This is how much money Meghan Markle could receive after marrying Prince Harry

While it's less than four months to go until Meghan Markle and Prince Harry join together in holy matrimony, it's been revealed they WON'T be joining their finances any time soon.

And if you think it's because Harry refuses to share his estimated worth of £30 million (Prince Harry received half of Princess Diana's £21.5million estate and he also shares a £3.5million annual allowance with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) - you're wrong.

It’s actually because of tax.

Kensington Palace announced in December that the former 'Suits' star is applying for British citizenship.

However, the process will take approximately three years, during which time Markle will remain a U.S. citizen.

Which means she will have to pay American income tax.

According to royal expert Marlene Koenig, “even when married to a member of the British royal family, as long as she remains a U.S. citizen she will have to pay income tax."

And although Markle has wealth of her own, if the 36-year-old receives any of her new family's money, she'll be at risk of paying income tax on it.

Koenig revealed: "With that sort of money, if Meghan's name is on that account, most likely she would be dinged – that would have to be reported as income in the United States. You can be sure that those at Buckingham Palace and those who run the accounts are looking very carefully at all of this to make sure that the royal family's money does not get reported to the IRS!"