How will Meghan and Harry pay for it all?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are preparing to relocate to the UK within the fortnight, with sons Archie and Lilibet reportedly enrolled to start at a British school next month, prompting scrutiny of how the couple will finance a new life in Britain. Despite a joint net worth estimated at around £45million, drawn from inheritance and various media deals, the Sussexes have faced significant expenses and several commercial setbacks since stepping back from royal duties in 2020, raising questions about affording a UK property, ongoing overheads and security costs without royal funding.

The couple's assets include an £11million Montecito mansion, where running costs reportedly exceed £450,000 a year, and a £6.3million Portuguese holiday home bought in 2023. Their inheritance included roughly £10million each from Princess Diana's estate and a share of about £19million left by the Queen Mother, while Meghan brought around £4million from her acting career when they married in 2018. However, lucrative deals with Netflix and Spotify have since been scaled back or ended, and Meghan's As Ever brand lost its Netflix partnership in March 2026, though Harry's memoir Spare and his role at coaching firm BetterUp continue to generate income; the couple are reportedly house-hunting in the Cotswolds.