Royal family rocked to its core by Meghan Markle, Harry's move, pandemic and scandals in 2020

The British royal  family was dealt a serious blow  by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to  step down from their royal duties.

Apart from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's   move, there were several others  things that affected the Windsor family.

British media and  entertainment websites are   publishing  reports on how 2020 affected the  Queen ELizabeth's family. One of them appeared  in leading English newspaper "The Telegraph".

"Mexit, the pandemic, scandals and health scare: they were enough to rock the monarchy to its core," wrote The Telegraph in a latest article about the British Royal Family as 2020 comes to an end.

The article titled "How 2020 changed the Royals forever," explains how Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's departure, the coronavirus pandemic and other scandals affected Queen Elizabeth's family.

It also sheds light on how "The Firm", a group of royals, bounced back in the face of all the challenges in 2020.

2020 saw Meghan and Harry stepping down from their duties as senior royals amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The couple first move to Canada and later settled in California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex came under criticism from experts and royal fans a couple of moves they made in the United States.

They were first criticized for encouraging the people to cast their votes in the US Presidential Election in November. Experts said they broke a royal tradition of not speaking about political matters.

Later on, the couple invited wrath of some Britons for signing a multi-million dollars deal with streaming giant Netflix.