It’s been a little over a year since Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced their plan to declare Megxit from the British royal family. It all feels like a very long time ago: there is nothing like a pandemic to distract everyone from the royal drama, even an event as historic as a prince of England who stopped a job that no one even knew. The pandemic is not over yet, but lately you may have noticed that Harry and Meghan’s names are up in the air again, with a certain frightening interview at hand. So it seems like a good time to go into exile with our favorite prince and princess. Here’s what’s going on with the Sussexes lately.
What happened to Megxit in the end anyway?
When Harry and Meghan first announced their plans to retire from the royal family, it was unclear how involved they would remain. They initially hoped for a hybrid role, even though Queen Elizabeth, Harry’s 94-year-old grandmother, never seemed to like the idea. Buckingham Palace recently confirmed that Harry and Meghan will not return to their royal roles. The couple agreed to give up their ‘HRH’ (His / Her Royal Highness) titles last year – well, technically enough, they keep it, but do not use it, a beautiful absurdity of the royal family.
It is symbolically a great thing to lose these titles, and the palace has also confirmed the loss of several other official royal responsibilities and appointments. Harry is apparently particularly upset about the loss of his honorary title. “Although everyone is saddened by their decision, the Duke and Duchess remain many beloved members of the family,” Buckingham Palace said in its entertaining petty statement. In response, the Sussexes undertook to remain committed to public service, HRH or not.
Is there any reason why this news is coming out now?
Harry and Meghan officially stopped working as royals in March 2020, and the plan was for them to reevaluate the situation a year later, at the end of March 2021. According to People, the timeline has increased due to tensions over the couple that continue. to represent the Queen while making lucrative plans for their post-royal lives by trading with Netflix and Spotify.
There’s also the Oprah factor: on March 7, CBS plans to deliver a ‘comprehensive’ interview between the media mogul and the couple, who according to Buckingham Palace, according to the New York Times, ‘reveal themselves due to embarrassment’. Added the newspaper, for all who did not watch The crown this season, ‘tell-all-interviews’ have a tendency to be train wrecks for the royal family.’ Both sides carefully keep their PR movements going.
That’s why Harry was in the James Corden show …
Yup, Harry probably hit The late late show this week as part of a planned charm attack leading up to Oprah and everything that happens after that. At the same time, Harry was riding a double-decker bus in Los Angeles with the late-night host, and the Queen was on TV in England discussing the coronavirus vaccine. The Washington Post noted that “the two rare appearances gave the impression that the royals were eliminating their differences in public and on the front pages.” And this will not be the last duel interview: On the same day that the Oprah interview is supposed to take place, members of the royal family who have not been demoted will be on TV in England for a special day of the Commonwealth, which it whatever.
What did Harry look like on Corden?
He looked good! He joked that he eventually drove with the host to see more of his adopted home, Southern California, which was locked up the entire time he lived there. The two visit the mansion from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a gag, and Harry proved that he was familiar with (or at least could successfully recite with a little practice) the lyrics of the program’s famous theme song. They also briefly entered Meghan during the visit to the mansion; she calls Harry ‘Haz.’ The prince also shared thoughts on other matters, including The crown“It’s not entirely accurate, but it’s better than many British presses,” he said. (He was probably smart not to criticize the Netflix show, as he now … works for Netflix.) Who would he choose to play himself? Damien Lewis. Not bad, Harry. The prince also peppered, some anecdotes meant to show that he is still getting along well with his family, despite everything: Prince Philip, his sick 99-year-old grandfather, you would not know it, still learning how to use Zoom!
Hey, Harry and Meghan were not involved a kind of lawsuit with the British press?
Yes, it was them – in fact some of them, and they recently scored two major victories. Sweet justification! Meghan received a summary verdict this month in her case against the parent company of the infamous tabloid Daily Mail over the intrusive publication of a letter she wrote to her father. Harry also recently accepted an apology and ‘substantial damages’ from the same company for claiming in an article that he had ‘turned his back on the Marines’ after leaving the royal family.
About the deals the couple made with Spotify and Netflix: are they actually going to make podcasts and TV shows?
Everyone wants to be a content creator these days. This week a surprising appearance at a Spotify event – again, timing! Harry and Meghan talked a bit about their ambitions for Archewell Audio, the production company they set up to create podcasts for that streamer. So far, they have produced one podcast episode, a special holiday break in 2020, but they have big plans to “uh,” have powerful conversations “that inspire, challenge and educate.” Big. As for the Netflix deal they signed in September, there have been rumors about what they are going to make and possibly completely unfounded reports that Netflix is not happy with what they have said, but so far no official word on their plans. It seems unlikely that Meghan will return to her acting roots, but you never know.
Wait, don’t they have another child too?
After a miscarriage, which she revealed in a New York Times piece in November, Meghan (and Harry) recently announced that she was pregnant again. (The couple’s son, Archie, turns 2 in May.) Will royal baby mania still be a thing if the royals in question similarly are no longer royals? We’re about to find out.
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