Harry and Meghan have retired as working royals.

In January, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are senior members of the British royal family, announced on Instagram that they would be “stepping back.” Indeed, this occurred in 2020.

Prince Harry and Meghan took up their royal titles and subsequent obligations completely when they packed up and departed to California, rejecting the hybrid status they had initially applied for. Instead of fading into obscurity, their lives after becoming royalty have been widely publicized.

They called on Americans to cast ballots in the US presidential race, a move that has drawn criticism for going against the political neutrality tradition of the British royal family. Then, in a New York Times op-ed, Meghan disclosed that she had miscarried earlier in the year—yet another instance of prominent people breaking the taboo surrounding pregnancy loss. Similar to the Obamas, the two are about to enter the entertainment industry as producers, having inked a multi-year agreement with Netflix that will allow them to develop children’s programming, documentaries, narrative series, and docu-series