(CNN) Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, expressed "great sadness" Sunday evening in his first public statement since Buckingham Palace announced he and his wife, Meghan, would give up their royal titles and would not represent the Queen as working members of the royal family. "The UK is my home and a place that I love," Harry said in a speech at a charity event in London. "The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back is not one I made lightly," he said. And I know I haven't always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option." "Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding," he said.

Source: CNN January 19, 2020 23:04 UTC