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  • ENOUGH MONEY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

  • DOLLARS. PERHAPS THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT

  • PERHAPS THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT MONEY.

  • MONEY. HARRY AND MEGHAN'S FUTURE,

  • HARRY AND MEGHAN'S FUTURE, UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AFTER

  • UNCHARTED TERRITORY, AFTER ANNOUNCING THEIR DESIRE TO STRIP

  • ANNOUNCING THEIR DESIRE TO STRIP BACK THEIR ROYAL DUTIES AND

  • BACK THEIR ROYAL DUTIES AND BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT,

  • BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT, THE QUEEN NOW SUPPORTING THEIR

  • THE QUEEN NOW SUPPORTING THEIR DECISION.

  • DECISION. SAYING IN A STATEMENT, HARRY AND

  • SAYING IN A STATEMENT, HARRY AND MEGHAN HAVE MADE CLEAR THEY DO

  • MEGHAN HAVE MADE CLEAR THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE RELIANT ON PUBLIC

  • NOT WANT TO BE RELIANT ON PUBLIC FUNDS IN THEIR NEW LIVES.

  • FUNDS IN THEIR NEW LIVES. THE QUESTIONS REMAIN HOW THEY

  • THE QUESTIONS REMAIN HOW THEY WILL FUND THEIR FUTURE.

  • WILL FUND THEIR FUTURE. IN THE PAST, BRITISH TAXPAYERS

  • IN THE PAST, BRITISH TAXPAYERS HAVE SPENT MILLIONS ON THE DUKE

  • HAVE SPENT MILLIONS ON THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX.

  • AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. 5% OF THEIR INCOME COMES FROM

  • 5% OF THEIR INCOME COMES FROM THE SOVEREIGN GRANT, A PAYMENT

  • THE SOVEREIGN GRANT, A PAYMENT TO THE ROYAL FAMILY, LAST YEAR

  • TO THE ROYAL FAMILY, LAST YEAR THAT TOTALED MORE THAN $100

  • THAT TOTALED MORE THAN $100 MILLION.

  • MILLION. AND LAST YEAR, THE TAXPAYERS

  • AND LAST YEAR, THE TAXPAYERS FOOTED THE BILL FOR $3 MILLION

  • FOOTED THE BILL FOR $3 MILLION IN RENOVATIONS TO THE COTTAGE.

  • IN RENOVATIONS TO THE COTTAGE. IT'S STILL TO BE SCENE IF THE

  • IT'S STILL TO BE SCENE IF THE COUPLE WILL ACCEPT INCOME FROM

  • COUPLE WILL ACCEPT INCOME FROM PRINCE CHARLES, WHICH ACCOUNTS

  • PRINCE CHARLES, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 95% OF THEIR FUNDING.

  • FOR 95% OF THEIR FUNDING. LAST YEAR, IT TOTALS $6.5

  • LAST YEAR, IT TOTALS $6.5 MILLION.

  • MILLION. >> IF THEY LOST THAT, THEY WOULD

  • >> IF THEY LOST THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEEK NEW REVENUE

  • HAVE TO SEEK NEW REVENUE STREAMS.

  • STREAMS. OF COURSE, THAT LOOKS GOOD IN

  • OF COURSE, THAT LOOKS GOOD IN THEORY.

  • THEORY. BUT THERE ARE POTENTIAL

  • BUT THERE ARE POTENTIAL SENSITIVE AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN

  • SENSITIVE AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF POLITICS.

  • TERMS OF POLITICS. YOU KNOW, THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS

  • YOU KNOW, THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS TO BE POLITICALLY NEUTRAL.

  • TO BE POLITICALLY NEUTRAL. >> Reporter: BUT THE COUPLE

  • >> Reporter: BUT THE COUPLE ALREADY HAS PLENTY OF MONEY OF

  • ALREADY HAS PLENTY OF MONEY OF THEIR OWN.

  • THEIR OWN. HARRY'S NET WORTH IS $39

  • HARRY'S NET WORTH IS $39 MILLION, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE

  • MILLION, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS.

  • REPORTS. $7 MILLION HE INHERITED FROM HIS

  • $7 MILLION HE INHERITED FROM HIS MOM, THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA,

  • MOM, THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA, AND MORE FROM HIS GREAT

  • AND MORE FROM HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER.

  • GRANDMOTHER. "THE WASHINGTON POST" REPORTS

  • "THE WASHINGTON POST" REPORTS MEGHAN'S OWN WORK, LIKE ACTING

  • MEGHAN'S OWN WORK, LIKE ACTING IN "SUITS," GAVE HER A NET WORTH

  • IN "SUITS," GAVE HER A NET WORTH OF $5 MILLION.

  • OF $5 MILLION. AND SHE HAD HER LIFESTYLE

  • AND SHE HAD HER LIFESTYLE WEBSITE, ENDORSEMENTS AND

  • WEBSITE, ENDORSEMENTS AND SPONSORSHIP DEALS.

  • SPONSORSHIP DEALS. IN NORTH AMERICA, HARRY AND

  • IN NORTH AMERICA, HARRY AND MEGHAN COULD EARN MORE THAN

  • MEGHAN COULD EARN MORE THAN THEIR WORTH.

  • THEIR WORTH. HARRY ENCOURAGING DISNEY TO HIRE

  • HARRY ENCOURAGING DISNEY TO HIRE MEGHAN FOR VOICEOVER WORK.

  • MEGHAN FOR VOICEOVER WORK. >> SURE.

  • >> SURE. WE'D LOVE TO TRY.

  • WE'D LOVE TO TRY. >> Reporter: BUT IF THEY WORK

  • >> Reporter: BUT IF THEY WORK FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR

  • FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR HIGH-PROFILE FRIENDS GIVE US A

  • HIGH-PROFILE FRIENDS GIVE US A CLUE HOW MUCH THEY COULD MAKE.

  • CLUE HOW MUCH THEY COULD MAKE. BARACK OBAMA AND MICHELLE, THE

  • BARACK OBAMA AND MICHELLE, THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY,

  • FORMER PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY, HAVE BOOK DEALS WORTH AN

  • HAVE BOOK DEALS WORTH AN ESTIMATED $65 MILLION.

  • ESTIMATED $65 MILLION. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS REPORTEDLY

  • PRESIDENT OBAMA IS REPORTEDLY PAID $400,000 FOR A SPEAKING

  • PAID $400,000 FOR A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT.

  • ENGAGEMENT. ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE SUSSEXES,

  • ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE SUSSEXES, SERENA WILLIAMS, HAS LUCRATIVE

  • SERENA WILLIAMS, HAS LUCRATIVE MARKETING DEALS WITH CHASE,

  • MARKETING DEALS WITH CHASE, GATORADE, JPMORGAN AND NIKE.

  • GATORADE, JPMORGAN AND NIKE. AND OPRAH IS WORTH $3 BILLION.

  • AND OPRAH IS WORTH $3 BILLION. SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO, PERHAPS,

  • SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO, PERHAPS, FOR A ROYAL COUPLE MOVING ON

ENOUGH MONEY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

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