Colombia visit on August 17, 2024 in Cartagena, Colombia. Archewell Foundation via Getty Images Hot for Harry; mad for Meghan.

To respond to any story is to breathe new oxygen and life into it and would only set off a fresh round of pieces rehashing the most negative quotes and the timing could not be worse with the Sussexes due in Vancouver ten days for the next Invictus Games.

Prince Harry has made a TV appearance in a new video message in support of WellChild, one of his long-standing patronages, as his wife Meghan has faced a fresh setback.

Ensconced in their cozy Montecito mansion, the Sussexes are living the American dream. By all accounts, the love is real. But their foray into moguldom has not always been a smooth ride.

Retirement isn’t typical of the British royal family, but it’s not impossible. Some members of the family have retired, or stepped back, from their roles.

Mr Fitzwilliams highlighted the great significance of Harry and Meghan's recent holiday home purchase in Portugal as Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank also spend time between Portugal's CostaTerra development and their London base at Ivy Cottage.

Meghan was reportedly "devastated" by rumours that her team floated the idea of a post-Prince Harry divorce book to a publisher, a source has claimed