Being married to a member of a royal family isn’t easy.
There are restrictive rules you have to follow, and many details about your personal life suddenly become public.
For some, getting out of that lifestyle seems like a dream.
But for many of those royals-by-marriage, getting divorced is just as complicated.
But for the lucky ones, leaving a royal family is a major cash-out.
Royal divorces aren’t always big paydays, but for many, they’ve been quite profitable.
Let’s take a look inside some of the biggest royal divorce settlements.
Prince Harry didn’t jump without a parachute, though.
He had about $10 million left from his mother to keep his family afloat.
He didn’t need to rely on his inheritance for too long, though.
Despite everything Diana was able to keep, she did have to give up something priceless: her titles.
Diana was subject to changes, such as being expected to bow to certain members of her family.
The changes are similar to whatPrince Harry and Meghan Markleexperienced when they revoked their HRH status.
This divorce, however, was much cheaper for the royal family.
She was also awarded alimony payments totaling around $24K per year.
She told Harper’s Bazaar she’s more focused on the positive.
“I have a very lucky life,” she said.
“I’m able to travel.
I have great friends who have been very generous.
I’ve got a wonderful family.”
And thanks to their settlement, his ex-wife is now worth hundreds of millions herself.
Indeed, a $734 million divorce is indubitably out of the ordinary.
However, security expenses were not the most unusual part of the settlement.
Aside from those arguably more children-focused details, the princess didn’t seek much for her own personal expenses.
Money wasn’t the only thing the sheikh had to relinquish after divorcing his wife.
The outlet also reported that the divorce itself had cost over $86 million in legal fees.
To say this was an expensive divorce would be quite an understatement.
A few years later, the couple found themselves in litigation again.
Talk about champagne problems.
Harb took Fahd’s son to court over this claim, and she was awarded $17 million.
The decision didn’t sit well with Fahd’s son, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd.
The court then sided with the prince, and Harb was no longer owed $17 million.
This is by no means out of the ordinary for royals.
