\u2018Scandalous\u2019: Royal Family\u2019s $260m payday slammed<\/a><\/p>\nBut, as a friend of Harry and Meghan\u2019s insists, what is now unfolding is actually a return to what they\u2019d always wanted to do \u2013 albeit with a spark of defiance, given the King\u2019s recent letter underlining their status as \u201cprivate individuals\u201d and non-working royals. <\/p>\n
(After the unexpected message dropped, a spokesman for the couple said they \u201cwere a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance\u201d). <\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no confusion \u2013 on their part \u2013 about why they\u2019re doing these sorts of engagements.\u201d a close friend told news.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very simple. They are doing what they want, when they want, how they want.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey aren\u2019t taxpayer funded like others, so why shouldn\u2019t they live their lives the way choose? <\/p>\n
\u201cSome people get very angry at the idea that they should dare continue to show up and support causes they have been associated with for years, like it is in some way a bad thing to bring a spotlight to a community recording studio or a food bank Nottingham\u201d.<\/p>\n
They added: \u201cI don\u2019t get the outrage. They\u2019re fundamentally good people doing good work when they can for good causes\u201d.<\/p>\n
These are words likely to further frustrate the large mass of Britons already infuriated at their return and subsequent royal-lite activities \u2013 but regardless of some fierce public outcry and that push-back from the Palace itself, they are clearly not planning to change course. <\/p>\n
\u2018They read the headlines\u2019<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, despite the fact the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to be feeling settled and happy in the British countryside following their move from the US, it\u2019s not been entirely smooth sailing.<\/p>\n
By Harry and Meghan\u2019s own admissions over the years, they stay out of the comments and don\u2019t follow social media conversations, largely shielding them from the almost-constant cycle of negative public reactions online.<\/p>\n
And while even someone living under a rock would suspect that Britain wouldn\u2019t exactly be welcoming them back with open arms \u2013 you can only imagine that the actual reality of the regular hostility over the last six weeks would still have an impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have the internet in California,\u201d the source pointed out bluntly. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn the same way they can read headlines in the US every day from their new home, they had access to the UK papers when they were living in Montecito. They knew what the temperature here was going to be.\u201d <\/p>\n
This week\u2019s high-profile Nottingham visit comes just months after Harry and Meghan undertook a number of engagements in a similar style in Australia, which a source confirmed to news.com.au at the time was their blueprint for future activities.<\/p>\n
The couple deemed the model used for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in April as a success and planned to \u201cpress on unapologetically\u201d, the insider said, despite previous backlash over the \u201chalf-in, half-out royal\u201d method of operations.<\/p>\n
While Harry is understood to be excited to be back on his home soil and throwing himself into his work with the Invictus Games and charities such as Scotty\u2019s Little Soldiers and WellChild, Meghan is mostly focused on growing her As Ever business, including a UK expansion, as well as reading scripts ahead of her planned acting comeback.<\/p>\n
Asked whether this week\u2019s joint outing signals the beginning of a regular cycle of engagements, a source close to the couple said it wasn\u2019t the plan. Instead, royal watchers are likely to see them appear together a handful of times a year, in line with causes and charities with which Meghan has been connected. <\/p>\n
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