Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal days “are numbered” following their latest stint in Jordan, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex went on a two-day “pseudo-royal tour” in Jordan to spread awareness about the humanitarian efforts of the Jordanian authorities and a range of agencies supporting the health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians who have sought sanctuary in Jordan over the decade.
But a royal commentator blasted the couple for “DIY royalling” and using their titles, while the rest of the Firm were dealing with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s scandal back in Britain. Harry and Meghan left the Royal Family in 2020 but they still retain their royal titles, but don’t use them commercially. Daniela Elser, who regularly comments on royal news, wrote on news.com.au: “The issue with the Sussexes’ spot of DIY royalling isn’t what they did, but when they did it. they are indeed still a duke and duchess and off doing some DIY royalling, it is now. The images of Harry and Meghan in Jordan are a clear reminder of the need to draw clear lines between the crown and the people who just happen to be related to the King.”
She added: “Crown Inc is unravelling in real time. Right now, there is extreme public sensitivity about members of the King’s family doing anything that looks like trading off royal status conferred by the accident of birth rather than a devotion to duty. Change is coming for the Royal Family and it’s a matter of when, not if; the centre cannot hold. The days of spares and nieces and nephews and cousins being able to grandly deploy their royal titles without doing anything so taxing and snoozy like public service or trudging off to do dreadfully dull away-days in Devon are numbered. Tick tock. Tick tock.”
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