As we well know, the Royal Family is not just a family. Like any business, when two "employees" leave (in this case Prince Harry and Meghan Markle), the jobs do not go away. It will be reassigned to other employees, and multiple news outlets have reported that it is the Princess of Wales who will be taking on the bulk of the extra work.

According to royal expert Daniela Elser, even after scrutiny, Harry and Meghan still fulfilled their duties and attended events when they were active members of the royal family.

"With the Sussexes gone from the royal family, not only did the royal family take a serious reputational hit, but also a practical one. The remaining royal family will be stretched further and further thin."

Not only did they lose Harry and Meghan, they also lost Prince Andrew, who was a full-time royal until a sexual assault scandal cost him his job. And although King Charles and Queen Camilla are in charge, Prince William and Queen Kate are the only active senior members of the royal family under the age of 50, representing a demographic that the monarchy is desperate to keep interested and engaged. Because of Kate's popularity, says Elser, "there is one person in particular who will pay the price of all this uproar and change: Kate."

According to the Daily Express, it will only be "about 10 years" before Prince Charles and Camilla leave the international tour, Elser says, and more responsibility will be shifted to the crown prince and princess.

Kate is the one whom Her Majesty the Queen believed would be her successor, as royal family expert Joe Little said in an interview last year: "The Queen thought of Queen Catherine as ...... We thought she was a secure person. She has been a member of the royal family for 10 years now. Given all the upheavals that have taken place in the royal family over the last few years... I think the Queen trusts Kate very much."

All of this makes it likely that Harry and Meghan will return as active members of the royal family, either full time or (more likely) part time," although the late Queen said no to the latter, perhaps the new King will be more receptive to the idea.

"That [allowing them to return] is something that Queen Elizabeth said would never happen, but Meghan and Harry are still hoping that Harry's father, Charles, will be more of a modernist and say to them, 'Okay, if you want to be part-time royals, that's fine. ' I think they're hoping that he'll say that," royal author Tom Quinn said on the "To Di for Daily" podcast earlier this year.

Prince Charles has yet to make a statement about a possible return to Sussex.