Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's documentary series is coming to Netflix — here's how the couple makes and spends their millions

"We intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen," their January 2020 statement read. "We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages."

In the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, Prince Harry said the primary reasons for their leaving their royal roles was a "lack of support and lack of understanding" from both the media and the royal family.

Harry said he stopped receiving any financial support from his family in "the first quarter of 2020," the same time that the couple released their statement that they were working towards becoming financially independent.

The offices of Prince William and Kate Middleton continued to be "paid for from His Royal Highness's private income," according to King Charles III's financial report from 2021.

However, the spokesperson said the couple officially stopped receiving funding in the summer of 2020.

There's no officially recognized figure for what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are worth in 2022. Business Insider reported in 2020 that the couple were worth at least $30 million, citing 2018 estimates from Money.com, which were made before the couple inked their Netflix deal.

In February 2021, several months after the Netflix deal was announced, Forbes put their estimated net worth at $10 million.

"I've got what my mum left me and without that, we wouldn't have been able to do this," Harry told Oprah in March 2021. "She saw it coming, and I certainly felt her presence throughout this whole process."

Prince Harry inherited an estimated $10 million from Princess Diana's estate after her death on August 31, 1997.

Prince Harry served in the Army for 10 years, including service in Afghanistan.

The actress reportedly earned $50,000 for each episode of "Suits" and a combined $360,000 from her roles in the 2010 movies "Remember Me" and "The Candidate," Business Insider previously reported, citing Town & Country magazine.

She made around $80,000 a year from sponsorships and endorsement deals.

"The Bench," inspired by a Father's Day poem she wrote for Prince Harry, was published on June 8, 2021.

The children's book spoke about the relationship between a father and son from the perspective of a mother. The book featured illustrations by Christian Robinson and became a New York Times bestseller within a week of its release.

According to The Sun, Markle potentially got a $700,000 advance for "The Bench."

The book's title refers to the "spare" title he received as the brother of the heir to the British throne and the fact that he will likely never become king. Harry's brother, Prince William, is the eldest son of King Charles III and first in line to be king.

The synopsis reads: "It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last."

"With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief," the synopsis continued.

According to Insider, Prince Harry has pledged to donate the proceeds of the book to charity and has already donated $1.5 million to Sentebale, a charity that supports children and young people affected by HIV and AIDS.

"Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope," the couple said in a statement. "As new parents, making inspirational family programming is also important to us."

The couple's Netflix documentary series, which hits Netflix on December 8, follows the couple as they navigate post-royal life.

The couple did not produce any content for the platform in 2021, which reportedly led Spotify producers to step in, according to Forbes. Meghan Markle has since released her own Spotify podcast, "Archetypes."

"Archetypes is the podcast where we explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back. Here's where we dismantle them with action," the podcast's description reads.

The cost of renovating the home was originally paid for by British taxpayers through the Sovereign Grant, according to the BBC. The couple paid back the money in 2022 after signing the deal with Netflix.

According to Vogue, the pair settled in the private and exclusive neighborhood of Montecito. The publication also reported that, according to property records, the royal couple bought their 14,500-square-foot home for $14.65 million. They put down $5 million, leaving them with a $10 million mortgage, Forbes reported.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year," a spokesperson for the couple told Insider in August 2020.

"They have settled into the quiet privacy of their community since their arrival and hope that this will be respected for their neighbors, as well as for them as a family."

The couple dined at the hotel's famous Bemelmans Bar. The two-bedroom Royal Suite, where Princess Diana reportedly stayed during her trips to New York, runs for a whopping $8,000 a night, according to the Observer.

In December 2022, Markle traveled by private jet for the second time in a week to attend an awards ceremony with Prince Harry in New York. She was previously seen boarding a private jet in Indianapolis after appearing at a female empowerment event in the city, according to the Independent. Their use of private jets has raised questions about environmental impact, The Times reported.

When asked about his family's use of private jets in 2019, Harry said, "I spend 99% of my life traveling the world by commercial. Occasionally there needs to be an opportunity based on a unique circumstance to ensure my family are safe, and it's genuinely as simple as that." He added, "For me it's about balance."

However, the couple is currently fighting for official police protection while in the United Kingdom.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the UK," according to a statement released in January 2022.

Meghan and Harry appeared to receive official royal security protection when they traveled to the UK for Prince Philip's and later Queen Elizabeth II's funerals.