The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly facing disaster after Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series has been cancelled, according to a royal expert.
Meghan’s series Pearl has been axed by streaming giant Netflix as part of a series of cutbacks made by the streaming giant, reports Deadline.
The US media outlets reported that the streaming service is making a string of cuts after a drop in subscriber numbers over recent years.
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo told GB News: “That’s a complete disaster for Harry and Megan and Archewell Productions.
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“Netflix is having big problems with a dip in subscriber numbers, falling revenues, a plummeting share price, having spent too much on other programmes and is cutting back, particularly on animated series.
“So whilst Prince Harry’s Invictus documentary is carrying on, there is nothing for Megan to show for it and it’s really calling into question whether they can walk the walk – they’re good at talking the talk.
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“They signed up to Spotify, but they’ve only produced one podcast so far.
“The Netflix deal has been over for over a year now and there’s very little to show for it and it looks as if, apart from moaning about the royals, there’s not much that they’re able to do.”
The news follows as Prince Harry’s wife was due to be executive producer alongside David Furnish.
The series was set to follow the story of a young girl who found inspiration via influential women throughout history.
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However, the mother-of-two will be yet to give up hope – whilst Pearl is still in the early stages of development, bosses are still keen to work alongside Archewell.
They hold a deal for a number of projects, including Heart of Invictus, which will follow Harry at the recent Invictus Games in The Hague.
Pearl was supposed to be the first animated series from the royal – expected to be Meghan’s first role as executive producer since the former actress stepped down from her role in hit US legal drama Suits as character Rachel Zane.
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