Meghan Markle’s fortune soars

Meghan Markle celebrated her 43rd birthday on Sunday (August 4), which is her fourth birthday since leaving the British Royal Family with Prince Harry.

But the Suits actress’s fortune is still constantly increasing along with her husband. As a key figure in legal dramas, Meghan has been a “financial queen”, earning a whopping £40,000 per episode since before meeting Harry.

In 2010, she earned an additional £280,000 (nearly 9 billion VND) from roles in the films Remember Me and The Candidate. This is a big improvement from the income of 625 pounds per episode when she was a “girl with a suitcase” on the American version of Deal or No Deal.

The power of social media and commercial contracts

Before meeting and marrying Prince Harry, Meghan had around three million followers on Instagram, eagerly waiting for updates on her yoga classes, healthy diet and lifestyle with her beagle dog, Guy.

The power of social media has given her access to a variety of commercial deals, bringing her total annual income to about £350,000. Access to personal social media accounts is one of the things she sacrificed when she married Prince Harry.

Pre- and post-marital assets

Before marriage, Meghan’s estimated fortune was about $5 million (£3.8 million). Meanwhile, Prince Harry has a much larger fortune. In 2018, his assets were reported to be between $30 million and $40 million. While living in England, he also received a steady income from the Duchy of Cornwall.

But that came to an end after the couple left the UK controversially, with the New York Times reporting in February 2021 that: “They are not receiving income from the Duchy of Cornwall as they did before they left the UK.”

Life changed completely after leaving the royal family

Meghan and Harry confirmed the change in a high-profile interview with Oprah Winfrey a few months later, saying they were “cut off” from the family’s finances and were living on Harry’s inheritance from Prince Diana.

But now, after lucrative media deals with companies such as Netflix and Spotify, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s fortune has increased by more than 10 times compared to Meghan’s fortune before marriage. However, with an estimated net worth of £46 million, they are still far behind their neighbours such as Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry and not even on the Sunday Times’ annual list of the richest people in the UK. In that list, the last person is Sir Lewis Hamilton who has an impressive fortune of up to 350 million pounds (11.2 trillion VND).

Assets at the level of “not having to think” about money

Anyway, this asset puts Meghan and Harry in the Goldilocks Zone of Wealth Advisors’ Trust Company in the US. This zone means that there is no fear of falling into poverty but there is also no terrible pressure of huge wealth.

The company explains that a fortune of between $39 million and $50 million (£39 million) – $60 million (£46 million) “allows anyone with the flexibility, anonymity and freedom to do whatever you want today and plan for tomorrow (e.g. future generations) as easily as possible. You can socialize with billionaires (e.g., charity, vacations, dinners, vacations, etc.) without their pressure.”

I also thought that “buying a house” was out of reach

Surely Harry and Meghan have many billionaires among their friends. Although they were often the poorest at that party, it was this £46 million fortune that helped the Sussexes spend on their coveted Montecito mansion, with nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. Meghan once admitted that she didn’t think they could afford it at first.

She shared, “We searched in this area and this house kept appearing on online searches.”

But at first, Meghan explained, it seemed like an unrealistic dream. She continued: “We don’t have jobs, so we don’t plan to come and see this house. That’s not possible.

“It’s like when I was a kid and going to the supermarket to look at things – like ‘I don’t want to go look at all the things I can’t buy. That’s not fun at all.”

But after signing contracts with Netflix and Spotify, the couple felt that owning a mansion in Montecito could become a reality. They purchased the property, which includes a private pool, tennis courts, tea house, rose garden, olive trees, children’s home, and two-bedroom guest house, and plan to use it as a stable base to provide for their two children, Archie Harrison and Lilibet Diana. “a normal life as much as possible”.