Two years after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided not to rely on royal expenses, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finally achieved financial independence thanks to their millions of dollars.
Harry and Meghan “should be congratulated on achieving their goal,” according to a source close to the Prince of Wales, as the Sussexes are no longer listed in Prince Charles’ accounts.
The couple used a variety of strategies, including international interviews, TV deals, books, and Princess Diana’s inheritance, to become financially independent.
The couple agreed to pay Netflix several million dollars to produce “content that informs but also inspires.”
According to The Mirror, the deal was reportedly worth $112 million and included a documentary about “the Invictus Games that Harry founded and a reality-style show” about the couple.
Additionally, the couple inked a deal with Spotify for the production of podcasts that support “diverse and inspiring voices,” reportedly worth £18 million, under the name Archewell Audio.
Spotify, however, reportedly wants to use its own production for the shows and drop the couple’s brand.
According to reports, the Suits slum was also planning to publish podcasts about the investigation into “labels that try to hold women back.”
The aforementioned podcasts, titled Archetypes, will debut this summer and feature Meghan’s interviews with historians, professionals, and discriminated-against women.
The outlet claimed that in 2020, the Duchess “enlisted Oprah Winfrey, her billionaire chat show friend, to help sell a vegan brand of coffee she had invested in.”
According to MailOnline, Meghan also wrote the children’s book The Bench, which was potentially worth £500,000.
Harry plans to write “a tell-all memoir, but it is believed that all the proceeds will be going to charity,” according to The Mirror, which also revealed his potential earnings.
The Silicon Valley start-up BetterUp, which focuses on coaching people on their mental health to improve people’s performance, hired him as their chief impact officer in the meantime, according to the outlet, adding that he could earn around £2 million from the position.
In August 1997, Harry also received a portion of Princess Diana’s estate worth about £7 million.
He said to Oprah: “What my mother left me, I brought. We would not have been able to accomplish this without that.”