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In typical fairytales, princesses get rescued by rich, handsome princes, who solve their problems and marry them, paving the way for their “happily ever after.”

But Meghan Markle flipped the narrative when she became a princess in 2018. An in-demand actress on the hit TV series “Suits,” Markle fell in love with Prince Harry of Wales, the charming yet oft-misunderstood son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who, at the time, was second in line to the British throne.

After a whirlwind, year-long courtship, Meghan and Harry were married in a spectacular, $43 million ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in London — and while 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch the spectacle, life for the couple proved anything but a fairytale.

Facing intense public pressure and relentless harassment by the British tabloid media, whom he blamed for the tragic car accident that killed Princess Diana in 1997, Harry told Oprah that he feared that “history would repeat itself.”

Meghan’s mental health had deteriorated to the point that, by the time she was pregnant with their first child, Archie, she had become suicidal. But “The Firm,” as the Royal Family was known, did little to help — in fact, they made matters worse, by reportedly making racist comments about the baby’s skin color and offering false narratives to the media.

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Shortly after Archie was born, in January 2020, the couple announced they would be “stepping back” from Royal duties; first, for an extended vacation on Vancouver Island, Canada. Then, it became permanent, as the young family relocated 5,000 miles away from their kingdom to start a new chapter in Montecito, California.

“Just by existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy,” Meghan said in a 2022 interview with The Cut, “So we go, ‘Okay, fine, let’s get out of here.”

Five years after their “Royal Exit,” Meghan and Harry are making more money than they ever did across the pond, through Netflix series, films, books, and podcasts that detail their fascinating new life — as well as the saga they left behind.

But just how much is Meghan Markle worth now, five years into her and Prince Harry’s high-profile departure?

Since their “Royal Exit,” Meghan and Harry have made millions through entrepreneurial ventures as well as deals with Spotify and Netflix. They are pictured here at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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What is Meghan Markle’s net worth in 2025?

As of May 2025, Meghan Markle has a net worth of $60 million. This sum includes the net worth of her husband, Prince Harry, although each brought their own, unique assets into their union.

How did Meghan Markle make her money?

Meghan is a self-made millionaire. She’s estimated to have made about $4 million from her seven seasons as Rachel Zane on “Suits,” earning as much as $50,000 per episode during the show’s peak.

However, when Meghan and Harry became engaged, Meghan did not renew her contract with the show due to strict rules the British Royal Family had about working obligations.

Aaron Korsh, the executive producer of “Suits,” told The Hollywood Reporter that the Royal Family demanded to see the scripts of each episode, ultimately having the final say on Zane’s dialogue. For instance, they vetoed her saying the word “poppycock” because they feared amateur video editors would splice the term and use it online.

In addition to acting, Meghan was a content creator and influencer. Her blog, “The Tig,” generated about $80,000 a year in advertising revenues, although it also shuttered when she became a Royal.

When Harry married Meghan, he brought the $10 million inheritance he had received from his mother, the late Princess Diana, when he turned 25 in 2009. (In 2024, he received an additional $8.5 million from his great-grandmother, The Queen Mother.) In addition, he made a yearly allowance of $800,000 from the Duchy of Cornwall for his speaking engagements and other Royal appearances.

Harry and Meghan were also given $3 million for renovations to Frogmore Cottage, the home in Berkshire, England, that they lived in as working Royals. They voluntarily paid back this sum after giving up their Royal duties.

Finally, Meghan and Harry were given ranks of nobility: Queen Elizabeth II bestowed the couple with the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex. They started using Sussex as their last name and continue to do so, although since they are no longer working Royals, they can no longer be addressed as HRH: His or Her Royal Highness.

Meghan Markle’s early life and acting career

Rachel Meghan Markle was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Doria Ragland, was a makeup artist and yoga instructor, while her father, Thomas Markle Sr., was a lighting director. He brought young Meghan onto his sets, which included the hit TV show “Married… with Children,” and her interest in acting grew.

The mixed-race couple (Doria is African American while Thomas is Caucasian) divorced when Meghan was six, although both were actively involved in raising Meghan. Meghan has two half-siblings, Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr.

Deeply committed to social justice issues since she was a child, Meghan volunteered at a Skid Row soup kitchen and even wrote to Procter & Gamble, asking that they change a sexist advertisement for dishwashing liquid (Spoiler: They did).

Meghan graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in 1999 and enrolled at Northwestern University, where she studied theater and international studies. She remained involved in charitable work as part of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, which centered around empowering women. After an internship at the American embassy in Buenos Aires and a semester studying abroad in Madrid, she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in 2003.

However, the 5’6” actress had difficulty obtaining acting roles due to her mixed race heritage, telling Elle UK “I wasn’t black enough for the black roles and I wasn’t white enough for the white ones.”

She supported herself as a freelance calligrapher, designing wedding invitations and other announcements, while appearing in bit roles on TV Shows like “CSI: NY,” “CSI: Miami,” “90210,” and “General Hospital.” She also had parts in films such as “Remember Me” (which was produced by her first husband, Trevor Engelson), “Horrible Bosses,” and even appeared as a “Suitcase Girl” in 34 episodes of the popular trivia show “Deal or No Deal.”

Meghan’s big break came in 2011, when she was cast in the USA Network legal drama “Suits.” Her character, Rachel Zane, began the series as a paralegal and eventually worked her way up to an attorney.

Meghan began dating film producer Trevor Engelson in 2004. Around the time she landed her “Suits” gig, she and Engleson got married in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on August 16, 2011. However, due to the long-distance nature of their relationship after “Suits” began filming, the couple separated in 2013 and divorced in 2014.

