Royal revenge brings him 150 million francs
Prince Harry counters the greed allegations
Prince Harry faces allegations of greed. The Duke of Sussex is making millions with his memoir and other deals. Now he justifies himself.
1/8
Prince Harry’s biography has been available since Tuesday.
Sarina BosshardEditor People
The cash registers are currently ringing for Prince Harry (38) and Duchess Meghan (41). The Duke of Sussex is said to have received around 37 million francs for his biography “Reserve” alone. There is also income for her collaboration with Netflix and Meghan’s podcast “Archetypes”. Overall, the couple is said to have bagged around 150 million francs for all deals.
That doesn’t go down well with everyone. The couple has to listen to the accusation of greed. On “Good Morning America” moderator Michael Strahan (51) speaks to Prince Harry about the allegations. “Some critics will say: ‘You spread private conflicts and make money from it, you get paid for it’,” says Strahan, adding: “It’s almost as if you were selling your family.”
Prince Harry wants to protect his family with the book
Prince Harry seems to have expected such allegations. “I’m sure that’s probably what some people think or what some people want to think,” the royal said. Nevertheless, he does not put up with these allegations. With the book he wanted to correct his own story. “The only way I can protect us, the only way I can correct falsehoods, is to write a book,” explains Harry. He fully accepts that feeds the beast anyway. “But I’m in a position where these untruths need to be corrected,” he clarifies.
Because Harry and Meghan have felt misrepresented for years – among other things, because royals like the king’s wife Camilla (75) allegedly made specific information about the couple public.
Harry and Meghan need money for their security
But Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan also desperately need the income: after their withdrawal from the British royal family and the associated financial independence, they have to support their lives themselves. The security costs alone are in the millions. They also had to reimburse the royal family for the conversion work on their British home, Frogmore Cottage, worth around three million francs. In addition, the two do a lot of voluntary work – such as Harry’s commitment to the Invictus Games. (bsn)