As Ms. Markle heads back to Canada, the Queen has reportedly ordered staff to move quickly to address the couple’s demand for greater freedom and more financial independence
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The Queen and other members of the Royal family are scrambling to resolve the growing crisis over the future roles of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as Ms. Markle headed back to Canada to stay out of the limelight.
They made the statement on Wednesday shortly after returning to Britain from a six-week break from Royal duties. They’d spent part of that time at a mansion on Vancouver Island with their eight-month old son Archie. Ms. Markle travelled back to Canada on Thursday to be with Archie who, according to news reports, had been left with family friend Jessica Mulroney, a fashion stylist who lives in Toronto.
Just weeks before that announcement, Prince Harry, 35, and Ms. Markle, 38, had quietly registered “Sussex Royal” as a trademark for more than 100 products and services, according to the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. Among the items listed were clothing, magazines, newspapers, post cards, calendars as well as “marketing and promotion of charitable campaigns”, “cultural activities”, “personal development training” and “arranging and conducting of conferences”.
They said this week that they will give up receiving a portion of the Sovereign Grant, an annual stipend that’s given to the Royal family from the government. The grant is derived from revenue generated by the Crown Estate, a £14.3-billion real estate portfolio that includes buildings, parks and the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The grant was £82.4-million last year and will rise to £85.9-million this year.
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