COVID-19 Pandemic Takes the Blame for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Brand Deal Debacle

Published 07/02/2023, 9:30 PM EDT

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The single deal scrapping of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Spotify resulted in an uproar far more widespread than the actual deal. Adding fuel to the fire was the number of rising critics of the couple who made Prince Harry and Meghan Markle their primary shot. Nonetheless, the ruckus has been completely one-sided as the pair have not responded to any one of it. As always, the duo remained as unfazed as possible by the brand deal debacle. Reports have claimed that such is the situation since they have world events to use as an excuse. 

As reported by the Daily Beast, the couple apparently blames the COVID-19 pandemic for their rumored woes. The staggering setback that they encountered just a couple of days hit hard, however, along with it conceived an influx of certain technicalities. Thus, blaming their bad luck, the pair said it was the unfortunate world events and domestic disturbances that did not allow them to lead the deals.

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It so happened that while the pair gave up on. Their UK Sovereigns were supposed to leave for Canada. However, they ultimately decided to change routes to the United States. They were of the opinion that it was good since it has close to the borders with COVID-19 peaking up its weight. 

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Back in the day, the couple hoped to monetize their life experiences and share them with the world for good. Thus, to be independent of the Sovereign Fund of the Crown, the pair struck various lucrative deals with media giants. Although they would be able to immediately capitalize on their fame with a series of massive deals while they were still hot property.

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The pandemic era, however, created a useless disruption to business and forced them to wait over a year before ultimately signing deals with Netflix and Spotify. Thus, there was and still is an ongoing gap between Harry & Meghan and their latest hit, Invictus Games. Adding to it, there must also be the recent writer’s strike. 

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Shraddha Das is a Content Lead and the Sub Group Head at Netflix Junkie. Captivated by the power of storytelling and the written word at a young age, which led her to pursue a career in journalism at the Esteemed KIIT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Orissa. She has over 1500 articles to her name.

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