Meghan Markle rakes in huge six-figure sum from the sale of her TV drama Suits to broadcasters around the world (including the BBC)

Meghan Markle has netted a six-figure sum from nan waste of her TV play Suits to broadcasters astir nan world, The Mail connected Sunday tin reveal.

The bid ended successful 2019 but has precocious enjoyed an astonishing resurgence connected Netflix, and it has now been sold to much than 240 territories crossed each continent, pinch repetition fees lining nan pockets of its stars.

Media elephantine NBCUniversal, which manages income of nan series, is tight-lipped astir precisely what royalties actors gain from nan deals, but it’s been estimated that nan Duchess of Sussex could person earned astir $200,000 (£155,000) from Netflix alone. 

That comes connected apical of immoderate she was primitively paid per section to play fiery paralegal Rachel Zane from 2011 to 2017, erstwhile she discontinue to get engaged to Prince Harry.

But alternatively of fading into insignificance, nan bid collapsed records past twelvemonth erstwhile it dropped connected Netflix and nan US level Peacock, becoming nan most-streamed show of 2023 and topping nan charts for 12 weeks running.

The astonishment occurrence led nan BBC to usage licence-payers’ money to outbid ITV and bargain nan UK authorities for iPlayer.

The Corporation has not revealed really overmuch it spent connected nan deal, aliases whether nan Duchess benefited financially.

When asked astir nan show’s resurgence past year, nan Duchess described nan occurrence arsenic ‘wild’, adding that she had ‘no idea’ what was down it.

An NBC root confirmed that ‘principal performers’ for illustration Meghan get paid royalties, called ‘residuals’ from world sales, mostly earning a percent of nan woody price.

Media website Deadline has estimated that Netflix paid $37.5 cardinal (£29.5 million) to licence Suits, pinch nan six starring actors sharing 3.6 per cent of that fee. 

That would mean Meghan could person earned astir $200,000 from 108 episodes she starred successful from this woody alone.

Most observers work together that nan show’s revival – which has now inspired a spin-off bid – was linked to nan public’s ‘fascination’ pinch nan Duchess.

Entertainment master Mark Boardman told Newsweek past year: ‘Meghan Markle’s emergence to world fame has undeniably raised nan floor plan of nan show. 

'Meghan’s critics would besides beryllium particularly funny to spot her performances and are intrigued to amended understand her persona.’

The astonishment salary cheques will beryllium a perk for nan Sussexes, whose palatial mansion successful Montecito, California, has a £7.3 cardinal mortgage. A spokesperson for Meghan declined to comment.