 The couple also said that they would seek financial independence while continuing to support their charities and the Queen.In the same month, the couple's lawyers issued a legal warning to the press after paparazzi photographs were published in the media.It was later confirmed that security for the Duke and Duchess during their stay in Canada was provided for on an "as needed basis" by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police until they formally stepped down on 31 March, "in keeping with their change in status".