Six ways Meghan Markle and Prince Harry make money | Royal | News

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry previously shared that they wanted to “work to become financially independent” in their statement in January 2020. The couple now reside in California, with their current life worlds apart from the one that they led as working royals.

Since stepping back from royal life, the couple have focused on a host of ways to make money for their family – including airing royal secrets and signing multi-million-pound contracts.

Here, the Daily Express delves into the current ways that Meghan and Harry are making an income.

It was confirmed that Meghan and Harry had signed with the Harry Walker Agency for speaking engagements just months after they first moved to California in 2020. The agency also represents Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton and Dr. Jill Biden.

At the time, it was understood that the couple would be engaging in keynote speeches with trade associations, corporations and community forums.

Harry was reportedly set to make £36,000 [$50,000] for his speech at the 2026 IAPP Global Summit in Washington, D.C.

Meghan reportedly earned a six-figure payment for her recent appearance at the Her Best Life podcast retreat.

Meghan and Harry signed with Netflix in 2020, just a few months after steppind down as senior working royals.

At the end of 2020, they also secured a deal with Spotify, estimated to be about £14million [$20m] – although the partnership has since ended.

In the years that have followed their deal with Netflix, Megan and Harry have released a variety of projects, including Harry & Meghan, Polo, Heart of Invictus.

Their initial five-year deal came to an end last year but Archewell Productions later announced that it had extended its creative partnership with the popular streaming service with a multi-year, first look deal for film and television projects.

In their shock interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry confirmed that he was cut off in “the first quarter of 2020,” but revealed that he had what his late mother, Princess Diana had left him.

According to Forbes, Harry received an “estimated $10 million inheritance” from his late mother’s estate.

Mentioning his inheritance in Spare, he wrote: “Upon reaching thirty I’d receive a large sum left to me by Mummy. I scolded myself for being gloomy about that: most people would kill to inherit money. To me, however, it was another reminder of her absence, another sign of the void she’d left, which pounds and euros could never fill.”

While Harry noted that he could spend the money on security, he said that spending it would be a “last resort”. He added: “We saw that money as belonging to Archie. And his sibling.”

It was reported in 2021 that Harry had sold his memoir to Penguin Random House, with Page Six revealing that his advance was believed to be at least $20 million.

Having reportedly not kept any of the proceedings from Spare, the publication noted that he donated $1,500,000 to Sentebale and was also set to donate £300,000 to WellChild.

Two years prior to Harry’s memoir, Meghan released her chldren’s book The Bench in 2021. She is said to have made an advance of up to £518,000 [$700,000].

Meghan launched her brand As Ever in April 2025, which was developed in partnership with Netflix.

The brand’s first collection featured eight products, including flower sprinkles and limited-edition wildflower honey with honeycomb. The collection sold out in under an hour following its release.

The brand introduced its first wine offering in July 2025, with the brand having also collaborated with Compartés chocolatier on chocolate bars and with High Camp Supply on a special Bloom Box.

Meghan has now revealed a Mother’s Day collection, which will be available from April 22 at 9am Californian time.

Meghan is not only an investor in the AI-powered fashion platform OneOff, but she is also a participant.

A page had been set up dedicated to outfits worn by the former working royal, with her latest outfits in Australia also featured.

At Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital on April 14, Meghan wore a £922 ($1,250) ‘Priscilla’ dress from local designer Karen Gee. She also donned £575 ($780) ‘Puffy Hearts’ stud earrings by Real Fine Studio and £88 ($120) ‘Iridescent’ Christian Dior leather pumps.

All three of these pieces are listed on OneOff, complete with links for keen shoppers to purchase them.