Despite his choice to distance himself from the royal family, the Prince Harry He never denied the special bond he had with his grandmother. Elizabeth II. Since he was a little boy, the late Queen has shown a particular fondness for Charles and Diana’s second son, and thought of giving him a beautiful gift to “unwrap” for his birthday. 40th anniversary.
Elizabeth II’s birthday present for Harry
On September 15, Prince Harry will turn off his first 40 candles. A milestone that the Duke of Sussex will likely celebrate with his wife Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet in California, where he settled after distancing himself from the royal family. But despite the distance between most anticipated gifts Harry received one from a family member: his grandmother Elizabeth II.
According to what Daily MailThe late queen is said to have left her grandson around £8 million (9 million and 500 thousand euros) on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. A fund containing 19 million of pounds sterling was in fact established by the Queen for all her grandchildren in 1994, when Harry was only 10 years old. Elizabeth established that each of them would receive a sum on their 21st birthday and one on the arrival of the fateful “gate”. However, palace sources claim that Harry received a larger sum than his brother William.
Queen Elizabeth’s Fund for her beloved grandchildren
This is not the first time that Elizabeth II’s legacy has been raised. A former Palace official had already revealed to Times: “The Queen Mother has established a fund with money for his grandchildrenin order to pass on part of the inheritance to them in a tax-efficient manner.” The beneficiaries should be, in addition to Princes Harry and William, also Princess Anne’s children, Zara and Peter, and the daughters of Andrew of York, Beatrice and Eugene. A sum should also be allocated to Princess Margareth’s children, David and Sarah.
Each of them, according to Elizabeth’s will, should have received 6 million pounds for their 21st birthday and 8 million for their 40th birthday, which Harry is about to celebrate on September 15. A very generous gift, which the Duke of Sussex could choose to invest in future professional projects.
How Harry will celebrate his birthday
Harry will probably celebrate his 40th Anniversary in California. The public greetings of the royal family are anything but obvious: already last year, none of the official accounts had celebrated the birthday of the Duke of Sussex, but as in this case it is a special milestone, things could change.
As for a hypothetical party, many claim that Meghan is organizing one in style for this fateful step: “Meghan and Harry have many friends in Hollywood so it’s definitely going to be a big party no matter what they do. Who knows, they might even sell photos of the party to the media,” Royals expert Lydia Alty explained. From Buckingham Palace, however, William and Charles could choose to do some private greetings to Harry, even though the relationship with him has cooled a lot.