Meghan next embarked on a two-year relationship with Cory Vitiello, a celebrity chef from Canada, that ended in May 2016.

How did Meghan Markle and Prince Harry meet?

As detailed in his 2023 memoir, “Spare,” by 2016, Prince Harry had been dumped, yet again, because his latest girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, could not handle the relentless media attention their relationship had generated.

In July 2016, Harry was listlessly scrolling through Instagram when he discovered a photo his friend, Violet von Westenholz, had posted of herself and Meghan Markle. Both had cartoon filters on their faces, but Harry could see Meghan’s beauty underneath. “That face,” he exclaimed, captivated.

He immediately messaged Violet, asking for Meghan’s number, and after Violet secured Meghan’s permission, she gave it to him. Soon after, they met for the first time, over drinks at SoHo House — Harry had a beer while Meghan ordered a martini.

“He was just so fun. Just so refreshingly fun,” Meghan gushed in their Netflix documentary “Harry & Meghan,” “… And that was the thing, we were childlike together.”

They made plans to have dinner the next day and texted nonstop. Six weeks later, they took their first trip, a romantic getaway to Botswana, a place where Harry went to regroup after his mother’s death, and which he always held dear to his heart.

Meghan and Harry lived in a tent for five days, and as Meghan recounted in their documentary, “We could both just be completely ourselves. There’s no distraction. There’s no cellphone reception. There’s no mirror. There’s no bathroom. There was no, ‘How do I look?’ Thankfully, we really liked each other.”

Harry, too, was smitten:

“It just felt so right, and it felt so normal … That was when it just hit me, like, ‘Okay, this girl, this woman is amazing, is everything I’ve been looking for, and she’s so comfortable and so relaxed in my company.”

—Prince Harry, “Harry & Meghan”

One year later, Harry proposed to Meghan with a ring he designed himself: A 3.8-carat diamond sourced from Botswana set alongside two smaller stones from Princess Diana’s personal collection. The band was made of rare, Welsh gold, and had been set aside exclusively for British Royalty.

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Meghan & Harry’s wedding

On May 19, 2018, Meghan and Harry were married at St. George’s Chapel, London. Approximately 100,000 spectators lined the route while 1.9 billion viewers in 180 countries watched it on TV. Their wedding is said to have added $1.2 billion to the British economy.

Meghan wore the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau Tiara, which added glam and sparkle to her understated Givenchy wedding dress.

According to Kensington Palace, the tiara featured diamonds set in platinum and “was formed as a flexible band of eleven sections, pierced with interlaced ovals and pavé set with large and small brilliant diamonds.”

The tiara had been gifted to Princess Mary in 1893 as part of her marriage to Prince George, the Duke of York.

But while Meghan’s look was fit for a queen, the Duchess will never be able to achieve that title. The British monarchy solely belongs to a member of the bloodline, and so if Prince Harry became King, Meghan, at best, could rise to the position of Queen Consort.

Currently, Harry is fifth in line to the British throne, after his brother, Prince William, and Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, William’s children with Kate Middleton.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s business ventures

When Meghan and Harry moved to America, they could barely afford their Montecito dream house. In the few short years since, however, their wealth has grown substantially, due to innovative businesses they either launched or partnered with.

Archewell Foundation

Meghan and Harry’s “startup” venture, Archewell Foundation, was the first project they embarked on after their Royal exit. The nonprofit, which is named after their son, has a stated mission to “uplift and unite communities, both local and global, online and offline.”

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It focuses on youth mental health initiatives and community-building activities. Its film division, Archewell Productions, was responsible for the moving documentary “Heart of Invictus,” which detailed the sporting event Harry created for wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and women in 2014.

Netflix

Harry and Meghan’s largest income stream comes courtesy of Netflix. Reportedly worth $150 million over five years, they inked this deal in September 2020, and it included content such as documentaries and children’s programs.

Their first offering, “Harry & Meghan,” was a six-part series that blissfully detailed the couple’s love story. Hugely popular, with 2.1 million viewers tuning in to its first four days alone, the series became Netflix’s all-time biggest documentary to date.

Their second production, “With Love, Meghan,” is a cooking and lifestyle show featuring Meghan where she is happiest: In the kitchen with friends. 526,000 viewers tuned in during its first week alone, and Netflix has already ordered a second season.

Spotify

Meghan and Harry also signed a three-year deal with Spotify in December 2020.

Valued at $25 million, the podcast deal produced Meghan’s first attempt at the mic, “Archetypes.” This series sought to dismantle female stereotypes, with a clever tagline of “don’t believe the type.”

Meghan interviewed celebrities like Serena Williams and Mariah Carey, but although the podcast won the 2022 People’s Choice podcast award in 2022, Spotify, Harry, and Meghan released a joint statement in June 2023 saying that they had “mutually agreed to part ways.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s family

Meghan and Harry have two children: Their son, Archie, was born on May 6, 2019. Daughter Lilibet, who was named after one of Queen Elizabeth II’s nicknames, was born on June 4, 2021. Meghan revealed she had also suffered a miscarriage in 2020.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s real estate portfolio

According to Architectural Digest, Meghan and Harry purchased their sprawling, 187,000-square-foot Montecito, California mansion for $14.65 million in 2020. They reportedly took out a $10 million mortgage and paid the rest in cash.

The home features nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms, along with a separate guesthouse, swimming pool, and “tea house.” Zillow estimates the property’s value has doubled in the past five years and is worth $29 million in 2025.