Meghan and Prince Harry have succeeded in becoming financially independent of the Royal Family in just six months. The couple have just signed a historic Netflix deal, believed to be worth approximately £74.5million, to produce documentaries on causes close to their hearts, such as female empowerment and climate change. The Sussexes have also bought a lavish mansion in Santa Barbara and allegedly no longer require an allowance from Prince Charles.
Their whole lives have been turned upside down in half a year.
Many royal fans have suggested Meghan was the catalyst for this change.
She had been an official royal for less than two years before she and Harry made their bombshell announcement in January.
The couple have also returned to Meghan’s home state of California and are becoming more involved with the entertainment industry — the Duchess of Sussex was an established actress before becoming a royal.
She recently admitted that it was “good to be home, for so many reasons”, too.
However, commentator Tanya Gold suggested that Meghan’s lack of success behind Palace walls will have left her deeply frustrated at her inability to make her new role work.
Ms Gold explained: “She is a perfectionist, and her failure to succeed at royalty clearly grates.”
Her “perfectionist” nature was first spotted last year, when a professional graphologist Tracey Trussel noted the royal’s calligraphy showed her “perfectionist streak and desire for beauty and the nice things in life”.
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Indeed, a former senior courtier told Finding Freedom’s authors that the Duchess of Sussex “talks about life and how we should live”, because “that’s the way in America” — a sentiment that does not sit well in the UK.
The courtier then added: “In Britain, people look at that and go, ‘Who do you think you are?’”
Ms Gold also claimed in her opinion piece in the New York Times that “Harry confused sacrifice with service” while “Meghan confused it with fame”.
Despite this, the Duchess of Sussex has shown signs of regret that she and Harry left the frontline.
Meghan even said, “it didn’t have to be this way”, to Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie during her final royal engagement earlier this year.
She also reportedly told a friend: “I gave up my entire life for this family. I was willing to do whatever it takes. But here we are.
“It’s very sad.”
‘Finding Freedom’ by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand was published by Harper Collins in 2020, and is available here.
