Kate Middleton, elected by Queen Elizabeth for the positions she took from Prince Harry

Kate Middleton will inherit two of her most beloved royal sponsorships from Prince Harry. The 36-year-old Duke of Sussex was stripped of his honorary roles by Elizabeth II in February after it was confirmed that he and Meghan Markle would no longer work with the British royal family.

Prince William’s wife to replace brother-in-law as Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Rugby Football League boss, a news that will be officially announced before next October Rugby Union World Cup, according to the exclusive advance of the newspaper The Sunday Times.

Harry had been the boss of these two entities since 2016, when he took over from his grandmother.

In January 2020, just days after announcing his decision to leave the UK, English son Charles made one of his last public appearances in his country to chair the World Cup group draws of rugby at Buckingham Palace, while in February this year he celebrated 150 years of the RFU with a message he recorded from his home in California shortly before the release of the statement that Queen Elizabeth II has withdrawn its titles and sponsorships.

Like Harry, the Duchess of Cambridge is passionate about rugby. Kate’s fondness for the sport began in her childhood watching rugby games with her whole family, as her sister Pippa told the US edition of Vanity Show in 2014. “Rugby was very important in my family and everything revolved around international matches. We planned the weekends around the games. If we lost (England), my father was desperate for the whole game, as if he had lost ”.

According to Sunday Times, The idea is that the new patron of the RFU promotes with particular interest the “Inner Warrior” campaign, dedicated to encouraging more and more girls and women to play rugby.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as royals in March 2020 to earn their own money in the United States, where they signed deals with Spotify and Netflix estimated to be worth over $ 100 million dollars, as well as a contract for four. million pounds. Markle recently posted “The bench», A children’s book, and has just announced its first project with Netflix; will produce an animated series. Meanwhile, Harry is preparing a documentary series on the Invictus Games for the streaming platform and confirmed that it is write his memoirs for Penguin Random House.

The tabloid Daily mail noted that Harry would have received an advance of $ 20 million.

Public attacks by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex began in March with her explosive 90-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they accused the royal family of racism towards Archie and ignored calls for help from Meghan when she was pregnant.

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