When Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex decided to stepback as senior members of the royal family, their main goal was achieving financialindependence from the crown while still supporting Her Majesty, QueenElizabeth.

But their split from the The Firm occurred long before thecoronavirusCOVID-19 absolutely demolished the worlds financial health in a matter ofweeks. While Meghan and Harry were probably feeling confident about makingmoney before, there is a significant lack of speaking engagements currently.

Suddenly, the prospect of making money isnt so simple forthis former royal couple.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex essentially wantedto pick and choose which parts of the royal life they participated in. Theywanted to retain the good parts, like money, power, and prestige, while rejectingtheir least favorite aspects, like participating in the Royal Rota and remainingpolitically neutral.

It became quickly apparent that this approach was nevergoing to work Harry and Meghan were free to leave if they wanted, but theycouldnt just create royal roles as they wished. Queen Elizabeth sent thecouple words of encouragement but remained firm on her stance. They couldntuse the word royal in their branding, for instance. And yes, theyd have topay their own way.

That seemed easy enough when they first quit Harry evenlined up a high-profile speaking engagement at a JP Morgan Summit in February.But now events such as this have been canceled indefinitely, leaving Harry and Meghanstuck withoutan income stream.

Though it seems that way now, the coronavirus pandemic wontlast forever and life will eventually return to some kind of normal. However,financial ramification from business shutdowns that go on for weeks or monthscould wreak havoc on the economy. No one knows what will happen next.

A palace insider told U.K. based broadcaster Neil Sean thatPrince Harry is keenly aware how much the pandemic hasaffected his plans. The worldwide health crisis has plunged the worldinto a financial climate unheard of before and the opportunities for companiesto waste cash by booking celebrities to speak at conferences [arent thereanymore], said Sean. Now it could be a very tricky path to becomefinancially independent.

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Unlike so many other people, Harry and Meghan are not in anydanger of losing their homes or not being able to put dinner on the table, eventhough theyre losing income in the coming weeks. Both have a healthy cushionof funds to fall back on if this pandemic drags on for several months. At the veryleast, they should be putting their multi-million dollar house hunt on hold.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been using Instagram to spread messages of positivity and hope during the crisis. They encouraged fans to take care of their mental health in the days ahead. With everything going on, its a lot to take in. Many of us may feel confused. Or alone, or anxious or scaredand in isolation, some of us may just feel bored, or that you dont know what to do with yourself without your normal routine. Its perfectly normal to be feeling any of these things, they wrote.

But heres the good thing (because right now we need to hear good things, right?), they continued. Yes, there is isolation and physical distancing, but there doesnt have to be loneliness. They went on to share some resources to help fans survive social distancing.

These royals have no idea how coronavirus will affect their future. But theyre hoping to come out stronger than before.

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