Prince Harry will inherit millions of pounds when he turns 40 next month, an amount that will be just a “small bonus” for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, a royal expert has claimed.
The 39-year-old will inherit a whopping £7million from his great-grandmother for the landmark birthday.
The money comes from a trust fund that the Queen Mother set up for her grandchildren - she put the majority of her estimated £70m wealth into it and Harry’s share is around 10 per cent.
The Queen Mother, who died in 2001, now may not be so thrilled with the fact that the substantial sum is being passed to Harry, following his fallout with the Royal Family.
Prince Harry will inherit millions of pounds when he turns 40 next month, an amount that will be just a 'small bonus' for the Duke and Duchess of SussexGettyRoyal correspondent Jennie Bond believes that Harry’s great grandmother would be dismayed to learn of the feud, given her particularly close bond with Harry, who he referred to as “Gan Gan”.
She told OK! Magazine: “The Queen Mother loved her great grandchildren…and they adored her sense of humour.”
Bond went on to describe how she would often do impressions of some of her great-grandchildren’s favourite characters which would have them in stitches.
“But,” she continued, “I’m afraid the Queen Mother would have been mightily disappointed to see history repeating itself as Harry fell in love with a divorced American woman and then left royal life and went to live abroad… almost in exile, like her brother in law King Edward VIII, who abdicated for the love of Wallis Simpson.”
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The money comes from a trust fund that the Queen Mother set up for her grandchildren
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The royal correspondent said that she believes that the Queen Mother would have been angry at Harry and Meghan for the things they have said about the Firm.
Discussing the money itself, Bond said: “For most of us, an inheritance of several million pounds would be utterly life changing.... for Harry and Meghan, it will be a small bonus compared to their commercial earnings. Nevertheless, I’m sure it will be greatly appreciated by Harry who, I’m sure, has nothing but fond memories of his great grandmother… or Gan Gan as he called her.”
She also said the money would likely be greatly appreciated in light of Harry and Meghan’s growing security costs.
When the Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working royal in 2020, he was subsequently stripped of his Metropolitan Police bodyguards. The committee deciding on security for royalty, VIPs and senior public figures, known as Ravec, withdrew Harry’s state-funded security when he left the Firm.
Prince Harry stepped down as a working royal in 2020, he was subsequently stripped of his Metropolitan Police bodyguards
GettyNow, Harry must use private security when he comes to the UK. In an email sent in April 2020, the prince “made it clear” to Queen Elizabeth II’s private secretary, Sir Edward Young “that we couldn’t afford private security until we were able to earn”, The Telegraph reported.
A return to the UK for the Sussexes does not look likely anytime soon. Last week, Harry said that it would be “dangerous” to bring his wife and children back to the UK.
In a new documentary, Tabloids on Trial, the Duke said: “It's still dangerous. All it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read. Whether it's a knife or acid, these are things that are of genuine concern for me.
“It's one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country”, he said during the sit-down interview which aired on July 25.
