Yes, exactly. You know it’s ridiculous and I know it’s ridiculous but I think their plan is/was - Charles severely wounded by the Spencer book, H+M so wildly popular that W+C look a bit useless and beg them to come back to save the RF. This is how they saw the situation when they left - they were single-handedly modernising the RF and everyone was jealous of Meghan because she was so good at it. Then since they’ve been away, Meghan sighing about how she just didn’t want to go back to being “the face of the RF” again, and Harry declaring himself a working royal when he absolutely isn’t. Harry volunteering to help when Charles was ill and apparently surprised that William hasn’t asked for his support.
I think the only way they can survive financially is to be supported by Charles and that means being a working royal. Looks like the idea is that Harry does that, secures the income, accommodation and security, while Meghan pisses about selling clothes and tat off the back of the royal association. Maybe in time they could lobby to be given half of the Duchy of Cornwall.
But it won’t work - Charles and William don’t want a bigger WRF, and even if they did they wouldn’t have Harry, he’s so toxic and useless, just an embarrassment. The Sussexes did everyone a favour when they left. And Charles seems pretty adamant that they remain private citizens, nothing to do with him, HIHO is still off the table. They have no official role or public event to attend for remembrance - how humiliating that the prince, former soldier and Captain General of the RM has to mark Remembrance Day privately. Obviously there’s no invitation to Sandringham either, no Christmas morning pap walk, no opportunity to reveal A+L alongside their royal rellies. They will never be allowed anywhere near the Wales children.
Basically they need a plan B pretty quickly I think.