Meghan Markle would be the highest paid British royal based solely on her degree, according to a new study.
The report was carried out by Erudera, the world’s first search education platform backed by AI, on the estimated incomes of the British family members if they were not royals and had a job based on their university degree. Long before her acting career and relationship with Prince Harry, Meghan studied at North-western University in Evanston, IL, where she graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor's degree in theatre and international relations.
As reported by PopSugar, Markle is only the second British royal bride who received a college or university education, after Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton. Meghan initially wanted to study English at Northwestern University, but ended up double majoring in theatre and international relations at the prestigious Chicago school.
During her college years, she was also a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. In an interview with Marie Claire in 2013, Markle revealed that she was always "the theatre nerd" in college, but also had some bigger aspirations within the political space. Alongside her degree, Meghan completed an internship at the American embassy in Buenos Aires and studied for one term in Spain.
When conducting the study, Erudera, conducted detailed research on the academic background of the British family members, the jobs they could have nowadays with the degrees they hold if they did not have a royal role was conducted, where the members are listed starting from the one with the highest estimated yearly income to the lowest.
- Meghan Markle - £39,357 annual average salary
- Prince Charles - £37,359 annual average salary
- Prince William - £34,539 annual average salary
- Zara Tindall - £34,225 annual average salary
- Lady Amelia Windsor - £33,282 annual average salary
- Kate Middleton - £32,876 annual average salary
- Prince Edward - £32,017 annual average salary
- Princess Beatrice - £31,594 annual average salary
- Princess Eugenie - £31,383 annual average salary
- Peter Phillips - £30,418 annual average salary
Kate and Prince William famously met at the University of St Andrews, where Kate read history of art and left with a Master's degree. The heir to the throne also attended The University of St Andrews in Scotland, after taking a gap year, meaning he graduated in 2005 with a 2:1 in geography.
Princess Beatrice studied at Goldsmiths, University of London and graduated with a 2:1 degree in history and the history of ideas. Her sister Princess Eugenie studied at Newcastle University graduating in 2012 with a 2:1 degree in English literature, history of art and politics. She reportedly has the best academic grades among the current British royals.
In 1967 the Prince attended Cambridge, reading history, archaeology, anthropology. The Prince of Wales graduated with a 2:2 degree in 1970, and marked the first university degree achieved by a British royal or heir to the throne.
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