{"id":2377364,"date":"2026-04-17T10:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2377364"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:28:06","slug":"harry-and-meghan-plan-to-be-half-in-half-out-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harry-and-meghan-plan-to-be-half-in-half-out-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Meghan plan to be \u2018half-in, half-out\u2019 royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-test=\"article-body-text\">\n<p>The sticking point will always be the couple\u2019s need to make money.<\/p>\n<p>That clash between public duty and personal interests was drawn into sharp focus this week as high-profile visits focused on mental health, and military veterans were mixed with commercial opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>As the Duke spoke to a live audience about the pressures of fatherhood, a shiny new website was launched positioning the Duchess as a fashion influencer. Every item of her tour wardrobe has since been swiftly added, alongside affiliate links from which she will take a cut of profits.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, after joining sick and injured military veterans on a boat trip around Sydney Harbour, the Duchess was interviewed on stage at a \u201cgirls\u2019 weekend\u201d retreat that cost <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/15\/meghan-her-best-life-sydney-retreat-fails-to-sell-out\/\">\u00a31,400 per ticket<\/a> and saw her pocket a decent sum.<\/p>\n<p>Aides insisted that the fee allowed the couple to break even, funding the cost of their nine-strong team to fly to Australia, their accommodation and security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how life is for 99.99 per cent of the world,\u201d one source said. \u201cThey have got to work to make a living, they have to pay the electricity bill just like everyone else. They are not funded by the taxpayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Team Sussex is acutely aware that the pre-tour criticism largely concerned the cost to the public purse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for them and for us as a team to make sure that these tours are not funded by the taxpayer, nor the charities they are trying to shine a light on, but through private means,\u201d one aide said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sticking point will always be the couple\u2019s need to make money. That clash between public duty and personal interests was drawn into sharp focus this week as high-profile visits focused on mental health, and military veterans were mixed with commercial opportunities. 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