One royal commentator on Meghan Markle's departure: 'She had no idea how unglamorous it really is to be a royal and, when she found out she would be a civil servant in a tiara she was, like, ‘No way.''
It’s been said that behind every great man is a great woman. In Prince Harry’s case, it’s three wealthy and media-savvy women.
Questions linger over whether they will qualify for armed security if they live in Canada, a member of the British Commonwealth, and/or the U.S. Markle has lived in Toronto, where she still has a home, and Los Angeles. Whether they keep their HRH titles is also not a given, especially given that royal titles would certainly burnish their own personal brands and commercial appeal.
Ashley Pearson, an American-born writer based in London who has been a royal commentator for two decades, said their powerful political and media connections will serve them well. She sees them leveraging their circle of boldfaced names: “Their kind of lifestyle costs a fortune. However, one of the reasons they broke off from the royals is, in part, because they want to build their own brand.”
For a start, they will keep their U.K. base, Frogmore Cottage, their historic Grade II-listed house in the grounds of Frogmore House in Windsor, which was renovated for 2.4 British pounds , a cost shouldered by the U.K. taxpayer. They will also likely to have a paid security detail. They have built a strong royal/celebrity personal brand, breaking the traditional mold of the royal family.
They have a gilded cushion to fall back on. Prince Harry’s father, Prince Charles — first in line to the British throne — earns nearly $23 million from the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate with more than $1.3 billion in assets. The Duchy’s financial accounts reveal a total income for the financial year ending March 31, 2017 of 37.2 million British pounds , up 2.5% on the previous year.
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