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to live between Canada and the UK and to become “financially independent”, they have avoided the potentially difficult scenario of William becoming his brother’s keeper when he inherits the Duchy of Cornwall on the Queen’s death and Charles, the current Duke of Cornwall, becomes king.
William would normally be expected to support the Sussexes until he, in turn, assumes the throne.
Harry is believed to have a savings portfolio worth several million pounds, derived from his mother’s legacy which was held in trust for him, mainly until the age of 30.
One thorny question remains: who will pay the estimated £600,000 annual security bill?
Both Harry and Meghan have consistently failed to understand that a tax-paying public expects the Royal Family to be relevant, relatable and value for money.
In trying to hide the place of Archie’s birth and refusing to name his godparents they pushed aside the public in a way not done by any other royals.
The Sussexes have earned nicknames such as “Woke and Joke” because of their preaching over climate change while flying around in private jets.
The couple cannot accept criticism from the mainstream media. Their intention appears to be to allow only positive coverage of their charity work. This does not sit well with the concept of a free press.
Their obsession with secrecy has alienated the public here and may well do so in Canada. Even the Queen has taken steps to make the monarchy more transparent. Harry and Meghan are swimming against the tide. him out, her temper was not improved by the couple’s surprise announcement last night.
The monarch and her family were astonished and disappointed that the couple, who have caused so much trouble in the past couple of years, gave them no inkling of what was about to come.
Aides stressed that many issues still need to be worked out despite the couple giving their own explanation on a new website.
One of their senior advisers warned: “The website is a reflection of future direction, but there is still a lot of detail to be worked out and agreed.
“As Buckingham Palace says, ‘These are complicated issues that will take time to work through’.”