AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Hedge fund billionaire quietly bankrolling Harry and Meghan's return to Britain
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-discussed move back to the United Kingdom is being financed by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose personal tragedy mirrors one of Harry's deepest wounds, raising questions about who is really underwriting the Sussexes' reinvention. Ian Wace, the 63-year-old founding partner and CEO of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the […] The post Hedge fund billionaire quietly bankrolling Harry and Meghan's return to Britain appeared first on American Almanac .
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-discussed move back to the United Kingdom is being financed by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose personal tragedy mirrors one of Harry's deepest wounds, raising questions about who is really underwriting the Sussexes' reinvention. Ian Wace, the 63-year-old founding partner and CEO of Marshall Wace LLP, one of the world's largest hedge fund firms, is helping pay for the couple's transatlantic relocation, two sources told Page Six . Wace, whose estimated net worth sits around $1.2 billion, has deep personal ties to both Harry and Meghan that stretch back years. His representatives declined to comment. Reps for the Sussexes did not respond to requests for comment. The financial arrangement, whose…Open