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 The appearance by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as Queen
Elizabeth's grandson and Meghan are officially known, at an
awards ceremony for wounded service personnel will also be one
of their last before they quit as working members of the royal
family.
The couple stop their royal duties at the end of the month as
they seek to carve out "a progressive new role", mainly based in
North America, which they aim to finance themselves.
While Harry remains a prince, they have agreed not to use the
HRH titles - His or Her Royal Highness - and will not use
"royal" in their branding, even though they said there was no
jurisdiction by the monarchy or the government to stop them
using the word overseas.
The couple have spent most of their time in Canada since
January's shock announcement.
Meghan's last official engagement was to visit Canada House in
London days before that announcement. The prince returned to
royal duties at the end of last month, when the host at the
event said people should just "call him Harry".
On Thursday, they attended the annual Endeavour Fund Awards at
Mansion House which acknowledges the achievements of wounded or
sick servicemen and women who have taken part in remarkable
sporting and adventure challenges.
There was one loud boo from the crowd outside as the smiling
couple arrived clutching an umbrella amid rainfall and a blaze
of camera flashes from massed photographers.
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Harry, sixth in line to the throne, will carry out a solo engagement
on Friday when he opens a new museum dedicated to British motor
racing where he will be joined by Formula One world champion Lewis
Hamilton.
Next week, Harry, 35 and Meghan, 38, will carry out what is expected
to be their last official appearance alongside other senior royals
including the 93-year-old queen, Harry's father and
heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, and his brother Prince William at
the annual Commonwealth Service at London's Westminster Abbey.
British newspapers have reported that the queen has been saddened
that she has seen so little of Harry and Meghan's son Archie, her
eighth great-grandchild who has remained in Canada.
Harry and the queen had a meeting to discuss his future at her
Windsor Castle home last weekend, a royal source confirmed, with the
Sun tabloid reporting it had been a "heart to heart" talk at which
she said he would always be welcome to rejoin the royal fold.
(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Stephen Addison/Mark
Heinrich)
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