Megan Merkel's duplicates fear her retirement will leave them jobless

The dramatic declaration of Harry and Megan's retirement from the royal house has not only hurt the Queen, but also the duchess of Duchess Sussex, who admits that although they support the "courageous decision" - it will probably cost them their living

Megan Merkel's duplicates fear her retirement will leave them jobless

In the video - Megan Merkel's duplication that even caused Prince Harry to check that he was not his wife

Joining Meghan Merkel in the British royal palace resulted in the creation of a small army of Megan duplicates - the Megan Rangers, who were granted the title of Duchess of Sussex - but found it enjoyable and good money. The most popular Megan of the doubles earning up to £ 800 a day is only to jump for a short visit to social events, but now they are worried that Megan's decision (and Harry, although clearly his initiative) to retire from the British royal house will leave them jobless.

Five duplicates told the Daily Mail how it feels to be a duchess in disguise and what they think the "megazit" (Megan-Barquez) will do for a living. Sarah Mahalanga, 37, lives in the North West of England with her husband, Jebu, 39, and their children, Josiah, 9, and Mimi-Ray, 7. "The first time I heard of Megan Merkel was in IKEA, of all places right there." Sarah said, "Someone came up to me and told me I looked just like Megan. Since I wasn't watching the news and I didn't know her as an actress, I had to Google her and find out who she was. I didn't keep up with it until a month later when Megan and Harry suddenly got engaged I started to receive job offers, starting with appearances at 'royal' parties, conferences, PR events and television. "

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Sarah Mahalanga, Duchess Megan Merkel's double (Photo: Matthew Pover)

Sarah Mahalanga is one of Duchess Megan Merkel's duplicates (Photo: Matthew Pover, official website)

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Sarah, a high school performing arts director, added: "I didn't know it was so profitable to be a doubler. Over time I felt very natural to be Megan. I have a wardrobe full of Megan clothes and learned to emulate her little facial expressions and tics - like the game I was told that I was Megan's best double in the UK, but there are also less positive sides to the role. Before the royal wedding, I showed up once or twice a week and the phone rang nonstop - so much so that I thought about giving up my day job. This, since the madness stopped after the wedding. As for what's happening with them now I think they made a brave decision, Special Harry. He moves away from what he knows, but I'm not sure the grass is greener Canada. "

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Sarah is aware that Megan's retirement from her royal home could cost her a living, "You can't build a career out of it. Will the megazit contribute to me? I may be busy in the short term because it's back in the spotlight, but overall I think it's time for a change. "My term as Megan is over and I'm ready for a new challenge. I certainly won't miss being Megan."

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"Dukes retired, phones stopped"

Sarah is not the only one who believes her end of Megan's double career has come. Daniel Barney, a 39-year-old office manager, believes Megan's retirement will also prevent her from accepting potential job offers. Daniel, a bachelor living with her 7-year-old son in Surrey, England, believes that working as a double is dependent on the real world - and if Megan has less media exposure - so does her. "Prior to the royal wedding, the phone rang almost non-stop, but since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's intention to move to Canada, the phones have stopped. Now I have no idea where the wind will be - even though I believe I will have less work."

Daniel told me about doing Megan's double, "I did some fun things, from pretending to look in baby clothes for a magazine to modeling at an open-air vintage sports car for a local festival and attending a Virgin Atlantic event. I remember how people's souls moved in as I entered. They thought I was the real deal. Shortly after Megan and Harry's engagement, I walked around Windsor Castle and within minutes, a large crowd gathered around me, taking pictures with me and congratulating me with good luck. I wanted to say 'It's not me!' But I nodded and smiled like I really was a member of the royal family. I felt that way for a moment. "

Daniel Barney shares similar genes to Duchess Megan Merkel (Twitter, TNR)

Danielle Barney is Megan Merkel's double (Photo: Twitter, TNR, screenshot)

She added: “I am earning up to £ 800 per show and have earned several thousand over the last two years. It was blessed, especially since most of the time it didn't feel like work. I was once asked to take pictures outside Buckingham Palace with Harry's double for an Australian TV show and surrounded us with so many tourists that the photographer had to pull us hard from the audience. It made me realize that I could not deal with it on a daily basis. That's one of the reasons I'm completely behind the Duke's decision to lead a more independent life: It's not easy when the whole world is testing you 24 hours a day. "

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Danielle Barney is Megan Merkel's double (Photo: Screenshot)

"They thought I was the real thing" (screenshot)

Danielle Barney is Megan Merkel's double (Photo: Screenshot)

"Men told me I was equal to" Suits "

31-year-old Stephanie Kane, who lives in Warwickshire and runs a retraining company with her husband Richard, said of her success in the Duchess of Sussex: "People have commented on my resemblance to Megan for years. Men would come up to me in the bar and tell me I look like M. Suits. As her relationship with Harry grew stronger, more people noticed me. I signed up for Susan Scott's double agency and my first job was for the talk show. I had a lot of success on the job. I did a lot of American TV, including appearing on NBC News, when standing outside the palace. Buckingham. I've earned a few thousand, but it's less about money and more of adventure. It's been really fun. "

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Stephanie also feels she is ready to say goodbye to Megan: "I think it was enough for me. I think my days as Megan are probably few. Megan and Harry have tried the royal life and it did not suit them. I successfully hand them over, even if it means I have to say goodbye to my inner Megan."

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"Think we are the real deal - until we open our mouths"

Billie-Jean Basel, 35, lives in Rumford, where she runs an eyebrow tattoo business. "When Megan started dating Harry, it was barely a day without people stopping me on the street to tell me I looked like Megan," Billy-Gin told the Daily Mail. "When a friend sent my pictures to the agency, they immediately signed me. My first order - for the home appliances company Smeg - arrived just that day: I was ordered to Harry's double and asked to hang out in the shop as if we were caught by paparazzi doing shopping for wedding gifts. Very fast real paparazzi photographers Appeared on the scene and before we even realized what was happening, Chinese tourists started gathering around us and trying to get some selfie. I imagine that as soon as we opened our mouths - I in my Essex accent and Harry in his Yorkshire accent - we immediately realized that we were not the real thing. "

She added: "There was an event I had to go to a party at a big fashion house. Another time I showed up at an upscale cake shop. I see it as fun and also earned a few thousand pounds from it, so it was a nice bonus. It was fun as long as it went on. "

"Have fun as long as it lasts"

Billie Jean Basel is one of Megan Merkel's duplicates (Photo: Screenshot)

This duke's double business is more profitable than a celeb's double

39-year-old Sylvia Lilford is a private tutor for girls in London but in her free time serves as Megan's double. She is married to Chris, also a teacher and they have two children, 9-year-old Jake and 6-year-old mother. "When the news of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to quit was published, I immediately thought to myself, 'Well. As I got into this business quickly, so will I leave it,'" she said. Sylvia works as a Megan duplicate through the lookalikes.co.uk agency and has received quite a few highly profitable jobs. "My first event was in late November in central London - a very profitable deal for a large company with 1,200 guests. 'Harry' and I just hung out, chatted with people and took pictures with them. It was an amazing experience. I was invited to another party at the same place two weeks later and to a Christmas party at a local villa Glorious. "

She, too, like her dual friends, was in no hurry to give up her regular job at the school: "I get jobs according to my teaching schedule, although the school is very supportive of me. The kids and the staff always called me Megan. It was a long joke. What will be next? who knows. Some people say I will always be busy after the "megazitic", but I think although looking like a celebrity is great, it's the royal hallmark that really made me stand out. "

To Walla too! Celebs have a lot of duplicity (or at least that's what she thought until she realized that they were simply donuts left over from Chanukah).