Without a home and title: what can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expect
'03.11.2019'
Source: Newspaper.ru
The fact that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may abandon the ducal title and "quit" the royal family is constantly talked in the UK. The dukes themselves are to blame for this, constantly complaining of pressure from the press.
This gives journalists reason to speculate on what will happen if the grandson of Elizabeth II and his wife really decide to live a private life. "BBC"- about how this can turn out.
In Britain, there is increasing talk that the Dukes of Sussex - the most media members of the royal family - can abandon their royal duties and title. And even to leave the country for life abroad - and the USA, Canada or South Africa, the public does not have a single opinion on a suitable habitat for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The dukes themselves give occasion to talk about this. True, not too distinctly. On the one hand, in the documentary “Harry and Megan: The African Journey,” the prince talked about how South Africa would be “a terrific place to live,” on the other hand, he says that he’s not sure that he and Megan are ready to get there for good . However, in this picture, which was released on ITV, his wife so sincerely complained about the dishonesty of British tabloid journalists, and Harry himself recalled the fate of his mother with such pain that many took it as a hint that the Dukes of Sussex no longer want to live in the UK .
Technically, the Dukes of Sussex can refuse the title and royal duties - this has already happened in the history of Great Britain when, in 1936, King Edward renounced the throne in order to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson and transferred it to his brother, George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II.
For them, this will mean that they will be able to live a private life - Harry and Megan will have to stop being the Dukes of Sussex (although the grandson of Elizabeth II will receive the title of Lord).
The refusal of the title and royal duties will somewhat affect the financial situation of Harry Windsor and Meghan Markle - they will no longer be paid maintenance from the royal court (the amount is unknown to anyone, but knowing that in 2017 Prince William and Kate Middleton received a total of 3 million pounds - 3,8 , $ XNUMX million, according to The Sun, the order of deductions can be imagined).
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However, this does not mean that the spouses will have nothing to live on and raise their son Archie: according to The Independent, before the wedding, Megan had accumulated her own savings worth 3,8 million pounds (4,9 million dollars), and Harry's fortune was approximately 30 million pounds (38,5 million dollars), he received them from great-grandmother, Queen Mother Elizabeth, and mother, Princess Diana. At the same time, they will take care of housing themselves: the Frogmore cottage in Windsor, provided to them by Elizabeth II, the former dukes will leave.
Such a change in status will seriously affect the work of numerous organizations that are now under the patronage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The fact is that their activity as members of the royal family - that is, their work - consists in cooperation with various charitable societies.
In total, the Windsor attends about 2000 official events a year - this is stated on the website of the royal family of Great Britain. Being the eldest of the Windsor - not so much by age as by position - Harry and Megan, as well as Prince William and Kate Middleton - participate in so many of them. It can be both foreign tours - like an 10-day trip to South Africa for the Dukes of Sussex or a five-day tour in Pakistan from which the Dukes of Cambridge recently returned - or one-time events like speaking at a forum or visiting a museum. In these cases, the Windsor formally represents the Crown, that is, they act on behalf of Elizabeth II.
Each of the senior members of the royal family has its own "specialization." Prince William focuses on mental health projects, Kate Middleton focuses on childhood development, Prince Harry is passionate about environmental initiatives, and Meghan Markle fights for gender equality.
However, if the dukes of Sussex abandon their royal work, the organizations that they support will end up without patronage from the Crown.
“This is uncharted territory, but if they give up public life, then the organizations with which they are associated in different areas will be transferred to other members of the royal family,” suggests Majesty magazine editor Joe Little in an interview with The Insider.
At the same time, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have their own plans for charity work - at the beginning of the year it became known that they are legally separated from the Dukes of Cambridge and launch their own Sussex Royal project, which will operate independently of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Great Britain has already survived the end of the “magnificent four”, but officially the foundation of the Dukes of Sussex has not yet earned - it will start operating next year. True, if Harry and Megan still decide to cease to be dukes, the word Royal - "Royal" - will probably have to be removed from the name.
The fact that being a Windsor is for Harry, first of all, is work, said the prince himself back in the year before last. In 2017, he admitted to Newsweek that he was working not for his own sake, but for the sake of the people.
“We are engaged in the modernization of the monarchy,” he told the publication. “We do this not for ourselves, but for the well-being of people.”
After that, Prince Harry added: “Is there anyone in the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will do our duty when necessary. ”
