Prince Harry is in line to land a whopping £7million within just a few weeks.
The late Queen Mother, Harry’s great-grandmother, had an estimated fortune of £70m which she placed into a trust fund for her family.
The Duke of Sussex is in line to scoop a share £7m and is able to claim it when he turns 40 on September 15, Australian magazine New Idea suggest having cited The Times.
Along with his substantial earning from the Netflix deal that he and Meghan signed in September 2020, Harry and his brother William received a sizeable chunk of cash from the tax-exempt Duchy of Cornwall. The most recent estimate of Harry and Meghan’s combined net worth is around $60million (about £46m).
Harry is likely to receive a larger share of the generous bequest than his older bother, as a result of the way that finances are managed within the Royal Family.
As next in line to the throne, William will benefit from the huge wealth of the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate that pays for the public, charitable and private activities of the King’s heir. As a result, Harry is likely to pick up slightly more than half of the £14million earmarked for the brothers.
While that might seem an enviable sum, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are among the worst-off among their circle of friends.
George Clooney, currently being touted as a potential presidential candidate by some Democrats after Joe Biden’s shock withdrawal, is almost 10 times richer than Harry Meghan. His net worth – shared with top lawyer wife Amal – is in the region of $560million.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry, who has been named by some sources as Princess Lilibet’s godfather, is wealthy enough to have lent Harry and Meghan a property valued at over $15 million (£12 million) when they first moved to California. His total net worth is estimated to be around $1.4 billion,
Harry and Meghan’s neighbour Oprah Winfrey, who conducted the explosive 2021 interview that set the cat among the pigeons with its claims about an alleged racist in the royal family, is even wealthier.
The so-called “Queen of Media,” who was born to a poverty-stricken single mum in rural Mississippi, presides over a vast media empire worth billions, and her own personal fortune is estimated at an incredible $2.8 billion (£2.2 billion).