Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary series is coming to Netflix — here's how the couple makes and spends their millions

Erin McDowellDec 8, 2022, 04:44 IST

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in March 2020.Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left their royal roles in 2020 to become "financially independent."
Later that year, they signed a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $100 million.

In January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared their decision to be "financially independent" from the royal family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Phil Noble/Pool/Getty Images

Harry told Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 that the royal family cut him off financially after he and Meghan "stepped back" from being senior royals.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spoke with Oprah Winfrey for their first sit-down interview since leaving their royal duties.Handout/Getty Images

A senior Clarence House spokesperson told the BBC that Harry and Meghan received a "substantial sum" from Charles to make their transition to financial independence easier.

Meghan Markle, King Charles III, and Prince Harry attend Trooping the Colour in 2018.Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

A senior Clarence House spokesperson told the BBC that Harry and Meghan received a "substantial sum" from Charles to make their transition to financial independence easier.

Harry and Meghan have also relied on inheritance from his mother's estate.

Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry visit Thorpe Park in 1993.Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images

He earned $50,000 a year from his job as a captain in the British Army.

Prince William and Prince Harry in their military uniforms.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Before she left acting to join the royal family, Meghan Markle had an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Meghan Markle in September 2017.Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

Markle also ran the successful lifestyle blog The Tig, which she shut down after getting engaged to Harry.

Meghan Markle on "Suits" in 2017.Ian Watson/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

Meghan Markle is also a published New York Times bestselling children's book author.

Meghan Markle and the cover of "The Bench."Facundo Arrizabalaga - Pool/Getty Images, Penguin Random House

Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" will be released on January 10, 2023.

Prince Harry photographed in 2016, left, and the cover photo for his memoir, "Spare," right.Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images, Penguin Random House

In September 2020, Markle and Prince Harry founded their own production company and signed a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $100 million.

Netflix.Photo by Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images

Meghan and Harry also received $30 million for a three-year podcasting deal with Spotify.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool/Getty Images

After stepping back from their roles as senior royals, Meghan and Harry repaid the £2.4 million, or $2.9 million, cost of renovating their home, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.

Frogmore Cottage.zz/KGC-09/STAR MAX/IPx 2019/AP

After stepping back from their roles as senior royals, Meghan and Harry repaid the £2.4 million, or $2.9 million, cost of renovating their home, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.

They purchased their first home together, an estate in Santa Barbara, California, in July 2020 for $14.65 million.

Santa Barbara, California.Jordan Siemens/Getty Images

On a trip to New York City in September 2021, the couple stayed at the swanky Carlyle Hotel, where Princess Diana was a frequent guest.

Meghan and Harry in New York and the Carlyle Hotel.Gotham/Contributor/Getty Images and The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

Meghan and Harry have received criticism for their use of private jets to travel.

The newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, leave Windsor Castle in a Jaguar E-type convertible.Steve Parsons/pool photo via AP

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also pay for their own security.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Rosa Woods - Pool/Getty Images

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary series is coming to Netflix &mdash; here's how the couple makes and spends their millions

In January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared their decision to be "financially independent" from the royal family.

Harry told Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 that the royal family cut him off financially after he and Meghan "stepped back" from being senior royals.

A senior Clarence House spokesperson told the BBC that Harry and Meghan received a "substantial sum" from Charles to make their transition to financial independence easier.

Harry and Meghan have also relied on inheritance from his mother's estate.

He earned $50,000 a year from his job as a captain in the British Army.

Before she left acting to join the royal family, Meghan Markle had an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Markle also ran the successful lifestyle blog The Tig, which she shut down after getting engaged to Harry.

Meghan Markle is also a published New York Times bestselling children's book author.

Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" will be released on January 10, 2023.

In September 2020, Markle and Prince Harry founded their own production company and signed a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $100 million.

Meghan and Harry also received $30 million for a three-year podcasting deal with Spotify.

After stepping back from their roles as senior royals, Meghan and Harry repaid the £2.4 million, or $2.9 million, cost of renovating their home, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.

They purchased their first home together, an estate in Santa Barbara, California, in July 2020 for $14.65 million.

On a trip to New York City in September 2021, the couple stayed at the swanky Carlyle Hotel, where Princess Diana was a frequent guest.

Meghan and Harry have received criticism for their use of private jets to travel.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also pay for their own security.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary series is coming to Netflix — here's how the couple makes and spends their millions