Overview

• The Sussexes have reduced their Montecito in-house team by about 25 roles since stepping back from royal duties in 2020.
• Recent layoffs focused on communications staff as PR responsibilities shifted to Miranda Barbot Maines’s agency.
• The new agency model spans five time zones to lower costs and speed up global media engagement.
• Netflix is ending its five-year overall production deal and will adopt an industry-standard first-look agreement for future Sussex projects.
• High recurring expenses for their Montecito estate—including €128,000 in annual property tax, a multimillion-euro mortgage and €2 million in security—are driving their cost-cutting measures.