Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry make their first appearance since the pregnancy announcement
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle set out some of their ambitions for next year after confirming that they would not return to work as senior members of the Royal Family.
The couple made their first appearance since the announcement of Meghan’s pregnancy in a small clip shared as part of the Spotify Stream On event.
They signed an agreement last year with the streaming giant to make podcasts through their production company Archewell Audio, although only one episode has been released so far.
Explaining his goal for podcasts, Meghan said, “We are using podcasting to conduct powerful conversations.”
Harry continued, “It inspires, challenges and educates.”
Former actor Meghan, 39, added: “We created Archewell Audio to make sure that we can raise voices that may not be heard and hear people’s stories.”
Harry, 36, then said, “And most of that is trying to create this community where you can share. We encourage everyone else to share their own vulnerabilities in this secure space.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex launched their first podcast between Christmas and New Year, talking to friends, including James Corden and Sir Elton John, about how the coronavirus pandemic impacted them.
They are also producing shows for Netflix.
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The couple confirmed last week that they would not return to their former lives as royalty workers, making the final announcement more than a month earlier, when they reached an agreement with the queen.
Having declared that they wanted to retreat last year, the Queen gave the couple a 12-month review period, which was due to end on March 31.
But ahead of schedule, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the couple would not return as a member of senior royalty.
The Queen said that they would always be “very dear members of the family”.
A YouGov survey conducted after the palace’s declaration showed that almost half of the British thought that Prince Harry should be removed from the line of succession.
Harry is the sixth in line to the throne, and his son Archie is the seventh. The lack of a real title does not change its position.
In recent history, the only person removed from the line of succession was Prince Michael of Kent when he married Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, now Princess Michael of Kent, because she is a Catholic.
His position in the queue was reestablished when the law changed in 2013, putting an end to the practice of removing those who marry Catholics.
Harry and Meghan now live in Santa Barbara, California, with their one-year-old son Archie, who will become an older brother later this year.
Meghan is expecting her second child, but the date of birth is not known.