Royal Bequeathment 

Prince Harry is set to receive a hefty payment when he celebrates his 40th birthday on September 15.

The Duke of Sussex will get the substantial payout thanks to a bequest from the late great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.

The widow of King George VI put $90 million in a trust fund for her family and indicated when Harry came of age he was able to access his share of the trust, according to the London Times.

Still, Harry will have to pay tax on his future commercial earnings, the paper reports.

The father of two is reportedly set to receive $8.5 million from his share, which is more than older brother, William, the Prince of Wales, who, as heir to the throne benefits from the tax-exempt Duchy of Cornwall, 130,000 acres of property in the southwest of Britain and, more importantly, wealthy areas of central London.

Friend Support

Meghan Markle, who is preparing to launch her lifestyle brand of her own, American Riviera Orchard, has been promoting a new makeup of her friend, model Victoria Jackson, who is part of her “Montecito mafia.”

Jackson has released her iconic cosmetics brand, No Makeup Makeup.

The Duchess of Sussex wore it at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, when Prince Harry picked up the prestigious Pat Tillman Award.

Meghan is plugging the line out of friendship, given no money is changing hands, say friends.

Feelings Among ‘Friends’

Former Carpinteria TV host Conan O’Brien has admitted he was “jealous” of Friends star Matthew Perry when his girlfriend Lisa Kudrow started filming episodes with him.

O’Brien, 61, and Kudrow, 60, dated between 1993 and 1998, so they were in a relationship when she filmed Series One of the show with Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc.

During an appearance on her ex’s podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Kudrow said Perry, who died in October 2023, was “phenomenally hilarious.”

“You were saying he’s so funny and part of me was jealous. I used to make you laugh pretty hard and you were like, ‘No, no. You don’t understand, this guy’s really funny!’”

Sightings

Ellen DeGeneres checking out the Honor Bar… Meghan Markle and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley noshing at Tre Lune… Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones dining at Lucky’s.

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