Meghan Markle plans to become a UK citizen, the process will take approximately three years, during which time Markle will remain a US citizen. Why is this important? Royal expert Marlene Koenig told The Sun, that “Even when married to a member of the British royal family, as long as she remains a US citizen she will have to pay income tax.”
Though Markle has wealth of her own (much of which comes from her role on Suits) that she’ll pay taxes on, she’s also about to marry into a family with a very large fortune. Prince Harry received half of his mother’s £21.5 million (about $29.2 million) estate when she died, and he shares a £3.5 million (about $4.7 million) annual allowance with his brother and sister-in-law, William and Kate. And that’s not to mention the rest of royal family’s worth.
If Markle receives any of her new family’s money, she’ll be at risk of paying income tax on it. “If she receives money from her husband or his family, and that’s considered income, she would have to pay income tax on that,” Koenig explained.
“With that sort of money, if Meghan’s name is on that account, most likely she would be dinged—that would have to be reported as income in the United States. You can be sure that those at Buckingham Palace and those who run the accounts are looking very carefully at all of this to make sure that the royal family’s money does not get reported to the IRS,” Koenig said.
Brad Pitt Bid $120,000 To Watch ‘Game Of Thrones’ With Emilia Clarke
Brad Pitt made the big offer while attending the Sean Penn J/P HRO Gala: A Gala Dinner to Benefit J/P Haitian Relief Organization at Milk Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 6. Pitt was chatting and laughing with other attendees — including Jeff Bezos and Bryan Lourd — but really perked up and took action when the auction announced the chance to watch “Game of Thrones” with Clarke.
“During the first auction, Brad was on his phone. When the auction announced Emilia Clarke, they called her out in the crowd and Brad literally turned his whole neck to find and look at her and enthusiastically clap,” an onlooker told Why Meghan Markle won’t be sharing Prince Harry’s royal fortune; Brad Pitt bid $120,000 to watch ‘Game of Thrones’ with Emilia Clarke.. “He offered $80,000 in the auction to watch Game of Thrones with Emilia.”
HBO recently announced that the final season of “Game of Thrones” will not be back until 2019 and will only be 6 episodes.
