PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN: WHERE DO THEY GET THEIR MONEY?
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. IMAGE SOURCE, NETFLIX
Prince Harry and Meghan no longer receive money from the Royal Family, and the pair earn much of their income from commercial arrangements.
Why did Harry and Meghan leave the Royal Family?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were introduced by a mutual friend in 2016 and married in 2018. They stepped down as senior royals in January 2020.
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At the time. they said they were angry about media intrusion and frustrated that Buckingham Palace had stopped them developing their "SussexRoyal" brand.
Other Royals were said to be "hurt".
Harry remained a Prince, and the couple kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as His/Her Royal Highness (HRH).
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Prince Harry and Prince Andrew in civilian clothes at the Queen's funeral. IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES
Harry also gave up his military titles, and therefore did not wear uniform at the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth.
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However, he and the Duke of York (another non-working Royal) were allowed to wear military dress while standing vigil around her coffin.
Prince Andrew stepped down as a working Royal in 2019, after controversy about his friendship with disgraced
businessman Jeffrey Epstein.Where do Meghan and Harry live?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Montecito in California in June 2020.
They said they wanted space to raise their son Archie, and to concentrate on their new Archewell Foundation. Their daughter, Lilibet, was born in 2021.
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The couple returned to the UK for the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, and her funeral in September.
It is not clear whether they will attend King Charles' coronation.
How do Meghan and Harry earn their event ?
The Duke and Duchess are working on a series of television programmes and podcasts https://lightningbarrelwretch.com/hnqpj97y?key=af258c8c7db97926ee9a85e28188b81a
Television and podcasts
The Sussexes' media company, Archewell Productions, is making a range of programmes for Netflix - an arrangement thought to be worth millions of dollars.
Archewell also makes podcasts for Spotify, including the Archetypes series about famous women.
Harry and Meghan did an interview with US presenter Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, but said they were not paid for it.
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Meghan published a children's book called The Bench in 2021.
Harry's autobiography, Spare, will be published on 10 January 2023. Under the deal, publisher Penguin Random House will make two donations worth $1.5m (£1.3m) and £300,000, to the charities Sentebale and WellChild respectively.
Other
In March 2021, Harry was appointed "chief impact officer" for Californian life-coaching firm BetterUp.
What did Prince Harry and Meghan lose when they stepped down?
Annual income
As working Royals, they received 95% of their
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In the financial year 2018-2019 (the first year of their marriage), Charles' Duchy of Cornwall estate paid more than £5m to cover the public duties - and some private expenses - of the Sussexes, and of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant made up the other 5%.
Harry and Meghan wave to crowds from a carriage at their wedding in May 2018 IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES
Harry and Meghan were married in May 2018
Charles subsequently gave them "a substantial sum" to support their transition to financial independence, according to his office.
Duchy of Cornwall accounts show that the couple, along with Prince William and Kate, received £4.5m between April and June 2020.
"That funding ceased in [summer 2020]," said a spokesman.
Bodyguards
Once they stepped back from official duties, the Duke and Duchess were no longer covered by the security arrangements in place for senior royals.
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When Harry first left the UK, he said it would be too dangerous for him to bring his family back without police protection.
In July 2022, he was granted permission to challenge the decision at the High Court.
Frogmore Cottage
Frogmore Cottage, IMAGE SOURCE, CARLY B. TALBOT
Frogmore Cottage sits within the larger Frogmore estate
The Queen gave Harry and Meghan Frogmore Cottage, in Windsor, when they married in 2018.
Renovations costing £2.4m were paid for by the Crown Estate.
The couple repaid this amount when they stepped down.
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What other funds do Harry and Meghan have?
William and Harry received the bulk of the £13m fortune left when their mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997.
Speaking to Oprah Winfrey, Harry said this funded their US move: "I've got what my mum left me. Without that, we wouldn't have been able to do this."
Princess Diana wearing a tiara IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES. Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997
Harry is also thought to have inherited millions of pounds from his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
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It is not known whether the late Queen left him any money.
During her acting career, the Duchess of Sussex was reportedly paid $50,000 (£41,000) for each episode of the legal drama Suits. She played Rachel Zane in more than 100 episodes over seven series.
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Ms Markle also ran a lifestyle blog, and designed items for a Canadian fashion brand.
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