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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry step back as senior royals

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (the Duke and Duchess of Sussex) are going to try to become independent from the royal family.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 9, 2020 • 1 min read

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (the Duke and Duchess of Sussex) are going to try to become independent from the royal family. Royals aren’t allowed to make their own money, and the couple reportedly wants to become financially independent and focus on raising their son. They want to split their time between America and London. We look at why this move shocks the the Queen of England and others, and where the couple’s business ventures might be.

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    5 of 5
    Hostility between the US and Iran: How we got here
    1. 0:00How the US and Iran developed a fraught relationship
    2. 9:34US says Iran accidentally shot down a Ukranian plane, but Iran says no
    3. 16:26Oakland mom on why she squatted in a vacant house
    4. 27:33Graffiti tells the history of marginalized communities in LA
    5. 41:58Meghan Markle and Prince Harry step back as senior royalsYou’re reading this
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