The Queen Shut Down Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s First Plan, so They Signed a Deal With Netflix as a Backup
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry signed a production deal with Netflix.
Their new partnership was allegedly their backup plan.
Queen Elizabeth apparently rejected their original post-royal career plans.
They wanted to form a SussexRoyal brand.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are officially done with their royal duties. However, just because they moved to California and are hoping for more autonomy over their lives doesn’t mean the Queen won’t still have a say.
According to royal experts Roberta Fiorito and Rachel Bowie, Meghan and Harry had to consult the Queen about their post-royal career plans. Unfortunately for them, Queen Elizabeth rejected their original plan to form a global SussexRoyal brand. It’s unclear why Queen Elizabeth didn’t give them the green light for this plan, but perhaps it has something to do with how they previously complied with her wishes for them to avoid using the word “royal” in their branding.
So because the Queen allegedly didn’t approve of the SussexRoyal brand, Meghan and Harry went with their backup plan: a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix. Big womp, I know. As part of their partnership with the streaming giant, Meghan and Harry will produce documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows, and children’s programming.
Talking on their Royally Obsessed podcast, Fiorito and Bowie explained:
“They also had to pivot from their full plan. They were going to do SussexRoyal, but the Queen put a stop to that. They really had a different idea in their heads in January of how this would all go. So I’m curious how long the Netflix deal has been in discussions, but I feel like they have made things happen.”
Like the hosts said, nobody knows how long Meghan and Harry worked with Netflix to secure a deal, but the Queen’s reaction to their original plan definitely played a role in how they announced their new venture.
According to The Sun, Meghan and Harry went with the ol’ “better to ask for forgiveness than for permission” saying and didn’t tell the Queen before making the news public because they didn’t want her to thwart their plans with Netflix. The outlet’s source added:
“Her view is simple: The royals are not for sale and danger surrounds high-profile roles outside of the institution itself. But knowing her grandson Harry as she does, the Queen will know there would have been little chance of talking Harry and Meghan out of it.”
Welp! That last bit is certainly correct. Clearly, if Harry and Meghan are passionate about something, they’re going to go for it.
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