If you think about it, if he was still Prince Harry, who actively participated in A few high profile royal events annually, did the occasional Africa. Tour, whilst being married to Meghan who had her pick of acting parts, and who effectively would be a world famous working actress, and the pair of them doing occasional charity work, they would have coined it in.
They would have been beyond huge. Lived the celeb lifestyle, done as they pleased, spent at they want, hung out with big names, and commanded huge fees.
That’s what they wanted, that’s what their statement was on earning their own money, their progressive new role, their laughable collaboration with the queen, putting themselves either equal or above her, positioning themselves as all powerful..
But by the palace saying no, stripping their titles and making them go it alone, saying it’s either or, their star diminishes hugely. Unless she makes it huge as an actress, then the celeb invites, the offers, will dry up when the media and people interest dies down. They are on their own and need to make it on their own.
What they wanted when they started this, has not come to fruition, they have been thwarted, rightly so, in trying to use the fact he is royal to catapult them into mega stardom.
And they have fought it, and handled it so badly. Because they didn’t just take that fight behind closed doors, they also did it publicly, Making themselves out to be grabby, self absorbed, over entitled, cash and fame hungry.
Issuing a statement to tell the American public he is still sixth in line to the throne, that he still has his hrh title but won’t use it, is simply desperate and embarrassing. It shows just how important having that royal platform was to their future plans outlined in that first statement.
There is no doubt they have made a terrible mistake. They were so wrapped up in their own importance, and got it badly wrong. There is also no doubt that if the palace had agreed their plans to monetise being royal it would have gone as exactly as their statement stated.