Meghan Markle Can No Longer Apply for U.K. Citizenship

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might affect Meghan's application for U.K. citizenship. At the time of Harry and Meghan's wedding in the spring of 2018, a spokesperson for the duchess told CNN that Meghan was planning on becoming a dual citizen of the U.K.

and the U.S. and that it was "too early to say" if she would retain that dual status. But now, The Telegraph reports that Meghan has "abandoned plans" to become a U.K.

citizen. Per the gov.uk website, Meghan would have had to live in the U.K. for a minimum of three years in order to apply for citizenship as a spouse or civil partner (in her case, spouse).

As Us Weekly pointed out, Meghan moved out of the U.K. last year, before she reached the three-year mark. She moved to the U.K.