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PHOTOS: Backgrid, Getty – is in jeopardy, as the Queen has decided they will no longer be able to call themselves “royal” for commercial purposes.

Royal expert Duncan Larcombe has told new that losing the support of the monarchy will leave Harry and Meghan in a “vulnerable” position.

“It’s down to them to make their new life work as best they can,” Duncan explained. “They won’t have the protection of the royal family and the team that comes with being part of it. Good luck to them, but they are very vulnerable.” The couple are expected to complete their final duties on 9 March at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey before their one-year trial period away from the royals begins. The couple are looking for a new home in California after their stint in Canada A fter a difficult few months, things are looking up for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are now said to be looking for a new family home in idyllic Malibu. The couple are reportedly mulling over buying a £5.4 million five-bedroom mansion, complete with two swimming pools and a tennis court.

Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, have been living in a £14.1 million waterfront mansion in Vancouver Island, Canada, with nine-month-old son Archie ever since announcing their decision to step away from the royal family.

It’s thought the pair are eyeing up Malibu, a beachfront city where many wealthy celebrities live, due to its close proximity to Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland, who lives in nearby Los Angeles.

It’s also not far from Hollywood – the perfect place for former actress Meghan to resurrect her career in showbusiness.

Caitlyn Jenner, who would be the couple’s neighbour, recently weighed in on rumours that the pair are house hunting in the area.

“I heard they were looking for a house in Malibu,” she said. “It must have been tough. Everyone deserves to be happy.”

Meanwhile, it’s been claimed that the couple’s lucrative Sussex Royal brand – including their Instagram page and website Caitlyn could be the couple’s neighbour

The Queen has stood firm The £5.4m Malibu property they’re considering Harry and Meghan’s Malibu mansion hunt

They will finish their royal duties in March

“This is a brave new world that Harry and Meghan have entered,” Duncan continued. “While they won’t be carrying out

daily royal engagements and overseas tours on behalf of the Queen, if at the heart of it is a desire to step away from the public eye, then sadly that’s not going to work.”

Georgia Trevitt