In the wake of their multimillion pound deal with Netflix being scrapped, a royal commentator has shared his thoughts on the timing of alleged peace talks between the Sussex camp and the royal family
A royal expert has weighed in on the reason he thinks are behind the alleged peace talks between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles. After senior aides to both the Duke of Sussex and the King were spotted having a meeting in London, rumours have emerged on the potential motive behind a royal reconciliation.
Now, royal expert Robert Jobson has claimed that the rumoured peace talks may be linked to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ’s deal with Netflix drawing to a close . Speaking to The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show , the royal author suggested that Harry and Meghan could be seeking “handouts” from the King, hence the initiation of peace talks between the Sussex camp and the royal family.
Jobson said: “Well, the deal was always set at about $100 million, wasn’t it? And the talk of that figure sort of blew a lot of people’s minds, but I think that was for productions and things that they’re supposed to have done.
“Where does it leave them? Probably with a bit of a bowl out, looking for some handouts. Maybe that’s why they were over with their staff, were over here having discussions with the King. I don’t know.
“The reality is in the past they got support from the King and the late Queen, and they said they were going to go and make their way. They’ve lost Spotify, they’ve lost Netflix. They can’t rely on the spare money forever, can they?”
Also on the show was Sky News’ royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills, who was also quick to speculate what Harry and Meghan would do financially when their lucrative deal with the streaming giant draws to a close in September.
She said: “It’s just fascinating. They have this very expensive lifestyle. They have to pay for their security, pay for that big mansion. How do you kind of keep the money coming in?”
Earlier this month, it was reported that Netflix has decided not to renew the contract it holds with the Sussexes once it runs out in a few months time. The Sussexes are believed to have signed a five-year deal worth around $100million in September 2020 with the streaming giant to produce a raft of content.
The Sussexes released three major projects during their time with Netflix, including their docuseries, titled Harry & Meghan, Meghan’s lifestyle show called With Love, Meghan, and Harry’s polo documentary titled Polo.
Despite the major projects, their programmes failed to draw in an audience, as With Love, Meghan, came in 383rd on the list of most watched programming, while Polo fell even further down the list in 3,436th place with just 500,000 views.
Speaking in their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry memorably said he and Meghan signed lucrative deals with the likes of Netflix and Spotify after being financially cut off from the royals – leaving them with hefty security bills.
Harry said deals with the streaming giants were “never part of the plan”, but said they needed cash to pay for security. He said: “That was suggested by somebody else by the point where my family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us.”
