Newspaper headlines: Sussexes lose royal roles, and lockdown exit plan
Getty ImagesPhotographs of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex occupy most of the front pages.
The Daily Express says the Queen "put duty before love" in stripping the couple of their royal patronages.
The Times says the duke and duchess were "clearly angered" by Buckingham Palace's statement that, in stepping away from roles as working royals, they could no longer continue with the duties that come with a "life of service".
The Daily Mail claims Harry and Meghan's response - in which they insisted service was "universal" - amounted to a "churlish insult" to the Queen.
"Have they no respect?" asks its front page headline.
The Daily Mirror says the couple's statement was a "stinging rebuke" that signalled a "deep family rift".
But the paper's royal editor, Russell Myers, says that, as the "boss of The Firm", the Queen would have known long ago that she had no choice but to take the course she did - recognising "there can be no half measures in a life of duty".
The Guardian reports that England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty is said by sources to be "very unhappy" about so-called "big bang" plans for all pupils to return to schools on 8 March.
The paper says the government has denied the claims - saying Prof Whitty is not opposed to any of the options being discussed.
Online, HuffPost UK says a British-made Covid test, which gives results within five minutes, will be at the heart of plans to reopen sporting events, theatres and hospitality venues.
It says the lateral-flow devices - which are still being assessed - are more accurate than the American tests currently being used.
Several papers report that families should be able to meet up over Easter, under plans to ease the lockdown.
ReutersThe Daily Telegraph says the prime minister is determined to keep his blueprint for lifting restrictions a secret until Monday.
The paper reports that only three cabinet ministers have been brought "into the loop" on what it entails.
They were reportedly given print-outs of the plans at a meeting this week - but had to return the documents before leaving the room.
The Times reports that Downing Street is drawing up plans to end the centuries-old practice of aristocrats' titles being inherited only by male descendants.
Under the plans, it says first-born daughters would take on their father's hereditary peerage or baronetcy - instead of younger sons.
But the paper says the change could "raise hackles" among Tory traditionalists and notes that civil servants fear it could reignite the debate about the role of the hereditary peers.
Meanwhile, the Financial Times asks "frustrated globetrotters" to spare a thought for our "furry friends".
It says tickets to fly pets abroad have soared as flights have been slashed and cargo space has been set aside for medical supplies.
The paper says one airline quoted $6,500 (£4,600) to transport a dog from LA to London.
Amid fierce competition, it says one Labrador had to wait six weeks for a flight, after being kicked off a plane to make way for a Saudi prince's cats.
It is, says the headline, nothing short of a "dogfight" for tickets.
