Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped back from their senior royal family roles this year and no longer have working roles in the British royal family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have since settled in Montecito, California and have both encouraged Americans to vote in this election.
Their comments sparked some outrage in the UK, particularly in British tabloids convinced that it's against protocol for royal family members to speak about politics. (While the royal family is not legally prohibited from voting in writing, they are expected not to participate in elections or chime in on international politics so they can remain neutral figures.)The Palace doesn't respond often to tabloid stories or online criticism of the Duke and Duchess.
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