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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have gone from being the “Fab Four” royal charity power team to dividing their focus into two separate foundations.

© Richard Pohle/The Times The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Commonwealth Day Service (Richard Pohle/The Times/PA) – What is the latest announcement?

Harry and Meghan are leaving their joint charitable foundation with William and Kate to set up one of their own.

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© Provided by The Press Association Harry and Meghan are going solo with their own charity (Victoria Jones/PA)

– What will it be called?

There is no name yet and there are no details as to what Harry and Meghan will focus on.

But it is likely to include a “global outreach”, the pair are passionate about working in Africa and promoting female empowerment.

– What about William and Kate?

They are staying with the original foundation which will be renamed the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

© Provided by The Press Association William and Kate will stay with the original Royal Foundation (Adam Davy/PA)

– When was the Royal Foundation set up?

William and Harry established the body in 2009  to run all their charitable campaigns, Kate joined after her wedding in 2011, and Meghan officially became part of the team after marrying into the Windsors in 2018.

Meghan and Harry formally split from joint charity with Kate and William

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have formally split from their joint charity organisation, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Royal Foundation has said. The Royal Foundation is the umbrella organisation for the couples’ projects, which includes mental health charity Heads Together, the Invictus Games and The Endeavour Fund. On Wednesday, William and Harry held a Trustees’ Meeting at Kensington Palace, where it’s believed they confirmed the separation.

Meghan and Harry are formally splitting from the Royal Foundation, the body that co-ordinates their charitable work with William and Kate , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, it was announced Thursday.

Harry and Meghan have already split from the Cambridges' Kensington Palace household, setting up their own at Buckingham Palace in the spring, with - What about William and Kate ? They are staying with the original foundation which will be renamed the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of

Campaigns have included Heads Together, the Endeavour Fund and projects with the Invictus Games.

© Provided by The Press Association Harry, Kate and William at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London for the launch of Heads Together – their campaign to end mental health stigma (Yui Mok/PA)

– How did Meghan get involved?

When Harry and Meghan’s engagement was revealed in 2017, Kensington Palace announced the former actress was giving up her own charitable interests to begin work with the Foundation.

“The only the role that she will begin with is as patron of the Royal

Foundation. That has been a decision that she has taken,” Harry’s then-communications chief Jason Knauf said.

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Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, during the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London, England, on March 11, 2019.

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Prince Harry and Meghan will break away from the Royal Foundation and hope to establish a new charity by the end of the year, according to royal aides. Nicholas Witchell reports with analysis from Royal historian Kate Williams .

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Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex at St. Mary Magdalene church for the Royal Family's Christmas Day service in Sandringham, England, on Dec. 25, 2018.

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Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, at a service marking the centenary of WW1 armistice at Westminster Abbey in London on Nov. 11, 2018.

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Catherine and Prince William accompany Prince Harry and Meghan as they arrive for a service to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on July 10, 2018.

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The royals attend a Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018.

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At the Commonwealth Day Service.

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At the Commonwealth Day Service.

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Attending the first annual Royal Foundation Forum in London on Feb. 28, 2018.

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At the Royal Foundation Forum.

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At the Royal Foundation Forum.

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Waiting to see off Queen Elizabeth II, after attending the traditional Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, on Dec. 25, 2017.

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Prince William, Meghan and Prince Harry bow as they see off Queen Elizabeth II.

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(L-R) The royal couples are seen with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (C) after the church service.

– What was the four royals’ first event together?

They were dubbed the Fab Four after taking to the stage together at the first, and so far only, Royal Foundation forum in London in February 2018, three months before Harry and Meghan’s wedding.

© Provided by The Press Association The ‘Fab Four’ together on stage at the Royal Foundation Forum in February 2018 (Chris Jackson/PA)

It was billed as an annual event.

Harry said it was good to have “four different personalities”, but they had the “same passion to want to make a difference”.

He said “working as family does have its challenges” but insisted “we’re stuck together for the rest of our lives”.

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– What has changed since Harry and Meghan married?

There have been reports over the past year of a rift, first between Kate and Meghan, and then between William and his younger brother, Harry.

© Provided by The Press Association Harry and Meghan on their wedding day (jane Barlow/PA)

There were allegations of a dispute between the duchesses, who are said to be “very different people”, over reprimanding staff, and tensions during Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress fitting.

This was followed by reports of a strained relationship and falling out between the dukes.

– Is this the case?

Sources deny there was a feud, saying Thursday’s announcement was “largely about preparing both couples for their future roles, which are obviously on divergent tracks”.

They added that the “Sussexes have a little more freedom and flexibility”.

William is a future king and Kate a future Queen consort, while Harry is sixth in line.

– Haven’t Harry and Meghan already split from William and Kate ?

In March, it was announced Harry and Meghan would be separating from William and Kate’s Kensington Palace office and they have since set up their own household at Buckingham Palace.

© Provided by The Press Association Buckingham Palace is now home of the Sussexes official household (Nick Ansell/PA)

But royal aides said at the time that the foursome would remain joint patrons of the Royal Foundation.

– What are the other recent changes?

Harry and Meghan set up their own SussexRoyal Instagram account, and moved to bring up baby son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor in Windsor, having previously lived at Kensington Palace, home to William and Kate and their children.

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– Why is the Royal Foundation announcement a big deal?

William, Kate, Harry and Meghan’s joint venture was intended to harness the star power of the four high-profile royals, but it has only lasted 16 months since their first appearance as a foursome.

The move is seen as the final step in the division of the couples’ public duties.

TRH & Ms. Markle spoke to @TinaDaheley about the inspiration behind The Royal Foundation, the issues that are close to their hearts, and their ambitions for the future. pic.twitter.com/uzNXttVXpe

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) February 28, 2018

– Will they still work together?

The Royal Foundation said both couples will continue to work together on projects in the future, particularly Heads Together.

– What about the two Foundations being seen as rivals?

Sources said William and Kate’s Royal Foundation would help establish the Sussexes’ new Foundation, and they “anticipate the two organisations will have an incredibly close relationship going forward”.

But in 2018, William actually called on charities to combine forces, rather than establishing more individual organisations.

– What did the duke say?

In a keynote speech to the Charity Commission, William said: “Instead of setting up more individual charities working in the same fields, I wonder if we could do more to explore ways of combining forces, working and innovating together?”

The duke added: “Competition for funds between an ever-growing number of charities, and the confusion it can cause among donors, can lead to the silo-ing of expertise and, at worst, territorial behaviour.”