Most couples go into a little or even a LOT of debt in order to have the wedding celebration of their dreams (to say nothing of the people who’ve had to make the costly decision to postpone, reschedule, or completely cancel their nuptials thanks to the coronavirus — we feel for you,
Princess Beatrice). But for ex-Your-Highnesses Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the opposite is true. The quasi-royal couple actually made a profit from their May 2018 wedding in Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel.From the start, Meghan and Harry broke all the rules surrounding a typical royal wedding. For example, the couple decided to wed on a weekend when weekdays are the norm for British royalty and Prince Harry had to ask the Queen for special permission to keep his beard.[video_embed id='1941170']RELATED: Prince Harry is finding the silver lining is self-isolation[/video_embed]And while the aforementioned breaks with tradition may have appalled Britain’s foremost family, it was the price tag that shocked us commoners. The total cost for the event was lower than what was spent when Prince William wed, and yet the royal family still cut a cheque for an estimated $56 million CAD. The cake alone was ten of thousands of dollars.In the spirit of ‘you’ve got to spend money to make money’ however, the Duke and Duchess did manage to recoup some of the cost when they sold the broadcast rights for the wedding to the BBC but that sum didn’t go towards paying for the celebration. Instead, the couple held onto the profits and just recently donated the money to a UK charity led by the man who married them, the Archbishop of Canterbury.The Sussexes are reported to have given around $158,000 to his organization, Feeding Britain. A
spokesperson said, “The Duke and Duchess were able to speak to the Archbishop recently and were moved to hear all about the work Feeding Britain was doing to support people during COVID-19.”Earlier this month, Meghan and Harry
announced the naming of their new charitable foundation, Archewell but have yet to specify if this new donation is part of that particular project.[video_embed id='1939736']BEFORE YOU GO: Is there a right way to unpack grocery deliveries during COVID-19?[/video_embed]
