Meghan Markle Uses OneOff Amid Prince William Prince Harry Feud
Meghan Markle’s Australia trip has become a fresh flashpoint in the prince william prince harry feud. Meghan partnered with the AI driven shopping platform OneOff to advertise outfits she wore on the visit and took a cut of the profits, including clothes she wore to a homeless shelter and to meet survivors of last year’s Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
Harry is expected to return to the UK this summer for the one-year countdown to his 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham. He hopes to make that trip a family affair with Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, but only if the government reinstates taxpayer funded police security.
OneOff and the Australia visit
Meghan’s arrangement with OneOff tied the Australia visit to commerce in a way that drew criticism. The shirt and trouser combo she wore to meet survivors of last year’s Bondi Beach terrorist attack was later quietly removed from the site after criticism, while the dress she wore to a homeless shelter also appeared in the promotion.
The criticism matters because Harry’s security case is still under review after he appealed a High Court decision that backed a Home Office decision to downgrade his protection. RAVEC decided that the automatic round-the-clock Metropolitan police protection he received as a working member of the royal family was no longer appropriate.
Harry’s security review
Harry has repeatedly said it is “not safe for him to bring his family here from their home in California unless he is given full armed protection,” and he argues that “full security is his birthright” as the son of the King. The security dispute now sits beside Meghan’s commercial move, not apart from it, because Harry and Meghan are no longer on the royal payroll and must fund their own lifestyle and substantial security costs.
The late Queen told Harry in 2020 that there could be no “half-in, half-out” arrangement for working members of the royal family and described the couple’s proposed “progressive new roles” as fraught with complications. Harry and Meghan then decided to sever ties with the institution, and Meghan is now building her lifestyle brand As Ever after multi-million dollar deals with Netflix and Spotify came to an end.
Birmingham and the family trip
This summer’s expected UK visit now carries a tighter practical question for the Sussexes: whether the government reinstates the protection Harry says he needs before he brings Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet with him. The next step sits inside the unresolved security review, while Harry’s return for the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham gives the dispute a fixed date and a likely test of whether a family visit is possible at all.
