By

Allie Jones,

a freelance writer who covers celebrity, culture, and influence.

Six-ish years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left Britain for California to, in their words, “carve out a progressive new role within [the royal] institution.”

“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” they explained in a statement in January 2020. By March, they were living in Tyler Perry’s mansion in Beverly Hills, working on lots of big money ideas. Some of them even succeeded!