When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduced final week that they had been stepping down as ‘senior’ members of the royal household to ‘carve ou
When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduced final week that they had been stepping down as ‘senior’ members of the royal household to ‘carve out a progressive new function inside [the royal] establishment’, loads of eyebrows had been raised on the couple’s suggestion that they’d work towards monetary independence as nicely.
In spite of everything, how will the pair handle to earn their each day bread with out being accused of cashing in on their royal titles, connections and taxpayer-funded privileges? Mr S can’t precisely see Harry heading right down to his native job centre, whereas Meghan mans the close by drive-thru.
Maybe although newly found footage of Prince Harry from July final yr, when the pair attended the premiere of the Lion King in Leicester Sq., may present a clue as to how the royals will make a dwelling. The video is alleged to point out Prince Harry on the crimson carpet asking the CEO of Disney, Bob Iger, to think about using Meghan Markle as a voice-over actor in a future Disney film:
that is the prolonged model of that clip (audio boosted) with Harry chatting up Disney CEO Bob Iger for a job for Meghan Markle because the Duchess chats up Beyonce and Jay-Z The occasion was in London on Sunday July 14, 2019. (that look 😲 on Susan Iger’s face ) #Megxit pic.twitter.com/AzqjwsaoUm
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If he was making a plug for his spouse, it’s not precisely a superb search for the Duke of Sussex to be utilizing his invitation to the occasion as a approach to earn some additional money.
However maybe extra worryingly, Mr S remembers that Harry and Meghan had been criticised on the time for selecting to attend the glitzy premiere after they had additionally been invited to a memorial live performance, on the identical evening, for the Royal Marines killed by the IRA in Deal, Kent – particularly as Prince Harry is Captain Basic of the Royal Marines. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman confirmed in August final yr that Harry had been ‘unable to attend the memorial live performance’, however didn’t clarify why he opted to spend his time with Hollywood A-listers and celebrities on the crimson carpet as an alternative.
Mr S wonders now if Harry already had ‘monetary independence’ on his thoughts, when selecting which occasion to attend…