The Duchess of Sussex is quietly gearing up to launch her Netflix series and lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020 and moved to California. Now, Meghan is gearing up to launch her grand comeback to public life.
According to reports, the mother of two will be unveiling her Netflix series and lifestyle brand in 2025. But after the couple aired their grievances, and the 43-year-old was accused of bullying by palace courtiers, one royal expert believes it’s unlikely Meghan will ever be welcomed back with open arms across the pond.
“I don’t think Meghan will ever win over the U.K. public again,” Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of “My Mother and I,” told Fox News Digital.
“Things change very quickly, but I cannot see it happening,” Seward insisted. “Not in this generation. Maybe thereโs a younger generation that Meghan might win over. I know she probably appeals to younger rather than older people.”
“Everyone agrees that Meghan is a gorgeous-looking girl and very stylish… but it doesnโt mean that you like her,” said Seward. “I just think at the moment, people in the U.K. simply donโt like her.”
The Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, have been estranged from the family since they quit royal duties. The couple said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British press were what prompted them to step back as senior royals.
After moving to California, they gaveย a televised interview to Oprah Winfrey, which was viewed by nearly 50 million people globally, and filmed a Netflix docuseries. The Duke of Sussex also wrote a bestselling memoir, “Spare,” which detailed his struggles with royal life.
Days before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with Winfrey, The Times of London published a report alleging that Meghan had driven out two personal assistants and that staff had been “humiliated” on several occasions during her time living in Kensington Palace.
Meghan’s lawyers denied the allegations. At the time, a spokesperson for the duchess said the claims were just the “latest attack on her character.”
Between the accusations and their public woes about royal life, their popularity quickly plummeted.
“I think sadly in the U.K. they are really not liked, especially Meghan,” Seward explained. “People see her as a girl [who] took her husband away from his family, and sheโs a girl [who] abandoned her own family. Not all of it, obviously not, but her father. And now, sheโs persuaded Harry to abandon his father, and he dissed his own family in his autobiography. He didnโt have to do that.”
Meghan Markle doesn’t have a relationship with her father, Thomas Markle, who has given numerous interviews to U.K. outlets.
“I think people really have a very, very low opinion of the Sussexes,” Seward continued. “I think there is a big fondness for Harry still. I think people feel that heโs totally manipulated by his wife, which we donโt know, but I think people feel that.
“At the moment, people are just not interested in them here, but theyโre interested in reading about their demiseโฆ Theyโre not interested in perhaps reading about how well they might be doing. We never hear if theyโre doing well because we only hear about the bad things they do.”
“People are fickle, and it could all change,” Seward added.
“I think people really have a very, very low opinion of the Sussexesโฆ I think there is a big fondness for Harry still. I think people feel that heโs totally manipulated by his wife, which we donโt know, but I think people feel that.”
Meghan Markle was an actress starring in “Suits” before she met Prince Harry.
In June 2023, Buckingham Palace announced it had investigated how the staff had handled allegations of bullying.
According to palace officials, the details of the independent review were not being released to protect the confidentiality of those who took part. Following the review, officials said the palaceโs human resources policy had been updated, but the palace declined to say what the changes were.
In her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle said Kate Middleton, the revered Princess of Wales, made her cry leading up to her royal wedding in 2018. Meghan clarified that the mother of three apologized.
It wasn’t the first time that Meghan was scrutinized by the British press.
When Harry, 40, began dating Meghan, the “Suits” star was criticized by the U.K. tabloids for everything from eating avocados to wearing dark nail polish. However, others pointed out that Meghan is hardly the first royal to get a rough ride in the media.
Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” was published in January 2023.
The press and the royal family have an intense and often toxic relationship going back decades.
Harryโs mother, Princess Diana, was snapped by paparazzi wherever she went. When she and the former Prince Charles admitted that their marriage was in trouble, her private life became public property.
Like Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, was targeted by the tabloids before her death in 1997 at age 36.
Diana was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997 while being pursued by photographers. She was 36. Harry later said he feared “history repeating itself.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married in 2018. The Duke of Sussex expressed fears of history repeating itself, referring to his wife and his late mother, Princess Diana.
“I lost my mother, and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces,” said the father of two.
Kate Middleton was also scrutinized for years beforeย she became the Princess of Wales. She was accused of being lazy for not having a full-time job and dubbed “Waity Katy,” for seemingly waiting for Prince William to propose. Since then, she’s been praised for representing the future of the British monarchy.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the Paley Gala honoring Tyler Perry on Dec. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.ย
But drama continued to follow the Sussexes as they tried to control the narrative. Their media blitz of tell-alls was met with both sympathy and contempt. And many have wondered if Meghan can win over the public again by creating a successful brand in the States.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been working on solo projects that sparked divorce rumors. Prince Harry shut down those claims.ย
Page Sixย recently reported that Meghan will be launching a Netflix show centered on “cooking, gardening and entertaining” in “early 2025.” She will also unveil her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. Sources told the outlet some staffers from Archewell, the foundation she and Harry created, are involved.
Meghan Markle’s upcoming series will focus on “cooking, gardening and entertaining.”ย
“As far as Meghan being quiet, sheโs been in the background working on her entrepreneurial efforts,” an industry insider told the outlet.
MEGHAN MARKLE WILL NEVER WIN OVER UK PUBLIC AGAIN, AUTHOR CLAIMS
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