From 2018 to 2018, Harry's annual allowance from Duchy, which he shared with Meghan, was £5 million or $6.9 million. This paid for Harry and Meghan's public duties as working members of the royal family, such as wardrobe and travel, as well as private costs.
Princess Diana Left Him an Inheritance
According to Forbes, Princess Diana reportedly left both Prince William and Prince Harry $10 million after taxes, and they started receiving annual dividends at age 25 to the tune of $450,000 a year. That's a lot to live on—even for a fancy royal.
That means that when they made the decision to step back from their roles as senior working royals, Harry and Meghan were left with a meager sum of $13 million (estimated by Forbes), largely made up of the inheritance from Harry's late mother's estate.
Prince Harry's net worth in 2023 is $60 million. This is according to reputable outlets such as Celebrity Net Worth. Prince Harry, whose full name is Henry Charles Albert David, was born on September 15, 1984, in London, England, United Kingdom.
How much did Kate Middleton inherit from Queen Elizabeth II? Radar Online reported in September 2022 that was Kate was expected to inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen after her death. The collection includes 300 personal pieces of jewelry that belonged just to the Queen and not the Crown.
But the Queen Mother had an agreement that Prince Harry would get more than Prince William. So, when she passed away aged 101, the brothers had £14million to split between them, but as agreed the younger brother did better out of the deal.
As for why the Queen left Meghan out of her inheritance, Radar Online's source speculated that it could be due to either “practicality” or Harry and Meghan's drama with the British royal family in the years leading up to the Queen's death.
Nowadays one of his main sources of income is via the Duchy of Cornwall, which made profits of $26 million in 2020 and $24 million in 2021. According to Bloomberg, William will now earn $24 million a year from the Duchy of Cornwall.
“Spare” was sold for a rumored sum of $20 million as part of a multi-book deal, with flexibility as to the number and type of books Harry and Meghan could produce, according to people with knowledge of the acquisition process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because such negotiations are private.
Princess Charlotte has been refered as "the richest kid in the world" due to her status as a member of the British royal family, which is one of the wealthiest and most prominent royal families in the world.
Prince Philip Reportedly Left £30 Million in His Will to “Three Key Staff” Members. Prince Harry is also apparently expected to receive an inheritance. Prince Philip apparently left an extremely generous sum to his closest aides upon his passing in early April.
Meghan Markle's net worth is $60 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Not only does Prince William have more money than his brother, Prince Harry, for reasons that would cause any family to feud, but he's about to get even richer, too. Here's a breakdown of Prince William's net worth, and how his royal finances work.
They stay safeguarded at the Tower of London in safekeeping for the nation, and when one monarch dies, the crown jewels are immediately passed to their heir.” So the Queen's former crown, sceptre and orb now belong to her son, King Charles III.
Though their show broke Netflix records, they likely they won't continue Harry & Meghan. However, we could see the royal couple on Netflix in other capacities. The docuseries was part of their deal with the streaming giant, which they made in 2020.
Under British royal protocol, both Lilibet and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the couple's 3-year-old son, are entitled to the titles of princess and prince as grandchildren of the sitting U.K. monarch.
In 2020, Harry and Meghan signed a $100 million deal with Netflix to produce a series of documentaries, docuseries, scripted shows, feature films, and children's programming according to Forbes.
The net worth of the British royal family is estimated at $28 billion (£21.3 billion), according to Forbes. Queen Elizabeth II had a separate personal fortune of $500 million (£380.7 million), inherited by her son King Charles, according to Forbes.
Since the establishment of The Office of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 95 percent of the funding received for their Office expenditure is derived from income allocated by HRH The Prince of Wales, generated through the Duchy of Cornwall.
From 2018 to 2018, Harry's annual allowance from Duchy, which he shared with Meghan, was £5 million or $6.9 million. This paid for Harry and Meghan's public duties as working members of the royal family, such as wardrobe and travel, as well as private costs.
From this figure, in addition, comes the salary of all employees of the royal household. According to the newspaper 'La Razon', this amount is not received in full by Charles. This budget is estimated at 53.5 million dollars, so the monarch would receive about 44.5 million dollars.
According to the outlet, Prince Edward's salary at Ardent only peaked at £119,000 in 1998 (about £267,916.95 or $334,000.00 today.)
Royal Inheritance
Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
Queen Elizabeth famously gifted various stunning pieces to Princess Kate, Queen Consort Camilla, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, the late Princess Diana, and at least one piece to Duchess Meghan.
Meghan is still Duchess of Sussex, but has no right to borrow the royal tiaras and gems the way her rivals do. All Meghan has is a pair of modest pearl and diamond earrings that Queen Elizabeth gave her.