'I hope it helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I have ever known to take a step forward into what I hope can be a more peaceful life,' Prince Harry said.
"What I want to make clear is we're not walking away, and we certainly aren't walking away from you," the Duke of Sussex said in his speech.as senior members of the royal family.
"Before I begin, I must say that I can only imagine what you may have heard, or perhaps read, over the past few weeks. So, I want you to hear the truth from me — as much as I can share, not as a prince or a duke, but as Harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the past 35 years, but now with a clearer perspective," he began his speech.
The Duke shared how he and his wife have done "everything we can to fly the flag" and carry out the roles for the royal family. However, he admitted he felt "sadness" for the decision the couple recently made in stepping back from their role as royals.
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