As the couple returns to Canada, sources tell BAZAAR why the Sussexes forged ahead with plans to step away from their senior royal roles—and how the royal family are helping realize them, scobie reports.
BAZAAR.comSenior aides reveal that conversations about the couple’s future plans and ambitions had taken place internally “on all levels” for several months in the run-up to their so-called “bombshell” on January 8. It was information that the couple had planned to hold back from the media until logistics had been further fleshed out among households, but after their agenda was leaked to British tabloid“they felt they had been cornered,” says a source close to the couple.
No change of requests for the duke; the couple’s vision remains ambitious but achievable: create a new working model that allows them to blend a balanced mix of official duties in the name of the queen and their own independently funded philanthropic interests, which will be anchored by the forthcoming Sussex Royal foundation. This
, which is currently ruled by the self-governed Royal Rota—a pool system that allows only British newspapers and tabloids to gain up-close access to their official engagements . “The Cartel,” as the couple have come to know the group of royal correspondents, have been a longtime sticking point for the couple.
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