Harry and Meghan planning to break from royal duties

Harry and Meghan are planning an extended break from royal duties starting as soon as next month — as they look to move out of the UK.

Harry and Meghan are reportedly planning a six-week break from royal duties starting next month so they can enjoy some “family time”.

It comes as the Duke of Sussex says he would like to move out of the UK entirely, according to The Sunday Times.

Harry, 35, said Cape Town in South Africa would be “an amazing place to base ourselves”. But he admitted moving there permanently would be very difficult.

Meanwhile, the couple are said to be hoping to build a traditional African bush lodge home in Botswana. Harry visited the country last month.

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Harry and Meghan are in need of a right royal break. Picture: Toby Melville — WPA Pool/Getty Images

ITV journalist Tom Bradby, who interviews them in a documentary airing locally on Ten Play at 11am today and on Ten at 7.30pm Tuesday, says Harry and Meghan, 38, appear “vulnerable and bruised” — following criticism of their recent preaching on trendy issues and their privacy battles.

They are believed to be planning on taking baby son Archie to the US in November to celebrate Thanksgiving in LA, where Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland lives.

But the tot is due to spend his first Christmas at the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk with the rest of the royal family.

A royal source told The Sunday Times: “The Duke and Duchess have a full schedule of engagements and commitments until mid-November, after which they will be taking some much-needed family time.”

Meghan: "It's not enough just to survive something - that's not the point of life. You've got to thrive and feel happy".
<<By implication she and Harry are not happy in their current role within the Royal Family #HarryAndMeghan

— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) October 20, 2019

MEGHAN’S HEARTBREAKING RESPONSE

In a clip released ahead of the premiere of the new documentary Harry And Meghan: An African Journey, Meghan is shown speaking to Bradby about negative public attention she’s received during her pregnancy and the first few months with she and Prince Harry’s son Archie, who was born this May.

Meghan has opened up about the public scrutiny on her since joining the royal family. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

“Harry is obviously very concerned about protecting you from what he felt his mother went through. It’s obviously an issue one has to tiptoe into very gently … I don’t know what the impact on your mental and physical health (is), all the pressure you feel?” asks Bradby.

Meghan pauses for a moment, smiling as she considers her words.

“I would say … any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, and so that was made really challenging. And then when you have a newborn, you know. And especially as a woman, it’s a lot,” she tells Bradby.

“So you add this on top of just trying to be a new mum or trying to be a newlywed. It’s um … yeah. I guess, also thank you for asking because not many people have asked if I’m OK, but it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.

“And the answer is — would it be fair to say ‘Not really OK’? It’s really been a struggle?” Bradby asks.

“Yes,” Meghan responds quietly.

Fans on social media have commended Meghan for her honesty — some saying the clip makes for “devastating” viewing, and the supportive hashtag #WeLoveYouMeghan is even trending on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission