They would be able to live independently without doing anything if they wanted to, as long as they invested well. They both have money, Harry inherited a lot from his mother who, before him, had inherited from her father and received a handsome divorce settlement. Before she was married her father bought her the mansion apartment which she shared with a couple of friends and sold on her engagement so she was well set up. However I think they will become involved in projects dear to their hearts and try to live privately apart from that.
People do inherit from their parents whether it's a grandfather clock, £10,000, £100,000 or £2m. So what? I'm more than content with my lot and not bothered about what other people have. At least the press aren't interested in me and waiting to pounce every time I make a mistake, to me that's worth millions.
We don't know that the couple hadn't told their family of their decision, I imagine it was talked about if not finalised but that's nobody else's business. It gives the press something to witter about & imo they've press have been mean.
None of it will impact on our lives and there are far more important news items at the moment: Australian bush fires, USA and Iran, who will be next Labour leader....an endless list.
I can't be bothered to think about this any more, I wish them well whatever they do & will get on with my life.
I don’t know - I am interested in if they ever figure out how to escape the press while retaining their titles and also becoming financially independent. Other royals with titles have tried and failed. Maybe they would have more luck if they renounced the titles and the bulk of the privileges.
The reality seems to be that they inherited the wealth, the status, the privilege, the benefits of the tax breaks and it looks like these benefits come wrapped up with a large serving of press intrusion. Unless there is some other way to persuade the public to retain the RF while not intruding on their privacy or wanting to read news about them and their dysfunctional extended families and in-laws, including fabricated news.
Also, I dispute Harry’s perception that the press intrusion killed his mother and he needs to protect his wife and child from the press. For their sakes I hope he makes sure when they relocate that he and Meghan wear seat belts and the baby is in a suitable baby seat and they or their driver does not drive at excessive speeds while drunk as that is likely to be a much bigger contributor to death than a few paps on mopeds.
Lots of celebrities deal with paps without dying and have to accept it as the price to be paid to generate interest in their causes, activities and pronouncements and in ticket and merchandise sales income from the public. The flak H&M are getting from the press for trying to beat the system and disappear with both wealth and privilege intact wasn’t exactly a surprise, was it? It must have increased traffic on news websites - the media need to whip up the hysteria and generate as much mileage as they can out of it - they exploit the public as much as the RF does.
I don’t know how much wealth Diana inherited - is there a link to that? Did her flat have a mortgage on it? A lot of people who appear wealthy operate from overdrafts and credit and have few liquid assets. The bulk of her father’s wealth was tied up in Althorp, which was running an annual loss when he died as upkeep was expensive, and Althorp would have gone to Diana’s brother. Did she get an inheritance from some other source? She was relying on Dodi to pay for and organise security once she left the protection of the RF - if she had the money to pay for own security detail, who knows, she may not have died in Paris. Maybe a £17m divorce settlement from Charles (apparently he had to borrow money from the Queen to pay Diana) is still not enough to pay for security year after year if you continue to maintain a visibly high profile.
If H&M are expecting security to continue to be funded from taxes (as has been reported) it could save the tax payer some money if they just stayed in Britain and shared accommodation and security with other members of the RF rather than commuting back and forth with a security detail. It would also be more environmentally friendly.
