Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle make millions — but don’t like to spend their own cash, multiple
sources tell Page Six
Their
latest free gift, Page Six has learned, was a private jet flying them to Vancouver,
Canada for a three-day trip to promote the launch of the 2025 Invictus Games
for wounded service personnel.
The
couple landed in Vancouver Tuesday on a 10-seat Bombardier Challenger 605
chartered by a local private aviation company. Page Six is told they were
“guests” on the flight.
One
source who has worked with the duo told Page Six: “They certainly don’t like to
spend their own money,” and another well-placed insider added: “It’s always
other people’s money.”
The
Canadian trip is the latest use of someone else’s jet by the couple, who were
unavailable for comment.
Last
October, they flew by private jet to NYC for a conference on the perils of social media for kids,
and then on to a quick vacation on the Caribbean island of Canouan.
It’s
not known who paid for that trip.
In November, they flew
to Vegas for a Katy Perry concert on board Texan oil heir Michael Herd’s plane,
with his wife, billionaire, and Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, along with
A-listers Cameron Diaz, her husband Benji Madden, and Zoe Saldana.
And
in January, the couple joined Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and his fashion
designer wife Tracy in Jamaica for the premiere of Bob Marley’s biopic “One
Love,” traveling by private jet.
When in Los Angeles
for work and meetings, they often stay at make-up millionaire Victoria
Jackson’s home, we understand.
Their
notorious claim to have been in a scary paparazzi chase last May was when they were
staying at a private home on the Upper East Side, and they have also stayed at lawyer Barry Bloom’s NYC apartment while
visiting the UN.
And
after quitting royal duties, they stayed at movie mogul Tyler Perry’s $18 million LA home when they first
moved to the US.
The
Duke and Duchess were banned from taking freebies when they were working royals
— but Page Six told how she turned a set of diamonds gifted to Harry from the Middle East into a pinky
ring and earrings.
Markle
has also worn clothing from the Staud range run by Sarah Staudinger, the wife
of WME boss Ari Emmanuel, who is now the one-time “Suits” star’s Hollywood
agent. Markle wore the clothing at an LA Lakers game, although it’s unknown whether she paid
for the items.
Harry and Markle stayed
at Russian oligarch Yuri Milner’s waterfront estate in Canada while plotting
their departure from the royal family.BACKGRID
“She certainly has the
Hollywood mentality, ‘If I wear your brand, it will increase sales,'” said the
well-placed insider.
And
with the advent of their new Sussex.com website
this week, one palace source said, “Basically, it’s ‘Look at us… don’t forget
we’re royal above everything else.'”
Cash
has long been a source of concern for the couple. Acclaimed royal writer Valentine Low revealed in his book “Courtiers” that during an official tour of Australia
and Fiji in 2018, Markle told staffers, “I can’t believe I’m not getting paid
for this.’”
Harry infamously told
Oprah Winfrey that if was not for his mother, Princess Diana’s inheritance,
they would have not been able to make their move to the US.
“I’ve
got what my mum left me, and without that we would not have been able to do
this,” Harry said, referring to his half share of her 1997 estate.
She
left about $10m each to him and Prince William, which was invested for them and
would have been worth far more when he gained it at the age of 30, in 2014.
But in reality, he was
also given a “substantial” check by his father, then
Prince Charles, when he left the UK. It is unknown if he has also received a
legacy from his beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, or his grandfather Prince
Philip.
And
when they quit royal duties, the couple quickly made multi-million dollar deals
with podcast platform Spotify and streamer Netflix, and bought a $14.6 million
estate in Montecito, with a $9.5 million mortgage.
Shortly
after that, Harry signed a $20 million deal with Penguin Random House for his
memoir, which was the best-selling book of 2023 on Amazon, and two further
books.
Although they lost
their Spotify deal last summer — with Spotify exec Bill Simmons dubbing them “f—ing grifters” — their Netflix deal is still
going strong, we’re told, despite rumors to the contrary.
Markle
is working on new projects for the streamer and Harry’s Africa documentary is still quietly in the works, Page
Six is told.
Markle
also announced Tuesday that her first deal struck since signing with Emanuel: a new podcast deal with Lemonada Media.
Under the deal,
Lemonada will distribute the first season of Markle’ “Archetypes” series for
all audio platforms, starting this spring, and develop a new, as-yet-untitled
original podcast series hosted by Markle.
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