Everyone rightly said on these threads, that Harry and Megan needed the royal connections, simply Harry and Megan didn’t realise this.
when they left they made an error in judgment, they bought the hype and believed they were important for just being them. Proper a listers. They didn’t understand it was about their royalty that was the selling factor, and without it, they were just another tv actress and ex military , with limited other skills. And the novelty would wear off.
so they bit the hand that fed them, believing in their own self importance,when they didn’t get what they wanted, the half in half out.
the statements they made were awful, from the fleeing for their lives, to the implied racism , to the arguments nd the control and the public demands for an apology . Even trying to take their own photographers or camera crew to royal events so they could sell it. The fiasco when the queen died.
and now , when they have failed at commercialising, and realised they do need the royals, it’s all offers to help, I love my family, rebranding as royal as possible, call us sir and maam.
but you can’t just say sorry about that dad, can I resume royal duties. To think you can is simply gobsmacking.
harry and Megan always needed the royals more than they needed them. And as much as they are thinking with Charles and Kate out of action, that might have reversed, it hasn’t. And it can’t. The derision the royal family would face, the damage, if Harry and Megan started fronting up and doing royal duties would be immense.
the public have short memories, but not that short.