The "Royal" Family
With the royal family now losing three of its most prominent figures, what will Queen Elizabeth II do now? Meghan and Harry announced via social media–what a Gen Z thing to do–that they’d be stepping back from doing royal duties and become “senior” members of the family. I mean, they’re not even 40 yet, so I’m not sure how this works.
With this recent announcement, I know we’re all shook–especially the Queen...I mean–Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. Besides the fact that Meghan, Harry, and Archie would become senior members of the family, they also have planned to become financially independent. In other words, they’re putting an end to their government check.
Now that you’re remotely caught up with the tea, here’s the new scoop. Meghan has officially announced that she’s dropping a rulebook/how-to guide entitled: How to Marry a Prince, Secure the Bag (child support), Leave the Royal Family and Move to Canada. Lengthy title, I know. Since I loved the guide so much, I’ve decided to share it with you.
1. Impressing the family.
Obviously, Meghan did something right. She snagged a real-life prince. With dating and eventually marrying a prince, Meghan had to do a lot of sacrificing. To have the consent of the monarchy, sis had to wear those big, ugly, and over-sized hats, get rid of social media, deal with an old-fashioned family, and get dragged by the British media.
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2. Securing the title.
After doing all that impressing of the monarch, secure that ring sis–you didn’t work that hard for nothing. Megan became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, becoming the first American and biracial family member. Pretty iconic right? If you can’t secure the royal title by becoming apart of the British royal family, remember there are other royal families in the world with some eligible bachelors and bachelorettes. If you can’t marry one of the eligible hotties, buy a title.
3. Making the move.
Marrying into the royal family will require an extreme amount of work. In this case, you’ll be making an international move to the United Kingdom just to live in a palace, which seems cool on paper–but really isn’t. Living abroad seems exciting, but do you really want to move for love? Meghan did it and look what it got her...a baby and a cute cottage on the outskirts of London.
4. Leave and don’t say anything.
Sis did it! Via Instagram, Megan and Harry announced their departure from royal duties, the United Kingdom, and life as they knew it. They were ready to risk it all and I am here for it. The best thing is–they didn’t even tell the Queen that they were leaving, they just posted “Imma head out,” on the internet.
5. Return what you finessed.
In addition to stepping down into being senior members of the family, whatever that means, they have officially withdrawn themselves from any royal duties, given up their HRH titles, so they’ll only be referred to as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The biggest thing they’ve given up is that government check. Meghan and Harry will allegedly become financially independent and repay the government for the renovations of their home. Who does that? Who just repays the government money for renovating their house when they don’t have to?