Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprising announcement to step away as "senior" members of the British Royal Family (Credit: Mark Jones/ CC-BY- A 2.0,/ Commons.wikimedia.org)

In early January 2020, less than two years after their fairytale wedding, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced their intention to step away as "senior" members of the Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who revealed the surprising news on their official Instagram account, @sussexroyal, said that though they planned to divide their time between North America and England, they fully expected to continue fulfilling their royal obligations.