MEGHAN Markle will bring the Royal Family down.

I am very surprised the Queen has appeased Harry and Meghan’s proposals and accepted their demands (so far).

I am as cynical as ever about Markle’s real motives. Harry seems to be mesmerised by this B rated movie star.

The real worry about all of this is not because they want to live outside the UK, it’s because they want to have a life where they call the shots and yet remain members of an influential royal family with all its privileges and money.

But they do not want to take orders from the Queen or the British establishment. They want their cake and eat it, as we say in the UK.

Anyway, who in their right mind would want to move to Vancouver Island in Canada?

I imagine it’s as cold in Vancouver as it is in the UK.

Why change one cold place for another? But the fact is, Canada is a British Commonwealth nation and a perfectly acceptable place for a couple of (soon to be) “B” rated royals to go to live.

That’s why they have chosen Canada, but you watch what they do next.

Canada is a stepping stone to something greater... perhaps, LA, California.

Once the dust settles they will be on a private jet to LA to buy a house.

It’s warm, inviting, plenty of movie stars to pander to, it’s where all the action is and also has some of the biggest and best movie and media production companies in the world.

So, I believe that Harry and Meghan will live in Canada until the deal with the Queen is finalised and then they will uproot and go to the sunny climate of LA to build a global commercial name for themselves, using their British HRH titles, public funding from the UK and all the other lucrative perks they have acquired along the way and then cash in on some serious money for attending and promoting socialite private events.

They will get more money and have more influence in a bigger American market than me or you could ever dream of.

They will become the glitzy king and queen of the world, a shabby second rate royal couple who only turn up at events for a sizeable pay cheque.

Yes, Meghan Markle will rule the world... that’s what dreamers do... just like in the movies.

Of course if they told the Queen of their intentions right now, that they really want to settle in LA, Harry would lose his multi-million dollar annual pay cheque from the UK Government and probably his HRH title.

So, I am hoping the Queen and her advisers are playing some sort of waiting game and will not let Harry and Meghan have it all their own way.

If it were me, I would give them a straight choice. They either stay in the UK as royals or go into the wilderness and be on their own, wholly funded by themselves.

If they chose the latter they would leave the business of being a British royal and attending worthy, often charitable but always non-paid, events. That’s what proper Royals do.

Meghan and Harry have caused a lot of people in the UK to go against them and I think that’s what the Queen is reviewing at the moment, public opinion. She has to consider public opinion.

You cannot have a British royal family and another alternative one on another continent (which is what Harry and Meghan seem to want) who are not bound by the rules from the Crown in London.

It will be the end of the Royal Family as we know it if Megan and Harry get their way, unless the Queen handles this right.

This is a repeat of history... with variations.

In 1936, the uncrowned king, Edward VIII abdicated so that he could marry the American socialite Mrs Simpson.

The monarchy, (his successor and brother George VI) took away Edward’s HRH title and other high grade titles he held and he later lived a life of exile in France.

They gave him a dukedom but that’s not worth a dime compared with an HRH.

But I do wonder what the outcome might have been if Mrs Simpson had access to global media (social media or otherwise) and constant 24/7 public media access at her fingertips, as Markle does today.

Our Queen has the power to give and take away or veto a royal title to anyone. No other person in this country can do that, not even the Prime Minister.

The Queen has enormous powers which she rarely uses and now is the time to use those powers.

If Harry wants to leave to create an alternative royal family she should take away the British titles of HRH and prince from him.

Yes, it’s as serious as that and of course everyone is blaming Meghan Markle for changing Harry’s personality and clouding his mind. Is that what true love between two people is really all about? Or is it about one person using love as a lever?

The royal family is an institution, a company that represents the United Kingdom.

If you are the managing director of a public company and you hand your notice to quit your job to the board of directors you don’t take your title of managing director with you.

You are not a managing director any more.

The same should apply to dissident royals.

Peter D Mitchell, Brighton