Royal exits, tell-all memoirs, and podcast deals worth more than most castles; Prince Harry
and Meghan Markle
‘s post-palace plot twist has been anything but boring. They swapped curtsies for content creation and turned crown drama into California currency. But when you live like Hollywood royalty, the receipts add up fast. As whispers grow louder and bank statements blur into speculation, one question takes center stage: Where exactly is all that royal money going?
While the couple rewrote their royal script with streaming deals and splashy memoirs, one new documentary is rewinding the financial footage frame by frame.
Hollywood deals, royal bills: the cost of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s post-palace life
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have swapped royal protocol for red carpets, but the price tag on their independence is far from modest. Channel 5’s new documentary Meghan & Harry: Where Did the Money Go?
unpacks the Sussexes’ post-royal lifestyle
, spotlighting how $100 million Netflix deals and $25 million podcast paydays help support their Montecito mansion dreams. Still, one question lingers: can media megadeals truly keep pace with their royal-scale spending?
Harry & Meghan: Where Did the Money Go? ON TOMORROW 8.30pm @channel5_tv pic.twitter.com/HJM9RmUokN
— ITN Productions (@ITNProductions) June 13, 2025
According to royal biographer Tom Quinn, Meghan Markle allegedly believed royal life would come with a vault of endless riches.
Instead, she found herself in Nottingham Cottage without butlers and alongside a prince worth approximately $23.1 million USD, as detailed in his book Yes, Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants. The financial fairy tale began showing cracks after the couple’s royal exit in 2020. With no official income and ballooning legal and security expenses, their “freedom
” started to look like a receipt too long to fold.
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As financial myths unraveled behind the palace gates, their independence came with invoices, just as fast as the endorsement deals came with commas.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s million-dollar moves, billion-dollar questions
The Sussexes’ entrepreneurial streak is undeniable. Between Prince Harry’s $20 million Spare deal and the couple’s Netflix docuseries, they launched a branded empire. Meghan Markle’s podcast Archetypes
secured a $25 million Spotify deal before it was shelved. But questions swirl about sustainability.
With 11 staff members on payroll and a $14 million estate to maintain, critics wonder if the Sussexes are playing financial offense or just breaking even after Prince Harry’s costly $2 million security appeal loss.
🚨 Prince Harry has lost his case at the Court of Appeal over the decision to strip him of automatic police protection ⚖️
“I could not say that his grievance translated into a legal argument to challenge RAVECS decision.” pic.twitter.com/mmnNio95mG
— Aletheia (@DiaryofAletheia) May 2, 2025
Prince Harry’s $8.5 million inheritance
offered a cushion, but not a bottomless one. With the pair now balancing roles as media personalities, philanthropists, and brand builders, their financial future feels like a Netflix cliffhanger. As viewers tune into Meghan & Harry: Where Did the Money Go?
, the royal tea may finally spill, in dollars and disclosures.
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