Our Royal family was certainly blindsided by the Meghan strategy - she's already said to have agreed a voiceover with Disney!
And currently lives - for free - in a lavish mansion, near Vancouver. Having acquired another one free, from her husband's Gran.
The ownership of the Vancouver property is unclear - but thought to be a Russian oligarch. We, the taxpayer, paid to renovate Frogmore Cottage.
Gran is Queen of Canada - and Meghan is therefore now part of the Canadian Royal family, and the only one in the country. Apart from Archie.
Pole position for future commercial activities there - and in the neighbouring United States.
Meghan (and,of course, Harry!) will soon be officially opening hospitals, talking to Oprah live on TV and making a movie - all in the same day.