ENOUGH MONEY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. PERHAPS THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT
PERHAPS THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT MONEY.
MONEY. HARRY AND MEGHAN’S FUTURE,
HARRY AND MEGHAN’S FUTURE, UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AFTER
UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AFTER ANNOUNCING THEIR DESIRE TO STRIP
ANNOUNCING THEIR DESIRE TO STRIP BACK THEIR ROYAL DUTIES AND
BACK THEIR ROYAL DUTIES AND BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT,
BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT, THE QUEEN NOW SUPPORTING THEIR
THE QUEEN NOW SUPPORTING THEIR DECISION.
DECISION. SAYING IN A STATEMENT, HARRY AND
SAYING IN A STATEMENT, HARRY AND MEGHAN HAVE MADE CLEAR THEY DO
MEGHAN HAVE MADE CLEAR THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE RELIANT ON PUBLIC
NOT WANT TO BE RELIANT ON PUBLIC FUNDS IN THEIR NEW LIVES.
FUNDS IN THEIR NEW LIVES. THE QUESTIONS REMAIN HOW THEY
THE QUESTIONS REMAIN HOW THEY WILL FUND THEIR FUTURE.
WILL FUND THEIR FUTURE. IN THE PAST, BRITISH TAXPAYERS
IN THE PAST, BRITISH TAXPAYERS HAVE SPENT MILLIONS ON THE DUKE
HAVE SPENT MILLIONS ON THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX.
AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. 5% OF THEIR INCOME COMES FROM
5% OF THEIR INCOME COMES FROM THE SOVEREIGN GRANT, A PAYMENT
THE SOVEREIGN GRANT, A PAYMENT TO THE ROYAL FAMILY, LAST YEAR
TO THE ROYAL FAMILY, LAST YEAR THAT TOTALED MORE THAN $100
THAT TOTALED MORE THAN $100 MILLION.
MILLION. AND LAST YEAR, THE TAXPAYERS
AND LAST YEAR, THE TAXPAYERS FOOTED THE BILL FOR $3 MILLION
FOOTED THE BILL FOR $3 MILLION IN RENOVATIONS TO THE COTTAGE.
IN RENOVATIONS TO THE COTTAGE. IT’S STILL TO BE SCENE IF THE
IT’S STILL TO BE SCENE IF THE COUPLE WILL ACCEPT INCOME FROM
COUPLE WILL ACCEPT INCOME FROM PRINCE CHARLES, WHICH ACCOUNTS
PRINCE CHARLES, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 95% OF THEIR FUNDING.
FOR 95% OF THEIR FUNDING. LAST YEAR, IT TOTALS $6.5
LAST YEAR, IT TOTALS $6.5 MILLION.
MILLION. >> IF THEY LOST THAT, THEY WOULD
>> IF THEY LOST THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEEK NEW REVENUE
HAVE TO SEEK NEW REVENUE STREAMS.
STREAMS. OF COURSE, THAT LOOKS GOOD IN
OF COURSE, THAT LOOKS GOOD IN THEORY.
THEORY. BUT THERE ARE POTENTIAL
BUT THERE ARE POTENTIAL SENSITIVE AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN
SENSITIVE AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF POLITICS.
TERMS OF POLITICS. YOU KNOW, THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS
YOU KNOW, THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS TO BE POLITICALLY NEUTRAL.
TO BE POLITICALLY NEUTRAL. >> Reporter: BUT THE COUPLE
>> Reporter: BUT THE COUPLE ALREADY HAS PLENTY OF MONEY OF
ALREADY HAS PLENTY OF MONEY OF THEIR OWN.
THEIR OWN. HARRY’S NET WORTH IS $39
HARRY’S NET WORTH IS $39 MILLION, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE
MILLION, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS.
REPORTS. $7 MILLION HE INHERITED FROM HIS
$7 MILLION HE INHERITED FROM HIS MOM, THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA,
MOM, THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA, AND MORE FROM HIS GREAT
AND MORE FROM HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER.
GRANDMOTHER. "THE WASHINGTON POST" REPORTS
"THE WASHINGTON POST" REPORTS MEGHAN’S OWN WORK, LIKE ACTING
MEGHAN’S OWN WORK, LIKE ACTING IN "SUITS," GAVE HER A NET WORTH
IN "SUITS," GAVE HER A NET WORTH OF $5 MILLION.
OF $5 MILLION. AND SHE HAD HER LIFESTYLE
AND SHE HAD HER LIFESTYLE WEBSITE, ENDORSEMENTS AND
WEBSITE, ENDORSEMENTS AND SPONSORSHIP DEALS.
SPONSORSHIP DEALS. IN NORTH AMERICA, HARRY AND
IN NORTH AMERICA, HARRY AND MEGHAN COULD EARN MORE THAN
MEGHAN COULD EARN MORE THAN THEIR WORTH.
THEIR WORTH. HARRY ENCOURAGING DISNEY TO HIRE
HARRY ENCOURAGING DISNEY TO HIRE MEGHAN FOR VOICEOVER WORK.
MEGHAN FOR VOICEOVER WORK. >> SURE.
>> SURE. WE’D LOVE TO TRY.
WE’D LOVE TO TRY. >> Reporter: BUT IF THEY WORK
>> Reporter: BUT IF THEY WORK FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR
FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR HIGH-PROFILE FRIENDS GIVE US A
HIGH-PROFILE FRIENDS GIVE US A CLUE HOW MUCH THEY COULD MAKE.
CLUE HOW MUCH THEY COULD MAKE. BARACK OBAMA AND MICHELLE, THE
BARACK OBAMA AND MICHELLE, THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY,
FORMER PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY, HAVE BOOK DEALS WORTH AN
HAVE BOOK DEALS WORTH AN ESTIMATED $65 MILLION.
ESTIMATED $65 MILLION. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS REPORTEDLY
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS REPORTEDLY PAID $400,000 FOR A SPEAKING
PAID $400,000 FOR A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT.
ENGAGEMENT. ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE SUSSEXES,
ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE SUSSEXES, SERENA WILLIAMS, HAS LUCRATIVE
SERENA WILLIAMS, HAS LUCRATIVE MARKETING DEALS WITH CHASE,
MARKETING DEALS WITH CHASE, GATORADE, JPMORGAN AND NIKE.
GATORADE, JPMORGAN AND NIKE. AND OPRAH IS WORTH $3 BILLION.
AND OPRAH IS WORTH $3 BILLION. SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO, PERHAPS,
SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO, PERHAPS, FOR A ROYAL COUPLE MOVING ON
