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Harry, Meghan Seek Financial Independence: Will That Work?

Associated Press

   LONDON - As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from
   the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, declared
   they will "work to become financially independent" -- a move that has
   not been clearly spelled out and could be fraught with obstacles.

   The couple indicated in their statement Wednesday that they want to be
   free to work on their own terms while continuing to support the work of
   Queen Elizabeth II, Harry's grandmother. And that could be a problem,
   some royal watchers say.

   "I don't think it is going to work, to be honest," said David McClure,
   a television producer and writer who examined the wealth of the royal
   family in his book "Royal Legacy."

   "How can you be half in, half out? Half the week perform public duties
   and the other half earn your own income with TV, lectures, books? It is
   fraught with dangers," he said.

   And the plan appeared not to have been coordinated with the palace,
   which quickly issued its own statement saying discussions "were at an
   early stage" and there were "complicated issues that will take time to
   work out."