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The DUKE AND DUCHESS’ statement has left questions as to how their new role, which will see them take a step back from frontline royal life, will work. This includes queries about their
ability to be financially independent and whether the taxpayer will still have to fork out for their protection. The Queen is keen for the royals to show a united front and for this all to
be resolved within the week. A Buckingham Palace source has said: “Everyone is pulling together to make this work.” Sir Michael Stevens, who is the current Keeper of the Privy Purse and
Treasurer to the Queen, is aiding the royals to find a solution which would seem them produce “a new costed scheme” so they can be financially independent. It is thought that Prince Harry
receives around £2.3million a year from his father’s estate. If the couple jump on the book and speech circuit, they could easily earn a wealthy sum each year. High profile figures, such as
Bill Clinton, are able to earn around six figures per speech. This would be similar to Princess Beatrice and Eugenie who have full-time jobs and do not have bodyguards funded by the
taxpayer. Royal expert Camilla Tominey wrote in The Daily Telegraph: “Could the number of protection officers from the Metropolitan Police force be reduced and topped up with bodyguards from
the kind of private security firms that are hired to look after celebrities and other high net worth individuals?” SEE MORE: MEGHAN AND HARRY’S DOGS STAYING IN CANADA ‘BIGGEST CLUE’ The
royals could negotiate a lease arrangement for their home so they can spend months at a time away from it as well. They could also buy a house in Canada to make it more feasible for them to
spend time between the UK and North America. The Duke and Duchess have made it clear they want to carry on using their HRH titles but they could be criticised for using the name to make
cash. According to Ms Tominey, one solution could be if the couple agreed not to use the acronym.