SNL UK Mocks Harry and Meghan’s $60 Million Netflix Deal After Britain Return

Q: As unresolved security issues loom, who will ultimately foot the heavy bill for the Sussexes' new life outside London?

For now, there is no settled payer. The likeliest outcome is a split: Harry and Meghan will fund their private life themselves, while any armed police protection in Britain would only be covered if the Home Office’s Ravec process authorizes it. Buckingham Palace has been explicit that the Sussexes are non-working royals and private citizens. That means their home outside London, school fees, staff and day-to-day private security are not Palace obligations. Multiple reports say they already pay privately for protection and other high fixed costs, and palace guidance stresses that security is for the relevant authorities, not the King. The unresolved issue is police protection. Because the family is now living in Britain rather than visiting, Ravec is reviewing risk around their residence, travel and school runs. If Ravec grants publicly funded protection, taxpayers would effectively meet at least part of that bill. British media estimates have put such security at up to about £5 million a year, though no official figure has been confirmed. If Ravec declines full public protection or offers only limited cover, the Sussexes would have to pay the difference themselves, as they have done in the U.S. Recent reporting also suggests they are carrying substantial expenses already, including private security costs and legal liabilities. So the heavy bill for their new life is mostly theirs — unless British authorities decide the threat level justifies taxpayer-funded police protection.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 14

SNL UK targeted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle within weeks of their late-August move back to Britain, centering a sketch on their return to royal orbit.
The parody mocked their strained family ties, Markle’s lifestyle brand and the couple’s Netflix money, with a fake Harry joking that $60 million had already run out.
Buckingham Palace has separately reaffirmed that the Sussexes will not resume official royal duties, saying their status remains unchanged from when they stepped back in 2020.
Harry and Meghan are settling into a private home outside London, while Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, are due to start at British schools in September.