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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not warned in advance that King Charles III would be sharing a letter about their royal status Monday.<\/p>\n

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were \u201ca little surprised to have not been told about this,\u201d a spokesperson for the pair told BBC on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s team reportedly received the letter, which dubbed them \u201cprivate citizens with commercial and charitable interests,\u201d just shy of 2 p.m. UK time.<\/p>\n

Harry was contacted at 3:09 p.m. and told that his team had responded to the monarch\u2019s letter with questions \u2014 only for it to be sent wide two minutes later.<\/p>\n

Harry and Markle\u2019s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

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Charles\u2019 letter confirmed the duo, who recently relocated to the United Kingdom after six years away, will not be working royals carrying out official engagements.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is well known that in January 2020 the Duke and Duchess stepped down from undertaking representative duties on behalf of the Sovereign, and are no longer working Members of the Royal Family,\u201d the announcement, sent to the BBC on behalf of Charles by the family\u2019s lord chamberlain, read.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no change to the current status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,\u201d it continued. Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Charles, 77, issued the letter \u201cto help avoid doubt or confusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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