How can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be profitable and palace-approved? We take a closer look.
“Sussex Royal the Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex” with the U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office. They secured rights to printed matters like books, magazines, and newspapers. They secured rights to charities and fundraising. They secured rights to clothing.—footwear, headgear, dresses, pajamas, suits, sweatshirts, hooded tops, hats, bandanas, headbands, socks, scarves, gloves, sportswear, and anoraks .
When the filing became public in December, it didn’t attract much attention. News had already broken back in March that Harry and Meghan were splitting their household from William and Kate, after previously operating as a joint enterprise. And on June 20, the couple announced they were starting their own foundation. So trademarking “Sussex Royal” was an essential business move. Not, necessarily, because they wanted to sell Sussex Royal anoraks—but so no one else could.
Which, fine. Anoraks are likely low on their money-making list, anyhow. But the question remains: how, exactly, do the Sussexes plan to earn a living. It’s a point of much contention, confusion, and speculation because no one else in House Windsor has really figured it out. King Edward VIII——eked out an income by writing books and receiving payments from his brother.
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