Meghan Markle reportedly had to ‘reassess’ how she viewed the royals (Image: GETTY)
A new book has claimed that had to “reassess” her past assumptions after discovering that was “not a billionaire”.
The 43-year-old, who married into the Royal Family in 2018, now resides in California with Harry and their two children.
According to a new book by author Tom Quinn, Meghan’s American upbringing meant that she made “assumptions” about the British Royal Family that reportedly differed from reality.
After discovering that Harry was worth around £20million, Mr Quinn shares in Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants – which has been excerpted in – that Meghan “quickly realised” that she needed to “reassess other assumptions she’d made about this strange new family”.
As reported by the publication, the author claimed: ” had a typically American view of the Royal Family before she joined it – for her, life was all about castles, glittering balls and limitless wealth and ease. As one royal staff member put it, “She expected a billionaire and she got a millionaire”.”
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As reported by the , Meghan has previously opened up about having to get to grips with life as a member of the Royal Famiy.
In the couple’s documentary in 2022, the Duchess of Sussex recalled the time she learnt how to curtsey for the first time.
In the docuseries, she said: “I mean, it’s surreal. There wasn’t like some big moment of ‘Now you’re gonna meet my grandmother’. I didn’t know I was going to meet her until moments before.
“We were in the car and we were going to the Royal Lodge for lunch, and [Harry] was like, ‘Oh, my grandmother is here, she’s gonna be there after church’.”
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Meghan married Harry in Windsor in May 2018 (Image: GETTY)
She added: “I remember we were in the car, driving and he’s like, ‘You know how to curtsy, right?’ And I just thought it was a joke.”
Continuing, Meghan said: “Now I’m starting to realise this is a big deal. I mean, Americans will understand this. We have Medieval Times dinner and tournament. It was like that.
“Like, I curtsied as though I was like… ‘Pleasure to meet you your Majesty.’ It was so intense. And then when she left, Eugenie and Jack and Fergie say ‘you did great!’ Thanks. I didn’t know what I was doing.”
for the opening ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games. Although her attendance was uncertain, the couple reportedly revealed just hours before that Meghan will be joining Harry.