Looks like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s attempt to build an empire is already starting to fail.
Royal experts Angela Levin and Richard Fitzwilliams have slammed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, claiming that their future projects will crash and burn.
Their commentary comes just a day after news surfaced that the couple’s “Archetypes” Spotify podcast will not be renewed for season two.
The royal pair signed a $20 million deal with the audio streaming service in 2020. However, with the cancellation of their podcast, the duo is possibly missing out on a big payout.
Levin told the Sun recently that Harry, 38, and Markle’s “value isn’t as high as it once was” and their radio show tanking is proof that their media kingdom is “crumbling.”
“People are fed up with them now,” the “Harry: A Biography of a Prince” author said, adding that their forthcoming content plans will be “disastrous.”
Fitzwilliams also shaded the former actress, 41, and the Invictus Games founder, saying the conclusion of their Spotify contract is a “shocking failure.”
“The idea was that several series would be produced. Since only one was, there’s no doubt the contract could be considered a failure. Clearly this relationship hasn’t been as mutually beneficial,” he explained.
He added that “losing Spotify is a huge blow” to the twosome, also noting that they will have to collaborate more with Netflix in order for their business to survive.
Markle and Harry also penned an agreement in 2020 to create shows and other content with the streamer, costing about $100 million.
Fitzwilliams went on: “The collapse of the Spotify deal puts under the microscope the three deals they’ve got — Netflix and Random House. They’ve done remarkably little for Netflix.”
Harry published his 400-page tell-all book “Spare” this past January with publisher Penguin Random House.
The former military man cashed in $20 million from the publishing house and donated his paycheck to charity.
Fitzwilliams also believes that the two could also lose their deal with Penguin Random House if they cease writing more memoirs.
“Harry has said he could write another book with the 400 pages removed from a first draft of ‘Spare.’ The royals wouldn’t like it,” he noted.
“They are at best unpredictable. It’s why they’re very difficult for the royal family to deal with. It’s the beginning of the crumbling of what they’ve built up,” Fitzwilliams sighed.