FROM ROYAL DUTIES. KATE KNOW ON WHAT THAT MEANS AND THE PALACE'S

KATE KNOW ON WHAT THAT MEANS AND THE PALACE'S UNUSUAL SHARP PUBLIC

MEANS AND THE PALACE'S UNUSUAL SHARP PUBLIC RESPONSE.

UNUSUAL SHARP PUBLIC RESPONSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT,

RESPONSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE SURPRISE

>> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM

THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PRINCE HARRY AND

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE REPORTEDLY BLIND

MEGHAN MARKLE REPORTEDLY BLIND SIDING THE QUEEN.

REPORTEDLY BLIND SIDING THE QUEEN. AFTER RETURNING FROM A

SIDING THE QUEEN. AFTER RETURNING FROM A LONG TRIP TO CANADA,

AFTER RETURNING FROM A LONG TRIP TO CANADA, THEY SAY THEY INTEND

LONG TRIP TO CANADA, THEY SAY THEY INTEND TO STEP BACK AS SENIOR

THEY SAY THEY INTEND TO STEP BACK AS SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL

TO STEP BACK AS SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND WILL SPLIT

MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND WILL SPLIT THEIR TIME BETWEEN THE

FAMILY AND WILL SPLIT THEIR TIME BETWEEN THE U.K. AND NORTH

THEIR TIME BETWEEN THE U.K. AND NORTH AMERICA.

U.K. AND NORTH AMERICA. WE'VE CHOSEN TO MAKE A

AMERICA. WE'VE CHOSEN TO MAKE A TRANSITION THIS YEAR

WE'VE CHOSEN TO MAKE A TRANSITION THIS YEAR TO

TRANSITION THIS YEAR TO TO CARVE OUT A

TO TO CARVE OUT A PROGRESSIVE NEW RULE.

TO CARVE OUT A PROGRESSIVE NEW RULE. >> THE QUEEN WASN'T

PROGRESSIVE NEW RULE. >> THE QUEEN WASN'T INFORMED THE STATEMENT

>> THE QUEEN WASN'T INFORMED THE STATEMENT WAS BEING RELEASED AND

INFORMED THE STATEMENT WAS BEING RELEASED AND I UNDERSTAND AND BEEN

WAS BEING RELEASED AND I UNDERSTAND AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS A LOT OF

I UNDERSTAND AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS A LOT OF DEEP HURT AND

TOLD THERE IS A LOT OF DEEP HURT AND DISAPPOINTMENT AT WHAT

DEEP HURT AND DISAPPOINTMENT AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TODAY.

DISAPPOINTMENT AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TODAY. >> Reporter: THE

HAS HAPPENED TODAY. >> Reporter: THE PALACE SAID WE

>> Reporter: THE PALACE SAID WE UNDERSTAND THEIR

PALACE SAID WE UNDERSTAND THEIR DESIRE TO TAKE A

UNDERSTAND THEIR DESIRE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH BUT

DESIRE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH BUT THESE ARE COMPLICATED

DIFFERENT APPROACH BUT THESE ARE COMPLICATED ISSUES THAT WILL TAKE

THESE ARE COMPLICATED ISSUES THAT WILL TAKE TIME TO WORK THROUGH.

ISSUES THAT WILL TAKE TIME TO WORK THROUGH. THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY

TIME TO WORK THROUGH. THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF HINTS HARRY AND

THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF HINTS HARRY AND MEGHAN MIGHT CHOOSE A

OF HINTS HARRY AND MEGHAN MIGHT CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PATH.

