Could Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Lose Everything?

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Last 2019 was an annus horribilis for Queen Elizabeth. The monarch lived in torment because of the many and varied misfortunes her heirs gave her, including the forced withdrawal from public life of her son, Prince Andrew, when he was involved in a serious international scandal.

The new year barely took off and the Dukes of Sussex have just dealt another harsh blow to the sovereign: the official statement that yesterday hung on their networks making the monarchy a cobra: We are leaving … Although not entirely. To which the queen did not take long to reply with another in which he implied that such a feat caught him by surprise and that the decision was not as easy as Meghan and Harry seemed to glimpse.

Although the couple first declared that "they were going to be financially independent," they soon explained that what they were giving up was only Queen Elizabeth's allowance, which is the amount that pays their expenses to represent the crown and what It prevents them from exploiting their brand in a commercial way that, judging by the extraordinary popularity of the couple, would grant them extraordinary dividends around the world and that they have just registered …

But the amount that subjects them to the queen and her monarchical obligations only equals five percent of her income! The rest of the 95% percent comes from the Duchy of Cornwall of Prince Harry's father, Prince Charles, which they are not giving up.

They do not leave the royal family, nor do they give up their titles, or all of their commitments to them … They give up five percent of their earnings in order to be independent and make money outside of Buckingham Palace.

This was clarified by the Dukes of Sussex on their own website: "Their Royal Highnesses consider that this new approach will allow them to continue to perform functions on behalf of His Majesty, while having economic independence to work externally."

They also assured in the same explanation, that although they live in America, they will maintain the house of Frogmore Cottage, which was bought by Elizabeth II and paid for by her: “With the queen's permission, the dukes will continue to use Frogmore Cottage as their residence official, as long as they continue to support the monarchy and so that their family always has a place to call home in the UK.”

They also added that the state would continue to cover its security expenses, "as people who need international protection."

Everything sounded very good, until the queen issued her statement shortly afterwards in which she assured that none of it was closed and there was still negotiation…. Media such as The Times say that Isabel II was very angry at the announcement without prior notice from her grandson Harry and his wife.

Now the Dukes of Sussex could lose not only 5% of their income, but much of it, in addition to their home in the United Kingdom, their royal titles and the great deployment of security that protects them wherever they go.

In that case, the sudden progressive movement that the Dukes of Sussex are trying to embark on would be very expensive for the future and their enormous family expenses, despite the fact that both possess a joint assets of over thirty million dollars.