Harry And Meghan Did Something Smooth Before Their Big Exit

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00:00Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world — and perhaps members of their own

00:04families — when they announced that they want to step back from royal duties in favor

00:07of a more independent life in North America and the UK.

00:10According to their Instagram post, yes, they broke the news via social media.

00:14The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will work to become financially independent, but these

00:18royal renegades aren't casting off all the perks associated with their noble titles.

00:22According to PureWow, Meghan and Harry, quote, applied for a copyright stamp, which includes

00:25the Sussex royal name and their joint charity.

00:28The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

00:30The paperwork was reportedly approved in December 2019, just weeks before the couple's huge

00:35announcement.

00:36As CNN reports, quote,

00:37Harry and Meghan have trademarked Sussex Royal as a brand on more than 100 properties in the

00:41UK, including clothing, stationery, photographs, and educational and charitable endeavors, with

00:46predicted revenue of over $500 million.

00:49Smooth move, right?

00:50Smooth as silk.

00:52But let's crunch some numbers.

00:54Gaining financial independence from the crown could be a complicated pursuit.

00:57According to Newsweek, Meghan and Harry disclosed that, quote, just 5 percent of their cost

01:01of their household is covered by UK taxpayers.

01:04The 5 percent paid for the sovereign grant, they say, is used only for official royal duties,

01:08such as travel to and from engagements and to pay household staff such as their communications

01:12staff.

01:13The other 95 percent of the couple's income is given to them privately by Harry's father,

01:17Prince Charles, through revenues generated by his private estate, the Duchy of Cornwall.

01:21Rumor has it that Charles is not happy about this whole Megxit debacle.

01:25So it's anybody's guess how he'll handle his noble purse strings in the days to come.

01:29The Eveningstander claims Charles got a copy of Meghan and Harry's announcement just 10

01:32minutes before it was shared with the world.

01:34Some insiders say the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, quote, will be punished for defying

01:38the royal family.

01:39A source for The Sun even went so far as to call it a, quote, declaration of war on the

01:43family.

01:44The Duke and Duchess of Sussex clearly knew that trademarking their titles would be a

01:48wise move, and they had a new on-brand website, sussexroyal.com, ready to go when they made

01:53their big announcement.

01:55According to the Daily Mail, quote,

01:56The Sussexes want to stamp their name on dozens of products including t-shirts, hoodies,

02:00journals, and gloves for their newly created foundation, Sussex Royal.

02:03And that product line could, quote, generate revenues of 400 million pounds.

02:07Not to mention, they're, um, pretty famous, so they could certainly make ends meet by doing

02:11all those things that celebrities do, as Page Six reports, quote, Harry is also close to

02:15former President Barack Obama, and insiders say the prince could follow a similar post-presidency

02:20career path, involving philanthropy, speeches, book deals, and documentaries.

02:24Seriously, these two could spend the rest of their days as social media influencers hawking

02:28green teas if they wanted to, but something tells us that's not their style.

02:31Meghan Markle may be a commoner in the royal sense, but she had plenty of coin in her pocketbook

02:36before she met Prince Harry in 2016.

02:38According to celebrity net worth, the former actress has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

02:43Prince Harry isn't completely beholden to the crown, either.

02:45He reportedly inherited millions following the tragic death of his mother, Princess Diana,

02:49and he also earned a modest income as a helicopter pilot for the Army Air Corps, according to Forbes.

02:54The point is, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex probably have a wee bit of cushion in their

02:58budget.

02:59Not to mention, these two want to work.

03:01Cosmopolitan reports that, on their website, Meghan and Harry reportedly said they, quote,

03:05value the ability to earn a professional income, which, in the current structure, they are

03:08prohibited from doing.

03:10Markle has been preaching the same thing for years.

03:12The suit star told InStyle in 2015,

03:14"...I think the biggest part of being a girl boss is just knowing your value."

03:18Plus, on her now-defunct lifestyle blog The Tig, she once wrote,

03:21"...I've never wanted to be a lady who lunches.

03:23I've always wanted to be a woman who works."

03:25It looks like she'll now get her chance.

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