Queen Elizabeth published a statement on Saturday evening, specifying the modalities of the withdrawal of Meghan and Harry and indicating in particular that they renounced their title of royal highness, would thus no longer fulfill royal obligations, and would no longer be able to represent the queen.
If the “Megxit” is therefore on the right track, many questions remain unanswered.
> Will they reimburse?
Harry and Meghan will no longer receive public money, normally collected for royal functions. They also agreed to reimburse the 2.4 million pounds (about 2.82 million euros) that the work of Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, where they were supposed to reside, cost. The work on the residence, loaned by the Queen and renovated at great expense with public funds, was highly criticized by the British.
> Who will pay for their security?
The issue of covering costs to ensure the safety of the couple and their child has not yet been clearly resolved. Canadians, while appreciating the prince, are not prepared to bear the security costs associated with his stay in the country. A large majority (73%) of Canadians surveyed by the Angus Reid Institute believe that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex must pay “themselves” all the costs associated with coming to Canada, including security costs. The Canadian government has not yet decided whether to assume them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured, without excluding anything.
> Will they sell pajamas?
“They have no constraints on the type of activities they can do,” said Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, managing editor of Point of view, questioned on our antenna. They must only conform to the Queen’s values, and keep an ethics.
The charitable foundation of the Sussex Royal couple could be financed by merchandising, the sale of derivative products, from small notebooks to socks and pajamas. This will undoubtedly be negotiated with the royal family. Will they be able to keep their role in charities in the name of the royal family while selling pajamas?
Harry is also the head of a comfortable personal fortune 35 million euros from different heirlooms (Diana, her great-grandmother the Queen Mum, mother of Elizabeth) and Meghan earned 4 million euros for her work as an actress.
> Will Meghan Markle become an actress again?
Meghan, who gave up on her job as an actress to marry Harry (in the series Suits), will she return to the middle? Knowing that with the notoriety it has acquired, it can now claim to do better. Treacherously unearthed images by the Daily Mail show Harry at the premiere of Lion King in London, promote his wife to Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney. “You know Meghan was dubbing,” he tells her. “She is very interested.”
according to Forbes, a contract has already been signed with Disney, so that Meghan Markle lends her voice. The income related to this activity must be donated to an elephant protection association, Elephants without borders.
> Or influencer?
The magazine Forbes also points out that Meghan Markle could also take advantage of her influencer status, which she also gave up by marrying Harry. She then closed all of her social media accounts, as well as her lifestyle site, The Tig. A sponsored post, notes the magazine citing an influencer marketing specialist, reports up to 80,000 pounds (93,000 euros).
Also remember that by opening their Instagram account @sussexroyal, they broke records. They currently have nearly 11 million subscribers.
> Will Harry also work in showbiz?
Harry is working with Oprah Winfrey on a documentary for Apple TV on mental health. And Ellen DeGeneres also announced in her show that they would “do something together” in the field of defense of wildlife, as the magazine mentions Forbes.
> Will they be luxury speakers?
The couple can in any case hope become paid speakers. According to an expert interviewed by Bloomberg, they could each earn nearly $ 100,000 per appearance.
In the meantime, Harry will especially be able to join his wife and son Archie in Canada in the coming days.
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