On September 15, Prince Harry will be celebrating his 40th birthday, and he is in for a special surprise. Queen Elizabeth has arranged for him to receive a substantial inheritance of approximately $8.5 million dollars as a gift.

This generous gesture stems from a trust fund set up by the late Queen Mother, amounting to a whopping $90 million for the royal family. It was specified that Harry would receive his share once he turned 40.

However, there seems to be some discontent within the family regarding this windfall. According to Closer magazine, Prince William and Princess Kate have voiced their disapproval, questioning whether Harry truly deserves this money.

A source close to the family expressed William’s disappointment, stating, “William’s pretty disgusted that once again Harry’s going to be cashing out and taking millions back to his Montecito home without lifting a finger for it.” The source added that William believes Harry should not be receiving this payday and that the situation leaves a bitter taste in his mouth.

The source further revealed that William and Kate harbor deep mistrust towards Harry and Meghan, making this inheritance all the more difficult for them to accept. The article concludes with the statement that William feels Harry is being rewarded despite the terrible treatment he has shown them all.

Despite the reported discord, it is worth noting that Harry’s share of the inheritance will be larger than Prince William’s. The Mirror reports that as the next in line to the throne, William has access to the vast wealth of the Duchy of Cornwall, which funds his public, charitable, and private activities. As a result, Harry is likely to receive slightly more than half of the £14 million allocated for the two brothers.

It is important to mention that Harry will be required to pay tax on the money he receives. Currently, Harry and Meghan hold an estimated net worth of about $60 million.

Prince Harry’s 40th birthday is certainly an occasion for celebration, but it also brings underlying tensions within the royal family to the surface. Regardless of the differing opinions, this significant gift will undoubtedly shape Harry’s future in more ways than one.

Meghan and Harry aren’t real royals these days – they don’t do actual dutiesCredit: Getty

I thought of this when I heard that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will embark on a four-day tour of Colombia this Thursday.

They’re going at the invitation of the country’s first black Vice President, Francia Marquez, who gushed that the renegade royal duo “have the exceptional opportunity to engage with elders, youth and women who embody the aspirations and voices of Colombians . . . and illuminate Colombia’s role as a beacon of culture and innovation”.

Meghan and Harry aren’t real royals these days.

They don’t do any actual duties for the institution which conferred their titles on them — they just line their pockets with cash in America by constantly trashing their families, and the monarchy, in the media.

So, what gives them the right to prance around the world pretending to be proper  royals, on quasi- official visits?

There are so many things wrong about this.

First, the laughable hypocrisy of them going to one of the world’s most dangerous places — both the UK and US government websites warn travellers to Colombia about the elevated risk of terrorism, kidnapping, rape and robbery — after all of Harry’s whiny demands for taxpayer-funded royal security when he comes to the UK to “protect his family”.

Second, their decision to go and prop up a Colombian government that’s been bedevilled by scandal since coming to power.

President Gustavo Petro, a radical socialist who once fought in a rebel guerrilla group, has  seen his foreign minister suspended for alleged cor- ruption, his son Nicolas charged with pocketing cash from drug traffickers meant for his father’s presidential campaign, and his brother Juan accused of seeking payments from jailed drug dealers in exchange for judicial benefits from the government.

Petro’s also faced recent allegations that he cheated on his wife with a transgender TV host.

As for his Vice President, there’s been growing public anger over her hypocrisy at being Colombia’s minister for equality while simultaneously using luxury helicopters like taxis and spending millions on a new home where she now lives instead of her official residence.

Greedy two-faced pair

Opposition politician Miguel Polo Polo posted on X: “Francia Marquez is the biggest fraud in our black community.

“She’s been in office for two years and has done nothing, only play the victim and travel around in helicopters.”

Sound familiar?

But what I’m most annoyed about is the Sussexes’ delusion that they can somehow operate as a rival royal family on the global stage, enjoying all the benefits from that regal status but without any need to fulfil their obligations to their King and country.

It’s completely unacceptable, and unsustainable, for estranged members of the Royal Family to conduct official trips like this.

The King should strip Meghan and Harry of their titles that they trade off so cynically, and instruct Palace officials to tell heads of foreign governments that they must stop issuing formal tour invitations of this nature to this greedy two-faced pair who want to have their royal cake and eat it.