This is a list of official overseas visits and Commonwealth tours made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex . Prince Harry, as a child, first traveled with his parents on official visits and tours. He later became one of the United Kingdom's most important ambassadors; sometimes the Duke traveled overseas as a representative of the UK. His wife, Meghan Markle, began undertaking official trips upon joining the British royal family in 2018. The Duke and Duchess also toured Commonwealth realms, of which his paternal grandmother is the queen, as her representative or as members of the realm's royal family. The Duke and Duchess ceased undertaking engagements in the UK and overseas after stepping down as working members of the royal family in 2020.