'Never!'
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'rule out proposal'
after Royal Family split.PRINCE HARRY and
Meghan Markle have no intention of using their
royal status to advertise products, it has
been claimed.A friend of the couple said they
will not use their royal background to sell
anything in the commercial marketplace.The
friend told The Telegraph: “The could not
have been more clear, they will never sell
milk or anything like that.
The idea that they will put their names to
products in that way is wide of the mark.“It
completely misrepresents what they want to
do.”This is in contrast to the Queen’s
eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, who was spotted
in a Chinese advert for Jersey milk.Peter,
son of Princess Anne, Princess Royal, appeared
in the advert against a backdrop for a stately
home.
Surrounded by luxury, he was shown accepting
a glass of milk from a butler on a tray.Lady
Kitty Spencer, 29, the niece of the late Diana,
Princess of Wales, has also used her royal
status to endorse Satine Jersey milk, a rival
Chinese dairy brand.Some experts say the Sussexes,
who won’t use their HRH titles from spring
onwards, could be worth about £500m.However,
one royal expert said although the Duke and
Duchess enjoy “enormous recognition” across
the world, companies may try to exploit this.Nigel
Cawthorne, author of Call Me Diana, suggested
Meghan will be the driving force of the new
working projects of the Sussexes once freed
of the royal rules.
He said: “Undoubtedly the creative teams
at Netflix, Disney, Apple, Google or Amazon
already hard at work thinking how to exploit
that recognition and they will come up with
juicy projects that will be too good to turn
down.”The comment came after it emerged
Prince Harry touted his wife’s voiceover
skills to Bob Iger, Disney CEO.Meghan recently
signed with Disney agreeing to a voiceover
in return for a donation to Elephants Without
Borders.Royal sources confirmed the couple
are planning to pursue careers in television.
However, Meghan and Harry have also not ruled
out lucrative speaking engagements.Sources
reiterated claims the couple vow to “uphold
the values” of the Queen, and said they
could not do this while striking commercial
deals for domestic items.Although the Sussexes
have assured each of their UK-based charities
they will continue to champion their causes,
it is not yet clear how this will work.
Prince Harry said he will continue to work
with his key charities, including the Invictus
Games wand Sentebale and WellChild.Meanwhile
Meghan is patron of SmartWorks, animal charity
Mayhew and the National Theatre,among others.
Nothing is likely to be announced until the
pair formally sever ties with the Royal family
in spring.Prince Harry returned to Canada
this week to be reunited with Meghan and son
Archie.
The couple are understood to be house hunting
while they stay at an £11 million mansion
on Vancouver Island.
