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Harry & Meghan’s PANIC OVER BIG MONEY DEALS
They’re torn between making amends with the royals and cashing in on the rift
Despite all efforts to the contrary, last year truly was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s worst. Dropped by Spotify, lampooned for their money-making ventures, and labelled by The Hollywood Reporter as two of the “biggest losers” of the year, they needed to come back fighting. And, over the past few weeks, they’ve done just that, stepping back into the spotlight with a high-profile trip to Canada, anew podcast deal for Meghan, and – in last week’s biggest display of their turbocharged mission to revitalise their brand – unveiling sleek new website Sussex.com. It looks like the Harry and Meghan machine is back and firing on all cylinders.
There’s just one snag, and that’s their very delicate relationship with the Palace. Over the past few years, the royal family has seemingly been considered fair game by Team Sussex, copping critique and complaint from them in interviews, documentaries, and in Harry’s memoir Spare. However, everything changed earlier this month when King Charles revealed his cancer diagnosis to a shocked nation – sending tremors all the way to California and his youngest son. Harry immediately jumped on a plane to London to see his estranged father, later – while in Canada – telling Good Morning America reporter Will Reeve, “I love my family. The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see [Charles] and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.” And when asked about how illness can impact families, Harry said, “I think any illness, any sickness, brings families together.” He may have only stayed in the country for 25 hours, but Harry’s tentative steps back into the royal fold promised long-lasting consequences regarding the Sussexes’ strategy for success.
“Meghan and Harry want to make as much money as they possibly can and, so far, dishing about the royals has been their bread and butter. That’s what people want and – as uncomfortable as it may be –that’s what pays the big bucks,” says an insider close to the pair, who live a big-budget life in Montecito, with a $14m mansion, private security, luxury travel, and the very best education and care for children Archie, four, and Lilibet, two. “However, they’re also in the midst of trying to fix things with Harry’s family, so they’ve got to be super-careful about what they say. It’s a really tough situation.”
And, according to insiders, there’s panic behind their smiles. As much as Harry and Meghan fashion themselves as humanitarians, claiming to shine a light on others, they’ve never been
