If Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have taught us anything (beyond reaffirming our appreciation for Meghan’s impeccable style) it’s that family dynamics can be complicated… even for royals. Scratch that… especially for royals.Just last week, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced that they would be “stepping back” from royal duties in order to split their time between Britain and North America. In the statement, it was mentioned that they sought to become “financially independent” from the crown.And now, amidst their ‘Royal exit’, the couple’s Frogmore Cottage staff has
reportedly been ‘redeployed’. In non-royal terms, this simply means the staffers assigned to work at the cottage (which is located on the Queen’s estate in Windsor) are being used elsewhere, at the moment.[video_embed id='1878267']RELATED: Harry is back at work with the royals[/video_embed]Naturally, tabloids have been in a bit of a frenzy over the news. You know that scene in Mean Girls when everyone is running through the halls after the Burn Book went public? Well, it’s kind of like that, but the 2020 Royal version.
via GIPHYUnderstandably, the public has left with some questions over the past two weeks. Are Meghan and Harry simply reinventing their roles in the royal family and pushing for a more progressive future? Or are they essentially breaking up with their royal counterparts? Do the Queen and Meghan still get along? Are they moving to Canada? Will
Suits get a revival? (Kidding, but… we wish). And, the less popular question, will Canadian taxpayers have to foot the bill for their security detail (which could cost more than $10-million annually), if they do decide to make Canada their home?Realistically, this announcement — although monumental in the sense that it’s never happened before — should come as no surprise. Meghan has faced no shortage of (uninvited) public interest and criticism since stepping into her role within the royal family, and the tabloid coverage of her personal affairs has been especially harsh.Earlier this week,
the Queen called an “emergency meeting” which convened senior members of the royal family (notably not including Meghan) during which she agreed to a ‘period of transition’. Although this is uncharted territory, it seems Harry and Meghan will split their time between Canada and Britain until ‘new roles are found for them’. The Queen also made sure to address the taxpayer issue, by clarifying that the couple “do not want to be reliant on public funds in their new lives.”We’ll have to wait and see what this ‘transition period’ brings, but all we know for now, is that Thanksgiving dinners could be a lot more awkward from here on out…[video_embed id='1876877']RELATED: Meghan Markle is back to work in Vancouver[/video_embed]
