Meghan and Harry’s adventure will make them rich beyond their dreams

Meghan – It’s been said that behind every great man is a great woman. In Prince Harry’s case, it’s three wealthy and media-savvy women.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced Wednesday they will “step back” from royal life, “work to become financially independent” and split their time between the U.K. and North America. Free from the ribbon-cutting duties of royal life, they’re on the brink of becoming a new kind of global-media power couple. Their Instagram FB, -0.16% account already has 10.2 million followers.

The couple receives income from Prince Charles, but they have vowed to become “financially independent.” Prince Harry owes his fortune to three famous women: his mother, the late Princess Diana; his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who helped bring the monarchy into the 21st Century, and his wife, Meghan Markle, an American-born self-made former actress.

Prince Harry is friends with former U.S. president Barack Obama, and will consider adopting the Obamas’ post-White House career model, some royal observers say. Barack and Michelle Obama reportedly signed an eight-figure deal with Netflix NFLX, -2.29%  to produce high-brow historical, biographical and social-justice programming with their company, Higher Ground Productions.

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Netflix would give the Sussexes a platform of 158 million paid subscribers and certainly be a coup for the streaming service, which won critical praise for its series, “The Crown,” chronicling the life of Queen Elizabeth. (Netflix was not immediately available for comment.) Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is another powerful friend of the couple and attended their May 2018 wedding.

Ashley Pearson, an American-born writer based in London who has been a royal commentator for two decades, said their powerful political and media connections will serve them well. She sees them leveraging their circle of boldfaced names: “Their kind of lifestyle costs a fortune. However, one of the reasons they broke off from the royals is, in part, because they want to build their own brand.”

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Pearson alleges that Markle is behind their strategy to strike out on their own. “She would rather be a celebrity than a royal,” Pearson said. “She had no idea how unglamorous it really is to be a royal and, when she found out she would be a civil servant in a tiara she was, like, ‘No way.’” The couple unveiled a sleek, new website, which is not so different from the tone of Obama.org.

Source – https://www.marketwatch.com/