A new Channel 5 documentary has seen royal experts claim that the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh received a one-off payment of £250,000 from the late Queen to end their business careers in 2002 after a series of controversies.
Speaking on the programme 'Prince Edward: Will He Change the Royals?', journalist Emily Andrews explained: "The Queen effectively asked Edward and Sophie to give up their careers and become full time working royals.
As an effective sweetener, she gave them £250,000 in compensation." The expert added: "There are parallels between Sophie and Edward and Harry and Meghan.
I mean Sophie and Edward were the forerunners of trying to balance their royal career with actual money-making careers." Following on from this revelation, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond spoke to OK!
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