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A FRESH START

‘You can’t pick and choose what you do when it comes to the institution. Either you’re in or you’re out’

ONE whole year. That’s how long it’s been since Harry and Meghan dropped the bombshell that rocked the royal family and sent shock waves around the world.

The golden couple were quitting The Firm. They wanted a future where they called the shots, decided where to live, how to spend their time and make money.

They’d had it with the constant scrutiny, the rules, the protocol and being told what to do and when and how to do it.

And so they upped and offed and are now living in Santa Barbara, California, where their neighbours include Oprah Winfrey and the sun shines on average 283 days a year.

It hasn’t all been about basking in golden sunshine and sniffing sweet-smelling roses, though. As Harry put it recently, “This year has been universally tough for everyone.”

The couple will look back at 2020 with

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