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Meghan and Harry made
a series of private and
public appearances on their
first day back in the UK
before announcing the next
day that they would step
back from being senior
members of the royal family.
Going rogue!
continuing to support Her “Discussions with the Duke This could be how the couple the burden of royal duty,
Majesty, the Queen. and Duchess of Sussex are at plan to achieve “financial especially after welcoming son
“We now plan to balance an early stage. We understand independence” – something Archie (eight months) last year.
our time between the United their desire to take a different Harry has never previously had to Announcing their intention
Kingdom and North America, approach, but these are worry about. He receives almost to base themselves in North
continuing to honour our duty to complicated issues that will $4 million from the Sovereign America for at least part of the
The Queen, the Commonwealth take time to work through.” Grant each year to conduct his year also gives the couple
and our patronages. This The move propels the royal official duties, and is further flexibility as to purchasing
geographic balance will enable family into unchartered territory. supplemented by his father’s property in both the United
us to raise our son with an While other members have personal coffers, which are States, Meghan’s native country,
appreciation for the royal stepped down from royal duties, funded by two separate duchies. and Canada, where she spent
tradition into which he was born, such as Edward VIII’s abdication Of course, Meghan (38) has her several years while filming Suits.
while also providing our family and the more recent furore private wealth, accumulated While fans of the duke and
the space to focus on the next surrounding Prince Andrew, from her career as an actress. duchess have welcomed the
chapter, including the launch Harry (35) and Meghan’s But using their royal titles in a announcement, others have
of our new charitable entity.” intention to retain certain royal commercial sense could prove criticised the move, and placed
The couple’s stunning privileges whilst embarking on to be rather tricky, insiders say, the blame squarely on Meghan
decision comes after a turbulent private ventures will be a hard and one that will come under for “tearing Harry away from
2019 where they attracted circumstance to balance. great public and family scrutiny. his family”.
significant amounts of public Just a few weeks ago, the And the British taxpayer Their most vocal critic, TV
criticism and clashed with a phrase ‘Sussex Royal’ was wouldn’t quite be off the hook, personality Piers Morgan says,
number of media outlets. The trademarked for a number of with insiders speculating any “People say I’m too critical of
BBC has reported that no products and services, including move to a foreign country Meghan Markle – but she
members of the royal family, clothing, calendars, posters, could cost more than $1.2 ditched her family, ditched her
including Her Majesty, were magazines and greeting million a year in security costs. dad, ditched most of her old
consulted before the pair cards, as well as charitable However, the move was friends, split Harry from William
announced their intention. fundraising, education and clearly done out of necessity for and has now split him from the
Royal Communications says, social care initiatives. the pair, who struggled under royal family. I rest my case.” #
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