Mystery over two donors who gave £1.6m to Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s Archewell – as foundation takes massive hit
MYSTERY continues to surround two donors who gave £1.6 million to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell foundation.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex saw their charitable organisation suffer a whopping £8.7million drop in donations compared to the prior year.
Harry and Meg released their charity’s annual report and a glitzy promotional film showing their good works this year, but it was marred by donations falling.
Archewell’s income tax return, filed in the US, revealed that the couple’s foundation had seen a massive drop off compared to previous years.
The detailed return showed that 2022 donations had dipped to just over £1.6m, compared to the £10.3m it was gifted in 2021.
And it was further revealed that two major donors contributed £795,210 ($1million) each.
But the two generous donors to Harry and Meg’s foundation remain anonymous.
The year before, an unidentified donor gave them £7.8m but there was no repeat of that staggering generosity in 2022.
Harry and Meghan’s Foundation also recorded a loss of £536,357 ($674,485) due to the shortfall in donations as revenue was recorded at $2million while costs were $2.67million.
It comes after the Sussexes were dealt a fresh blow with two more of their leading staff quitting.
Ben Browning, internal content head of Archewell Productions, and Fara Taylor, who leads the marketing team, were revealed to be leaving the foundation this year.
The couple’s various attacks on the Royal Family and their own waning popularity have already resulted in a string of woes.
These include a money-spinning podcast being dropped, comedy show South Park taking the mickey and Harry failing to be given a front-row seat at his father’s coronation.
His view was even blocked by Princess Anne’s plumed hat.
There were furious bust-ups over Harry’s book Spare and its follow-up biography Endgame by Omid Scobie, and the couple’s behaviour saw them lose their Frogmore Cottage home in the royal grounds of Windsor Castle.
Harry’s claims that the media ignored his Afghan war comrades were proven false, following outrage over the pair’s misleading Netflix documentary.