Not just Harry and Meghan: the European royals who work outside the court

Prince Harry e Meghan Markle, to achieve economic independence, a year ago they said goodbye to the royal family, freeing itself from public funding of the royal prerogative. The Megxit has become definitive in recent days: the Sussexes will not re-enter the British royal family, thus losing patronages and military posts. The situation in which the British monarchy has run into has caused rivers of ink. But it’s not that great when you analyze it the other crowns in Europe. Although the rules on titles and royal duties differ according to the monarchical system, other royals have chosen to work and support themselves.

For example the brother of King William of the Netherlands, Prince Constantino, and his wife, la principessa Laurentien, they both work for a think tank politico and part time for the foreign minister. As the BBC explains, this decision was made with a compromise to return to the crown in case of urgency or necessity. In Norwayinstead, there is the case of the princess Martha Louise – eldest daughter of re Harald V – who in 2002 gave up the title of Royal Highness to focus on his private career from wellness influencer. Against him, however, there was no lack of criticism from public opinion, because has repeatedly used princess status to promote business events. In particular, of the spiritual paths towards change. Action for which she apologized on social media where she then specified: «With my family we decided to make some changes. I’m simply Martha Louise. We explore life and adventures together, ”he wrote in 2019 in first post of the new Instagram account without references to the crown.

From Sweden comes the example of Christopher O’Neill: when in 2013 he married the princess Madeleine, younger daughter of king Carl Gustaf, decided to don’t accept the real title precisely so as not to have to abandon the job of financial broker. Also the couple’s children – and principles Leonore, Nicolas e Adrienne – they will have to work to live. Grandfather Gustaf, in 2019, has indeed removed the title of “Royal Highness” to grandchildren excluded from the line of succession to the throne. A decision that frees them from any future charges. They will have no representation commitments to support and can become whatever they want, far from any obligation.

A future that many young European royals have already turned into reality. For example Mirko of Saxe-Coburg, 23, eldest son of Kubrat of Bulgaria and Carla Royo-Villanova, will one day inherit from his father the title of prince of Panagiuristhe. But in the meantime it is graduated in medicine, who specializes in the United States, and has just landed a job inHospital Clínico di Madrid. Instead Constantino-Alessio of Greece and Denmark, 22, second son of Prince Paul and his wife Marie-Chantal Miller, studied finance in Georgetown. However, his true passion is there photography, and has already made some portraits for his family.

Returning to the UK, Harry and Meghan aren’t the only ones royal who have chosen to focus on independent works from the Crown (see gallery up). For example Eugenie e Beatrice of York, despite being princesses, I’m not “working royal”. That is, they don’t “work” full-time for His Majesty. This is due to the fact that they do not occupy the first positions in the line of succession to the British throne: they are currently ninth and tenth. Having no public commitments and obligations on behalf of the Crown, the two sisters they receive no financial support from the Sovereign Grant, the fund used each year to finance the queen and her family in their official functions. Eugenie and Beatrice are two career women who make a living from jobs detached from the monarchy: Beatrice – born in 1988 – yes it is graduated in History in London and now works in the partnership area of ​​a company specializing in software artificial intelligence, while the new mother Eugenie – two years younger – she graduated fromNewcastle University and is the associate director of one art Gallery.