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