Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Netflix Deal: Horrors Continue Amidst Colombia Trip Backlash For the Ex-Royals

Published 08/27/2024, 4:02 AM EDT

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s entire Hollywood career once hinged on their lucrative $100 million deal with Netflix. However, due to their hit-or-miss track record in producing content, the streaming giant had reportedly shown some hesitation in backing the Sussexes. Nonetheless, the Duke and Duchess have teased some exciting projects up their sleeve that they would be using in their potentially last year with Netflix, which has made fans hopeful that the ex-royals might be in for a second round with their streaming deal.

It seems, however, that along with the backlash from the Colombian trip, Markle and Prince Harry are taking another hit from Netflix. 

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s four-day trip to the South American country, Colombia, was met with intense backlash, much like their Nigerian trip. However, that was not the end of the couple’s horrors. The Sussexes reportedly faced a major issue with their Netflix project, as the streamer has reportedly become “fed up” with their projects, according to royal biographer Angela Levi. Levi told GB News that the streaming giant is “not really keen on” the couple’s projects as “they have messed up completely.

According to reports, the main issue behind the recent trouble was a lack of sound on the cameras filming their shows. Sources suggest that the former actress, Markle's need to control the narrative, was also a key factor in the blunder. This incident has heightened Netflix’s dissatisfaction with the couple, leaving its streaming deal with the Californian royals hanging. While the Sussexes are clearly in a rough patch in their career, Prince William is flourishing in his.

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The Prince of Wales is taking his foundation to new heights amidst Archewell Foundation’s dramatic fall in funding.

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The Royal Foundation, established by Prince William and Kate Middleton, is flourishing at a remarkable pace. Recently, the foundation received a hefty donation of $8.9 million. Reportedly, $7.2 million of the donations came from generous benefactors, including $1.9 million from the U.S., as reported by GB News. Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation has taken a massive dip in donations, dropping from $11.5 million in 2021 to just $1.7 million in 2022.

The major reason behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decline in Archewell funding is also the string of controversies that have dogged them in recent years, while the Prince and Princess of Wales have largely won over fans. This backlash and loss in funding raise a big question about how the Sussexes might manage to stay financially afloat if Netflix were to truly sever ties with them.

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Hriddhi Maitra

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Hriddhi Maitra is a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. An enthusiastic movie buff, Hriddhi found her true calling when she worked as a Cinema Content Writer at My Cinema Story while analyzing movies objectively, and offering constructive feedback. Coming from a background where she worked in different niches like finance, food, travel, medicines, automobile, and entertainment, we can safely say she is a jack of all trades.

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