MEGHAN MIGHT CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PATH. PRINCE HARRY SAID HIS

DIFFERENT PATH. PRINCE HARRY SAID HIS DEEPEST FEAR IS SEEING

PRINCE HARRY SAID HIS DEEPEST FEAR IS SEEING HIS WIFE TREATED LIKE

DEEPEST FEAR IS SEEING HIS WIFE TREATED LIKE HIS MOTHER AND HE

HIS WIFE TREATED LIKE HIS MOTHER AND HE WANTS TO PROTECT

HIS MOTHER AND HE WANTS TO PROTECT ARCHIE AND TEJSNSIONS

WANTS TO PROTECT ARCHIE AND TEJSNSIONS WITH WILLIAM.

ARCHIE AND TEJSNSIONS WITH WILLIAM. MEGHAN SAID JOINING

WITH WILLIAM. MEGHAN SAID JOINING THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS

MEGHAN SAID JOINING THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE.

THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE. >> YOU ADD THIS ON TOP

BEEN A STRUGGLE. >> YOU ADD THIS ON TOP OF TRYING TO BE A NEW

>> YOU ADD THIS ON TOP OF TRYING TO BE A NEW MOM OR NEWLYWED,

OF TRYING TO BE A NEW MOM OR NEWLYWED, IT'S -- YEAH, I GUESS,

MOM OR NEWLYWED, IT'S -- YEAH, I GUESS, ALSO THANK YOU FOR

IT'S -- YEAH, I GUESS, ALSO THANK YOU FOR ASKING BECAUSE NOT

ALSO THANK YOU FOR ASKING BECAUSE NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED

ASKING BECAUSE NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IF I'M OKAY BUT IT'S A

MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IF I'M OKAY BUT IT'S A VERY REAL THING TO BE

IF I'M OKAY BUT IT'S A VERY REAL THING TO BE GOING THROUGH BEHIND

VERY REAL THING TO BE GOING THROUGH BEHIND THE SCENES.

GOING THROUGH BEHIND THE SCENES. >> Reporter: THE

THE SCENES. >> Reporter: THE COUPLE SAYS THEY WILL

>> Reporter: THE COUPLE SAYS THEY WILL WORK TO BECOME

COUPLE SAYS THEY WILL WORK TO BECOME FINANCIALLY

WORK TO BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT WHILE

FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT WHILE CONTINUING TO FULLY

INDEPENDENT WHILE CONTINUING TO FULLY SUPPORT HER MAGESTY

CONTINUING TO FULLY SUPPORT HER MAGESTY THE QUEEN WHICH

SUPPORT HER MAGESTY THE QUEEN WHICH DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH

THE QUEEN WHICH DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH SOME IN THE U.K.

DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH SOME IN THE U.K. >> THIS DECISION WITH

SOME IN THE U.K. >> THIS DECISION WITH THIS COUPLE THAT WANT

>> THIS DECISION WITH THIS COUPLE THAT WANT THEIR ROYAL CAKE AND

THIS COUPLE THAT WANT THEIR ROYAL CAKE AND EAT IT, THEY WANT ALL

THEIR ROYAL CAKE AND EAT IT, THEY WANT ALL OF THE TRAPPINGS OF

EAT IT, THEY WANT ALL OF THE TRAPPINGS OF ROYAL LIFE BUT LESS

OF THE TRAPPINGS OF ROYAL LIFE BUT LESS RESPONSIBILITIES.

ROYAL LIFE BUT LESS RESPONSIBILITIES. >> Reporter: THE

RESPONSIBILITIES. >> Reporter: THE COUPLE SAYS THE NEW

>> Reporter: THE COUPLE SAYS THE NEW GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE

COUPLE SAYS THE NEW GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE WILL ALLOW US TO RAISE

GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE WILL ALLOW US TO RAISE OUR SON WITH AN

WILL ALLOW US TO RAISE OUR SON WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR

OUR SON WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR ROYALTY.

APPRECIATION FOR ROYALTY. >> WHERE WILL THEY END

ROYALTY. >> WHERE WILL THEY END UP?

>> WHERE WILL THEY END UP? >> WE DON'T KNOW.

UP? >> WE DON'T KNOW. THEY HAVEN'T SAID BUT