Despite both being millionaires in their own right, tabloids still went forward with tales of a big-spending and low income. Thanks to the recent multimillion-dollar production deal with Netflix, perhaps these stories will become less frequent.
Back in February, In Touch bellowed from the rooftops that the Sussexes were “already $6 million in debt.” Just months after leaving the royal family, a so-called source said “Harry and Meghan are hemorrhaging money and struggling to make ends meet.”
The two had overestimated how much their mansion would cost, although the tabloid could not report how much the rent was. While the couple would lose access to taxpayer grants, Prince Harry was still receiving money from his father’s investments, so this story of destitution was unfounded.
When the couple moved to California, Life & Style ran an almost identical story saying the two were “running out of money.” Prince Harry had “gone from His Royal Highness to practically homeless” partially thanks to the coronavirus.
The tabloid still noted that the Sussexes were “crashing at a friend’s pad nearby Malibu to keep costs down,” which is extremely different from actual homelessness.