Dickie Arbiter said he found it 'extraordinary' after royals stepped back in March Comes after news Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed podcast deal with Spotify Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been 'drip-feeding press' with content, a royal expert has claimed. The Queen's former press secretary Dickie Arbiter said he found it 'extraordinary' that the Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, have made various appearances - despite stepping back as royals in March for more privacy. ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to True Royalty TV's Royal Beat, the commentator and royal expert said: 'I find it extraordinary that two people who left basically because they felt press intrusion and yet in the past 12 months we've had nothing but drip-feeding the press about things that they're doing.'