HOW MUCH MONEY DO MEGHAN AND HARRY HAVE? EQUITY, EXPENSES AND FUTURE EARNINGS
'Forbes' has made the account of his savings and his expenses, and his current fortune is not comparable to the net worth of 500 million of Queen Elizabeth II. The economic future, however, is hopeful for the Sussexes.
With the appearance of Prince Harry in James Corden's open-top bus, the world breathed a sigh of relief thinking that he and Meghan were happy in their new life in California. The prince told the British presenter part of the reasons why they decided to step back from the royal family and move to the United States. Far from a press that seems to have made life impossible for the Sussexes and financially independent from the Crown, they start a new life in which much of what happens to them will depend solely on them.
The relaxed talk on The Late Late Show took place two weeks before (although one was aired after) the statement released by Buckingham confirming the terms of the Sussex's departure from the British royal family. Almost at the same time that they received the harsh news from London, Harry and Meghan recorded with Oprah at her house in Montecito the interview that next Sunday in prime time (in the United States). We know that they will record podcasts for Spotify and produce shows for Netfix. They are the financial foundations of your new life in Hollywood. Forbes has calculated how much they have and what these and other projects will mean for the pockets of the Sussexes, absolutely incomparable with the net worth of Queen Elizabeth II of 500 million euros, according to the latest data from Forbes. Currently Meghan and Harry would have savings of 5 million dollars, 1.5 million less than what they spent in 2018 on behalf of the royal family, when the couple married.
Its financing then came from the Duchy of Cornwall of Prince Charles and a minimal part, 5% of the Sovereign Grant, the formula by which the government covers part of the expenses of the British royal family and its palaces. From there came the three million euros for the works of Frogmore House, the house of the Sussexes in the United Kingdom, which Meghan and Harry returned in September of last year voluntarily.
Forbes does some very clear accounts. Harry inherited ten million from his mother, Princess Diana. Meghan, contributed two million to the family patrimony accumulated during her stage as an actress. Upon arriving in California, she bought her house in Montecito for 14.7 million dollars, of which they paid 5 and mortgaged 10. Subtracting the 3 million from Frogmore House, according to Forbes, they have 5 million today. Because, according to the same publication, Harry was not a beneficiary of the 100 million fortune of his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
From now on, the dukes have yet to add. The publication estimates that the podcasts that they will make with Spotify through Archewell Audio for three years could bring them between 15 and 18 million dollars, according to industry sources. That is, 3.5 million after taxes. The biggest source of income, however, would come from the five-year, $ 100 million contract signed with Netflix to produce documentaries, docuseries, feature films and children's shows. In neither case is it known whether Meghan and Harry have received any kind of advance.
With the pandemic, the mental health series that Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey, as executive producers, announced for Apple TV + was put on hold. The same happened with the talks that the prince had begun to give. For the first, for JP Morgan in February 2020, it is believed that he received 1 million dollars. In June of last year, Meghan and Harry hired the Harry Walker agency, the same agency that represents the Obamas and Clintons, to continue their conference project. The most immediate, the interview with Oprah, we are about to see it.
