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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the former senior working royals, have received a fresh backlash for their recent moves.<\/p>\n
The California-based couple have inked several lucrative deals since their bombshell royal exit in 2020, however, they do not seem to ditch their royal like lifstyle and habits.<\/p>\n
The couple have rewritten the rulebook with Hollywood deals, tell-all interviews and headline-grabbing moves.<\/p>\n
“There is a huge difference between what the monarchy has to offer and what Harry and Meghan are currently doing,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital<\/i>.<\/p>\n
“This was underlined by King Charles\u2019 highly successful state visit to the United States and Princess Catherine’s two-day visit to Italy, her first official trip in over three years,” Fitzwilliams said.<\/p>\n
“However, in attempting to have something similar to the \u2018half-in, half-out\u2019 position within the royal family, which Queen Elizabeth rejected, the Sussexes have shown that their brand still gets huge amounts of publicity,” the expert claimed.<\/p>\n
“What Queen Elizabeth II viewed as totally and utterly unacceptable has been adopted by the Sussexes as their modus operandi.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other hand,\u00a0 British royals expert Hilary Fordwich claimed, “Each trip they make is styled to be rather like a faux royal tour as they seem to monetize almost every moment, blurring the line between being private citizens and wannabe celebrities while leveraging their royal connections.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the years since thgeir exit from the royal family, the couple have made high-profile visits to Nigeria, Colombia and Australia to highlight their charitable causes. The quasi-diplomatic trips included heavily photographed appearances and meetings with officials.<\/p>\n
Their supporters saw the trips as an extension of their humanitarian work.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, have blasted the “faux royal tours” as an attempt to replicate official royal engagements without the backing of the crown.<\/p>\n
During an unannounced visit to Ukraine in April, Harry was asked about the label “not a working royal.”<\/p>\n
In response, he said, “No, I will always be part of the royal family … I am here working and doing the things I was born to do.”<\/p>\n
“It was nonetheless impertinent of them to go on a visit to Australia in April, which was, in all but name, a royal tour as it is one of the king\u2019s realms,” Fitzwilliams said.<\/p>\n
\u00a0“Their mix of charitable events, including military-related appearances, also included commercial ventures, from Meghan\u2019s wellness weekend to Harry\u2019s speech on mental health.”<\/p>\n
ccording to British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard, the\u00a0 Sussexes are “absolutely blurring the lines between private business and monarchy business.”<\/p>\n
“Successful working members of the royal family work as a team, supporting the king in his many state and national duties,” she explained.<\/p>\n
Chard went on to say that six years after their royal exit, Harry and Meghan may be “running out of options” as independent royals.<\/p>\n
Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner weighed in on, saying: “I personally have always supported Harry and Meghan and called out the double standards,” he said. “Harry and Meghan wish to exercise their right to create a harmonious image of the royal family in America. I personally would prefer to see a much wider use of Harry and Meghan\u2019s talents because when they do, they enhance the perceived values of the royal family.”<\/p>\n
“I personally have always supported Harry and Meghan and called out the double standards,” he continued.<\/p>\n
He went on, “Harry and Meghan wish to exercise their right to create a harmonious image of the royal family in America. I personally would prefer to see a much wider use of Harry and Meghan\u2019s talents because when they do, they enhance the perceived values of the royal family.”<\/p>\n
But as Harry and Meghan continue to do things their own way, the chances of peace talks with the other royals are becoming bleaker.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n