Meghan and Harry worked on average just one hour per week each for Archewell as £500k loss registered
Meghan and Harry worked on average just one hour per week each for Archewell this year
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry each worked on average just one hour per week for Archewell this year, as their foundation suffered a £536,357 loss.
According to the foundations' public disclosure of their accounts, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex only worked an hour each for the year 2022-23.
In comparison, the Executive Director, the Senior Strategic Adviser, and the Co-Executive Director all worked 40 hours each week.
But unlike Harry and Meghan, who were not paid for their hourly shift each week, these staff members all received a salary and a bonus.
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For example, James Holt, the Executive Director, received a £181,030 salary and a £15,645 bonus.
In addition, Michael Dale Stein, the organisation's Senior Strategic Adviser, earned £140,116 in 2022 and was given £5,185 extra.
Finally, the Co-Executive Director Shauna Nep earned £92,994 in 2022 and was given a bonus worth £2,533.
This comes as the Archewell Foundation suffered a £536,357 loss this year due to a shortfall in donations.
Meghan and Harry stepped down as working royals in 2020PADetailed financial documents show that only two donors donated £795,210 each this year.
This was a significant drop of over £8.7million from last year.
In the year 2021, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex secured a profit of more than £7.1million.
Accounts show that Archewell’s total revenue for this year totalled £1.5million, taking into account donations and income from investments.
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ReutersDespite this, the foundation's expenses came to a whopping total of £2.1million.
Alongside Archewell's 2022-23 Impact Report, they released a one-minute video highlighting Harry and Meghan's work.
The video showed the Sussexes chatting with people and attending several events throughout the year.