Meghan and Prince Harry have started 2021 hoping it will bring positive change, an insider said. Almost one year after they first announced their intention to step back as senior royals and carve out a progressive new role within the Royal Family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have established their new lives in the US.
Since officially stepping down as full-time working royals at the end of March last year, Meghan and Harry have bought a home in Montecito and struck deals with Netflix and Spotify.
But they have also continued to work closely with their patronages while getting to know local realities and charities they have started to support since moving across the pond.
Now, Meghan and Harry are looking at this newly-started year with fresh hopes.
According to a source who spoke to People magazine, the couple are “hoping 2021 can be a time of healing not just for the world, but for their family.”
It comes amid rumours of a lingering feud between Prince Harry and Prince William had been widely reported.
While the brothers have not openly spoken about it, the Duke of Sussex acknowledged they were “on different paths” but would always be there for one another.
Following Harry and Meghan’s move abroad, the pair are said to have been in touch over the phone, and the Sussexes reportedly shipped Christmas presents to their relatives in the UK.
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It comes amid rumours of a lingering feud between Prince Harry and Prince William had been widely reported.
While the brothers have not openly spoken about it, the Duke of Sussex acknowledged they were “on different paths” but would always be there for one another.
Following Harry and Meghan’s move abroad, the pair are said to have been in touch over the phone, and the Sussexes reportedly shipped Christmas presents to their relatives in the UK.
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And yesterday it was hit by political turmoil as the US Congress was voting to certify president-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.
Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, one of the most iconic American buildings, in a bid to suspend the ongoing Congress session and overturn the election result.
The protesters, some of whom were heavily armed and wore body armour, also used chemical irritants to attack police officers to make their way through the building.
Waving pro-Trump and US flags, they roamed the halls of the Capitol and demanded the results of the presidential election to be overturned.
Some rioters made it inside the House chambers, with one declaring: “Trump won the election”.
Another protester was photographed sitting in the office of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
He also left a message to the politician reading: “we will not back down”.
Officers recovered two pipe bombs, one in the Democratic National Committee offices and another in the nearby Republican National Committee headquarters.
Mr Trump, who yesterday evening released on Twitter a one-minute video in which he told his followers to go home, has been accused of inciting “insurrection” against the US Government with his repeated claims of election fraud.
Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney said: “This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection.”
Congress resumed its sitting following the arrest of more than 50 people and the death of four to certify Mr Biden’s victory.
Mr Trump has now promised an orderly transition to Mr Biden – but has added he “totally disagree” with the outcome of the November 3 election.
