Meghan Markle. The dream villa where she resides with Prince Harry requires a lot of maintenance. The costs would be very high. How do the Dukes of Sussex afford it?
The Dukes of Sussex, Harry and Meghanthey moved to the United States after having mutually chosen to abandon their roles as senior members of the British royal family, renouncing all commitments but also various privileges.
They certainly don’t live the lives of ordinary mortals. In fact, they reside in a mega villa in Montecito, California, worth 12 million dollars together with their two children, Archie and Lilibet. The estate is located on 5.4 acres of land. It includes beautiful gardens, a tennis court, a tea house and a children’s cottage, of course the swimming pool and a five-car garage.
Furthermore, inside the residence you can find well 9 bedroomslibrary, office, a spa, gym, game room, and even the wine cellar 16 bathrooms. All this, however, involves enormous maintenance costs. They are employed approximately 15 employees full-time housekeepers, house managers, private chefs, garden workers and personal guards. In addition to staff salaries, the bill for utilities, maintenance and security must also be considered.
Let’s not forget the costs for major renovations and various repairs. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent every year. How do they afford it?
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: how they afford the luxury of their life in the USA
Money is not a source of concern for the Dukes of Sussex. As is known, they have previously signed millionaire agreements with streaming giants such as Spotify and Netflix.
The Prince Harry he earned handsomely from the publication of his autobiographical book “Spare”among last year’s best sellers worldwide. Meghan Markleinstead, has launched a new luxury lifestyle brand named American Riviera Orchard which will deal with the sale of furnishing products, crockery, linens, home fragrances, stationery, jams and much more.
As if that wasn’t enough, the couple would have a total net worth of 48 million pounds (approximately 57 million euros). In 1994, the Queen Mother set aside a generous sum of £19 million into a trust for his great-grandchildren, including Harry and William. The Duke of Sussex will get his hands on some of this money on the occasion of his 40th birthday on September 15th. Furthermore, her mother (Lady Diana Spencer) left her children almost 8 million pounds; they each receive around £340,000 every year since they turned 25.
