Harry and Meghan May Get New "Private Royal Plus" Status
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may get a new royal status.
It is called private royal plus.
An expert talked about this new status. An expert is a person who knows a lot about something.
The expert thinks Harry and Meghan could come back to Britain.
This would be a big change for the royal family. A change means something is different now.
But there is a risk. A risk means something bad could happen.
The expert says Harry and Meghan might try to make money from their royal status.
This is called to monetize something. To monetize means to use something to make money.
Many people are watching this story closely.
The British royal family is very famous around the world.
People want to know what will happen next.
This news is a big twist in the royal family's story. A twist is a surprising change.
Vocabulary15 words
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- status
- your position or level in a group
- royal
- connected to a king, queen, prince, or princess
- private
- not public; only for you or your family
- return
- to come back to a place
- risk
- a chance that something bad could happen
- monetize
- to use something to make money
- change
- when something becomes different
- twist
- a surprising change in a story
- famous
- known by many people
- family
- people related to each other, like parents and children
- British
- from the United Kingdom
- watch
- to look at something with interest
- story
- an account of events, often in the news
- new
- not existing before; just made
Quiz
Answer key
1. Private royal plus 2. An expert 3. Harry and Meghan might try to make money from their royal status
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may get a new royal _____.
It is called "private royal _____".
An _____ talked about this new status.
The expert thinks Harry and Meghan could come back to _____.
This would be a big _____ for the royal family.
But there is a _____.
The expert says Harry and Meghan might try to make _____ from their royal status.
This is called to _____ something.
The British royal family is very _____ around the world.
This news is a big _____ in the royal family's story.