Prince Harry ‘in talks with US banking giant’ as he and Meghan tipped to earn £1BILLION in corporate deals

PRINCE Harry is reportedly in talks with banking giant Goldman Sachs as he and Meghan are tipped to earn £1billion in corporate deals.

The Duke of Sussex, 35, has discussed working with the controversial US finance firm, reports the Mirror.

Sources told the publication that the couple first made contact with the company in November. It was around this time they left for their "six week break" in Canada, instead of spending Christmas with the Queen, and plotted to quit their royal roles.

During the couple's brief return to Britain in January they then announced they were going to step back from royal life.

And now a PR expert has suggested the couple could earn £1billion in corporate deals and brand ambassador roles, with Harry possibly becoming a guest speaker on the bank’s Talks at GS YouTube series.

Stars, who have previously included David Beckham and Gwyneth Paltrow, are not paid to take part in the talks, but doing so could help Harry pave the way for more lucrative work with the bank.

PR consultant expert Mark Borkowski told the Mirror: “They’re going to earn fortunes, whether through speeches or ambassador work – these are £1billion handshakes.”

It comes after Harry last week appeared at an event sponsored by JP Morgan in Miami - at which he told of his struggles following his mother's death.

In 2016, Goldman agreed to pay a $5billion settlement for its role in the 2008 financial crisis.

Goldman, and JP Morgan, were accused of piling debt on thousands of ­homeowners with toxic ­mortgages while also making tens of billions in revenue a year.

Experts believe JP Morgan paid the Sussexes up to £775,000 for attending the Alternative Investment event in Miami.

But the couple were blasted last week for going to a summit hosted by a bank that finances fossil fuel firms.

The couple, who were making their first engagement since their split from the Royal family, have railed against “fossil fuel emissions . . . jeopardising” the Earth.

The Duke and Duchess  have spoken of a “ticking clock” to save the planet.

Yet JP Morgan has been accused of pumping £61billion into companies behind fracking and Arctic oil and gas exploration.

US charity Rainforest Action Network made the claim three months before last week’s Miami summit in its Banking on Climate Change 2019 report.

Mr Borkowski had earlier warned that Harry and Meghan’s association with JP Morgan was “not the best look”.

He added: “How they accept money, and from whom, is going to be a challenge going forward.”

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said: “They need to be careful.

“If you preach, you should practice what you preach.

“When it comes to the rich and famous there is an awful lot of hypocrisy over climate change.”

The Sun Online has contacted Goldman Sachs for comment.