Despite making the decision to leave the most notable family earlier in the year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still hoping to maintain the notoriety that comes with being a member of the royal family.
Though, some aren’t convinced that their life outside the monarchy will lead to fame and fortune.
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Speaking to Express, Graham Smith, the CEO of Republic – an organisation campaigning for the abolishment of the monarchy and the instalment of a head of state – explained that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will inevitably lose the public’s interest as they continue to distance themselves from the royal family.
According to Smith, it’s a fate which the couple is adamant they want to avoid.
“I think Meghan and Harry are very clearly desperate to stay in the spotlight,” Smith claimed.
“They want to do it on their own terms, in their own way. The problem is that their only claim to fame is having been royals.
“Because they walked away from that the interest in them is going to wane over the next few years. They are going to struggle to keep people interested because they really don’t have anything to offer.”
Despite stepping down as senior royals, the Duke and Duchess may be clinging to the relevancy of the royal family in other ways.
Earlier this year it was reported that Harry and Meghan have signed a $200 million Netflix deal. And, rumour has it, they are working on a tell-all documentary about what royal life is really like.
And although it’s unlikely that the former Suits star will be returning to our screens, apparently the Duchess is hoping to gain some notoriety for her work in production.
“An Oscar is all Meg has ever wanted,” a source close to Meghan revealed to The Mail earlier this year.
“She used to practise her acceptance speech in the mirror with a hairbrush when she was a kid of seven. She would also practise her signature in preparation for all the autographs she would give.”
The source continued, “Her absolute dream was to achieve the EGOT – the grand slam of show business – which is winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.
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