Prince Harry and Meghan: This could be why they only work 1 hour a week, according to experts

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as working Royals back in 2020. After a brief stay in Canada, the couple decided to settle in Montecito, California, US. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have since been cut off financially from the Royal Family.

This means the couple has to earn the money for their luxurious life themselves. To do this, they have both partaken in various interviews - including the bombshell one with Oprah - while Meghan also launched her own podcast. Prince Harry released his tell-all memoir on January 10, 2023, who's ghostwriter earned $1 million.

Prince Harry and Meghan have welcomed two children into the world, Archie, born on May 6, 2019, and Lilibet, born on June 4, 2021.

Prince Harry and Meghan are set financially

Since Harry and Meghan broke away from the Royal Family, they have not hidden their criticism - and have already landed one or two lucrative deals.

Their Netflix documentary, which they didn't film in their own home, is said to have earned $2 million.

According to Bunte, Prince Harry and Meghan will definitely accept King Charles' invitation to his coronation in May as the profit possibilities could be too tempting for them.

However, the income so far seems to be sufficiently high that Prince Harry and Meghan can afford to hardly work. This is evidenced by their tax records, although they have already emphasized several times that they now want to concentrate fully on their Archewell Foundation.

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Prince Harry and Meghan only work an hour a week

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have worked on average only one hour per week for the foundation! Critics see this as proof that the two prefer to continue aiming for lucrative media deals than to take care of the foundation.

Others stress that the documents also show that the two are not paid a salary by the foundation. Therefore, they say, it is only logical that they might rather put their time into other projects with which they earn their living. Moreover, they would also have generated such high sums for the foundation.

Others have pointed out that these are normal working hours for directors of charitable foundations, as reported by Newsweek.

Attorney Seth Perlman, partner of Perlman & Perlman LLP, told Newsweek:

You'll typically see that listed for many directors

If you have four board meetings a year—that's what directors do, they hold board meetings—then that turns into basically 12 hours a quarter. Which is, you know, a sufficient amount of time and a typical amount of time for board members to act.

Nevertheless, the whole thing leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many - especially because the couple has repeatedly emphasized that they want to concentrate on the foundation.

This article was translated from Ohmymag DE.

Sources used:

Bunte: 'Prinz Harry & Herzogin Meghan: Steuerunterlagen enthüllen: Sie arbeiten nur eine Stunde pro Woche'
Bunte: 'Prinz Harry & Herzogin Meghan: Neue Aufträge: Darum nehmen sie wohl an Charles' Krönung teil'

Newsweek: 'Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Said They Only Work One Hour a Week'