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Netflix deal to end

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AtIusvue · 22/07/2025 22:51

https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/35969847/prince-harry-meghan-netflix-deal-axed/

Netflix deal is over

  • Both decided a statement won’t be released “Publicly, there will not be a statement and of course, if things change dramatically, they’d be open to a one-off project down the line.”
  • Talk about Paramount plus

It’s been pretty obvious for a while. No talk about the Archewell productions arm, the film they were making etc.

How long can As ever last when they won’t have NF to back it up with WLM infomercials.

Meghan Markle holding a bag of pretzels in a kitchen.

Prince Harry and Meghan’s £100million deal with Netflix SCRAPPED

PRINCE Harry and wife Meghan’s £100million deal with Netflix has been scrapped. The streamer will not renew their contract when it expires in September. The Sussexes and Netflix have mutually decid…

https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/35969847/prince-harry-meghan-netflix-deal-axed/

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CitizenZ · 23/07/2025 19:54

One of my guilty pleasures is watching 'Million Dollar Listing LA'. Oftentimes the Agents will go into a house with similar kitchens to Meghan & Harry's and every time without exception they will grimace and say how it needs modernising. It just isn't the aesthetic of the rich and famous. The only times that people buy the furnished homes is when the staging is brand new, modern, expensive and luxurious. We know what Meghan is about and she is not of a 'mend and make do' mindset.

I think they have been living beyond their means for the entire time, and it's about to catch up with them very quickly. This is why they're trying to reconcile with the RF... They're not trying to reconcile with Tommy Markle are they?

JustGoClickLikeALightSwitch · 23/07/2025 20:03

I’m very interested to see what commercial ventures Harry is supposed to be coming out with soon, Is it just these social media companies he’s supposedly buying up?

Harry can't even spell "commercial ventures", lord help him really.

I agree with a PP - I think the money is running out. There is nothing about these two's behaviour over the past five years that gave the slightest hint of eco, re-use, care for the environment, preserving heritage or anything of the sort.

Butteredtoast55 · 23/07/2025 20:12

I think we need a new thread with ideas of what they genuinely can do to succeed. I think we've had something similar before.
Even their supporters must see that they have not yet established a secure, ongoing income and way of life that suits them both? Obviously, Spare and the NF deal made money, and the Oprah interview was big news, but they've yet to hit on something that is going to give them the sort of regular income they need to maintain the lifestyle they want.
I do think that Harry would be happy doing not much but being with his family, but that's not going to pay the bills and Meghan at least knows that. But she doesn't seem to stick with anything. AsEver was heavily promoted as her passion project and dream business but, within six months, she seems to have detached from that too. It's all quite strange.

My2cents1975 · 23/07/2025 20:15

Thedom · 23/07/2025 19:48

Some people just want to bury any discussion about another Sussex failure, even when it is a mega failure this time.

It is quite clear that Meridith Maines' job was to bury the Sussex megaflop under the "reconciliation" propaganda, supported by the attacks on KC3 (Highgrove gardener-gate), William (Anne-gate) and George (birthday vitriol from the SS).

What a failure!

FrankyGoesToBollywood · 23/07/2025 20:25

I will never get over the fact they named their daughter Lilibet. It really does say everything we all need to know.

Profhilodisaster · 23/07/2025 20:29

@Butteredtoast55 I honestly don't know what they can do to make a go of a successful business,Meghan can't seem to stick to anything for more than 5 minutes , is massively unpopular so anything podcasty or anything where she had to appeal to the public won't work. As for Harry, well , he's a lost cause, no real world experience, never had to work before, hung up on the past.
My only thought is , as I said before, invest in property and hand the running of it over to a management company.

MummyJ12 · 23/07/2025 20:34

I agree @Profhilodisaster, I really don’t know where they can go from here (and they know it, hence the reconciliation etc. propaganda)
They have the opposite of the Midas touch it seems…..everything they touch goes to 💩

Profhilodisaster · 23/07/2025 20:46

How they can cock up a deal with the backing of a giant like Netflix is mind boggling.
I think they are so arrogant and full of foolish self belief that they honestly thought they didn't have to put much effort into it . No business person has made large amounts of money without hard graft.

JSMill · 23/07/2025 20:50

Butteredtoast55 · 23/07/2025 20:12

I think we need a new thread with ideas of what they genuinely can do to succeed. I think we've had something similar before.
Even their supporters must see that they have not yet established a secure, ongoing income and way of life that suits them both? Obviously, Spare and the NF deal made money, and the Oprah interview was big news, but they've yet to hit on something that is going to give them the sort of regular income they need to maintain the lifestyle they want.
I do think that Harry would be happy doing not much but being with his family, but that's not going to pay the bills and Meghan at least knows that. But she doesn't seem to stick with anything. AsEver was heavily promoted as her passion project and dream business but, within six months, she seems to have detached from that too. It's all quite strange.

Why do we need a new thread of ideas to help them succeed? They are two of the most privileged people in the world. They had so many opportunities fall into their laps. Even if they were not particularly talented, good advisers could have helped them capitalise on the opportunities if they had listened.

Weepixie · 23/07/2025 20:54

The best they can do right now is sell the house and make a completely new start somewhere else in a house they can afford.

Harry hasn’t been brought up to have a career outside of the RF and Meghan was never going to amount to much as an actress.

A fresh start and a quiet life living on their considerable wealth in a different part of the world altogether would do both of them the world of good.

IdaGlossop · 23/07/2025 20:58

Spectre8 · 23/07/2025 18:16

Oh like most.marriahes they talked about it and he isn't hurt and fine with it. You dont know your making shit up. Lots of people chnahe the design of their rings and their partners are okay with it.

