Now, fresh revelations suggest that money played a significant role in Meghan's early days within the royal family. According to the pages of "Our King: Charles III - The Man and the Monarch Revealed," a new book, a fiery exchange took place between King Charles and Prince Harry in 2018. In this exchange, the king made it abundantly clear that he had no intention of funding Meghan's extravagant lifestyle.
From OK! Magazine:
As Harry reportedly grew "infuriated" as the conversation went on, the future King Charles III added how he could not afford to pay for them, in addition to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and their young family too. Prince Charles received annual earnings from the Duchy of Cornwall when he was the heir to the throne, which meant he did not get funding from Queen Elizabeth II's Sovereign Grant.
This plays into complaints the Duke of Sussex wrote about in his memoir, Spare, about not being able to earn money "to support my family." The revelation also arrived shortly after the fifth in line to the throne lost his High Court battle over retaining British taxpayer-funded security.
In documents released from the case, which was decided on Wednesday, February 28, the fifth in line to the throne even demanded the name of the specific person who signed off on stripping Sussex protection four years ago. Harry and Meghan Markle decided to leave the United Kingdom ("Megxit") in early 2020 for reasons that have been disputed by both analysts and the couple themselves ever since. No matter the reason behind the parting, government-funded royal security is something that is only granted to senior royals who actively work for or from the annual Sovereign Grant of public money.
It is understood, "obviously," that such monarchy members will reside full-time in Britain and will continue their public and private duties as representatives of the reigning monarch. Both of these principles were abandoned when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to leave.
The fiery-haired prince filed a claim against the British Home Office after they decided to remove such security in February 2020, and released a statement defending his decision last December.
