Harry and Meghan’s millions

Since stepping down from royal duties in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have had to secure income from alternative sources


NET WORTH BEFORE MARRYING IN MAY 2018

MEGHAN MARKLE
$5m
Mostly earned by playing Rachel Zane in U.S. legal drama, Suits from 2011-2017 – $50,000 per episode (100+ episodes). Other earnings include $80,000 per year in sponsorship deals

PRINCE HARRY
$25m
Includes $500,000 earnings over 10-year army career, inheritance of $10m from late mother Princess Diana, and income from his father’s Duchy of Cornwall estate to cover royal duties
  

STEPPING DOWN FROM ROYAL DUTIES, MAR 2020
 
Jun 2020: Couple move to California and form Archewell Foundation. They lose Duchy of Cornwall income but receive “substantial sum” from Prince Charles to aid transition to financial independence


MEDIA DEALS IN PLAY

$100m
Sep 2020: Lucrative Netflix contract signed

Dec 2022: Two series, Harry & Meghan and Live to Lead, streamed. Heart of Invictus to follow in 2023

$25m
Apr 2021: Podcast deal with Spotify

Jun 2021: Meghan’s childrens book, The Bench, $700,000 advance

$20m ADVANCE
Jan 2023: Harry’s controversial memoir, Spare
 
$146 MILLION
 
ESTIMATED JOINT NET WORTH, 2023: $60m*
 

*Amounts earned are speculative


Sources: BBC, MSN, Parade 
Pictures: Getty Images, Penguin Random House, Netflix 
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