We are all 'making shit up' on this thread and none of us knows. Your corner of the world is an odd one if it's peopled by men so insensitive that they don't care if their partners ride roughshod over their jewellery design. I wear my grandmother's engagement ring. The setting is Edwardian but I wouldn't dream of having it modernised out of respect for her.

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:07

I think Andy Cohen will be circling before long, Meghan is a Real Housewife in the making.

Profhilodisaster · 23/07/2025 21:11

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:07

I think Andy Cohen will be circling before long, Meghan is a Real Housewife in the making.

Gawd help us 😩

PrincessofWells · 23/07/2025 21:13

DelectableMe · 23/07/2025 15:40

No they don't. Taste changes and is easily acquired.

Mine hasn't - I use Vinted and am not averse to a charity shop. I drive a 15 year old car and only very close friends have any idea that I have substantial assets and its not unusual these days for people to be very private 🤷‍♀️

Butteredtoast55 · 23/07/2025 21:13

JSMill · 23/07/2025 20:50

Why do we need a new thread of ideas to help them succeed? They are two of the most privileged people in the world. They had so many opportunities fall into their laps. Even if they were not particularly talented, good advisers could have helped them capitalise on the opportunities if they had listened.

You're probably right.

MummyJ12 · 23/07/2025 21:18

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:07

I think Andy Cohen will be circling before long, Meghan is a Real Housewife in the making.

Oh goodness, you may not be too far off the mark here.
No wonder she’s gone quiet, she must feel really humiliated.
The one thing I have always admired about Meghan is her ability to “keep calm and carry on”, but there’s just no styling this one out.

Mullingar · 23/07/2025 21:28

It seems that their security bill is their biggest outgoing - $3m / year?

Is that an expense arrived at out of analysis or ego?

EmpressSisi · 23/07/2025 21:34

Butteredtoast55 · 23/07/2025 20:12

I think we need a new thread with ideas of what they genuinely can do to succeed. I think we've had something similar before.
Even their supporters must see that they have not yet established a secure, ongoing income and way of life that suits them both? Obviously, Spare and the NF deal made money, and the Oprah interview was big news, but they've yet to hit on something that is going to give them the sort of regular income they need to maintain the lifestyle they want.
I do think that Harry would be happy doing not much but being with his family, but that's not going to pay the bills and Meghan at least knows that. But she doesn't seem to stick with anything. AsEver was heavily promoted as her passion project and dream business but, within six months, she seems to have detached from that too. It's all quite strange.

I think she’s well past the point of no return.
She loves to talk about using her voice for good — but it doesn’t count for much when the world sees you as a self-righteous, hypocritical, grifting failure.

The truth is, her notoriety stems not from any real personal achievement, but from briefly orbiting royalty. She never had the time — or the intent — to make a meaningful impact in that role. Her infamy lies in marrying the second son of Princess Diana, attempting to emotionally blackmail the Queen, losing a high-stakes game of royal chicken, and flouncing off to America in a blaze of misplaced confidence.

She banked on the idea that the world sided with her and craved royal drama, so she spilled every secret she could — convinced that public interest equalled personal popularity. What she failed to realise was that people were hooked on the gossip, not on her. She also misjudged the public mood: people don’t take kindly to you mocking a widely respected figure, especially when that figure is your elderly grandmother-in-law.

Then, in a complete 180°, she tried to seize the moral high ground — declaring they were “moving forward” while building an empire on the delusion that she was beloved in her own right, rather than riding the coattails of royal association. A failed podcast deal, a modestly successful lifestyle show, and a limp attempt at luxury branding speak for themselves.

She simply doesn’t have the skill, patience, or work ethic to pull off a successful rebrand — something the past few years have made painfully clear.

She’s tried every persona imaginable: feminist, victim, ingénue, Diana 2.0, girl boss, trad wife. The endless reinvention only highlights how inauthentic she appears — and it’s done far more harm than good. Each new project is sold as her “true, authentic self,” yet none of them stick. Which is exactly why South Park, Family Guy, and Saturday Night Live keep ripping into her.

You can’t say she hasn’t tried. But at this point, someone needs to sit her down and say: enough is enough.

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:35

Meghan would be an excellent signing for Bravo. She needs to be Queen Bee and that leads to conflict within a group and makes for compelling viewing. She’d also have somebody to buy her products, because the one thing they do support is each other’s business ventures.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 23/07/2025 21:36

Excellent post @EmpressSisi 👏👏👏

Thedom · 23/07/2025 21:38

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:07

I think Andy Cohen will be circling before long, Meghan is a Real Housewife in the making.

I think she may even be too late for that one too,, the Real Housewives franchise seems to be on its last legs. tAndy Cohen is being been sued by a housewife and there are accusations of racism and lots of problems on set.

MummyJ12 · 23/07/2025 21:38

BigWillyLittleTodger · 23/07/2025 21:36

Excellent post @EmpressSisi 👏👏👏

i agree. Excellent post @EmpressSisi 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:38

Mullingar · 23/07/2025 21:28

It seems that their security bill is their biggest outgoing - $3m / year?

Is that an expense arrived at out of analysis or ego?

I don’t believe they spend that much on security. I think when they want to put on a show they deploy the full works. The rest of the time it’s a Ring door cam and the beagle.

CathyorClaire · 23/07/2025 21:39

Would cost millions to get the house redone

Ah. If only they had the Frogmore budget over again 🤑

Ohpleeeease · 23/07/2025 21:40

Thedom · 23/07/2025 21:38

I think she may even be too late for that one too,, the Real Housewives franchise seems to be on its last legs. tAndy Cohen is being been sued by a housewife and there are accusations of racism and lots of problems on set.

Oh I didn’t realise! It was my guilty pleasure during Covid but I’ve long since lost touch.

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