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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘cutting back employees’ due to financial crisis

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are losing their employees to save money

Published May 08, 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seemingly going through a financial crisis with lack of sustainable income.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have reduced their staff from 16 to 5 employees, are going through a financial crunch.

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Royal expert Rebecca Russell writes for Express: “As if we needed any more proof, Prince Harry’s lack of awareness has grown from a minor character flaw into a full-blown walking disaster.

“Despite being left eye-watering sums of money that most of us can only dream of, the latest whispers from the Montecito echo chamber claim that Harry and Meghan are now having to "cut back" on their spending with their number of full-time employees reportedly dropping from 16 to just five.

She noted: “It turns out that an independent life free from the confines of his gilded cage is hard to maintain when you have a $14.7million mansion to pay for, a private security detail to fund and a proclivity for court cases that ensures the UK’s finest legal minds are never far from their silk robes..”

Eleen Bukhari
Eleen Bukhari is a London-based journalist and MSc graduate from Brunel University with over five years of experience. Specialising in the British Royal Family and global entertainment, she provides expert analysis of monarchy traditions, celebrity culture, and the evolving media narratives surrounding the world’s most high-profile figures.
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