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If there's one person who will be affected by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to step back from their royal duties aside from Queen Elizabeth II, it's Prince Charles. There are reports that the future king is "extremely" angry with their plan to abdicate their posts. With that, the heir to the throne may stop funding them, as they also threaten to overshadow his transition to power, just like how the 1936 abdication crisis haunted the monarchy.
The Sussexes' controversial ITV documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, last year took the attention away from Prince Charles' own Duchy of Cornwall TV project and other royal tours. Now that he prepares to inherit the throne and start his reign as Charles III in the future, according to Express, it is once again overshadowed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's departure.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's resignation seemed to echo the 1936 abdication crisis, in which Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. After that, they spent the rest of their lives in France, where they were exiled.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were cut off from Civil Listing funding after the King's abdication. However, they were still financed by the new king, his brother George VI. Edward VIII managed to retain his title, but he was never welcomed back in the royal family and even excluded on Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.
Although Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to abdicate their seats seemed similar to that of Edward VII, they already expressed their desire to be financially independent. The Duke of Sussex inherited a fortune from his mother, Princess Diana, and great-grandmother, Queen Mother, while his wife reportedly earned about £5 million when she was still an actress in the United States.
However, it remains to be seen if they will still retain their HRH titles, but it looks like they still want to be part of the royal family and enjoy its benefits. But, Daily Mail noted that Prince Charles could pull off funding from his son if they pursue they plan to leave their royal duties.
Although they already claimed they would never receive money from the Sovereign Grant, there were reports that Prince Harry might get funds from his father's Duchy of Cornwall estate. However, sources close to the Prince of Wales claimed he might never give the £2.3 million funds from his land to his second born.
As this news reportedly left Queen Elizabeth disappointed, Prince Charles was said to be not prepared to continue funding Prince Charles. The YouGov poll also suggested that the people believed that the royal couple should never receive funding from the Duchy.
