Once can surmise that the life of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the US hasn’t been half as private as the lives they implied to the public that they wanted to live. Instead the Sussexes have – in no small part thanks to their Netflix and Spotify deals – had a very publicized existence since leaving the Royal Family. Suffice it to say that Harry’s memoir, Spare, didn’t exactly help to quell interest.
While the couple’s children will soon start kindergarten and preschool, the Sussexes are allegedly having problems. In the past it’s been rumored that they wanted to be a part of Hollywood celebrity society, but many A-listers didn’t want anything to do with them. Now, according to new reports, Harry’s friends don’t want to visit him.
The Duke hasn’t journeyed home to the UK often of late. You’ll remember, Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles, and since then haven’t had a “base” in the prince’s old home country.
However, if we’re to believe reports, a sh0ck return could be on the table, with one royal expert suggesting that Harry is looking for a ‘permanent’ home in the UK… and for one sad reason.
Harry and Meghan’s move to the US marked the beginning of a completely new life far away from everything that had anything to do with their previous royal duties. Leaving the Royal Family was a huge undertaking for the then family of three, but they managed it. Since then, Harry and Meghan have welcomed their daughter, Princess Lililbet, who turned three just some weeks ago.
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
The couple has expressed a desire for a more private life, but their many accusations against the Royal Family, made clear in their infamous Oprah Winfrey interview, Netflix series, other interviews, and, foremost, Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare, has made them staples on the front pages of newspapers worldwide.
Harry & Meghan have also started several business ventures, and at the time of writing Meghan is said to be endeavoring to better develop her own brand. Some months ago, American Riviera Orchid, the Duchess’s lifestyle brand, was launched, however the reception it received initially was different from what she expected.
Meghan’s first product launched through American Riviera Orchid was a new jam. Sadly, it was mocked, because of tasting average, and its astronomical price tag. As per royal expert Tom Quinn, she was left in tears over the “unfair criticism” she received.
“The one fly in the ointment is Meghan’s new internet brand, America Riviera Orchard. Meghan was in tears when the brand launched, and her new jam was widely mocked for being expensive and nothing special,” he told the Mirror.
“She has reached the point now where she thinks that anything and everything she does will be unfairly criticized. Like her husband, she feels that people are unfairly picking on her – she cannot understand why people don’t admire her work.”
“She is especially sensitive about any criticism of her luxurious lifestyle in the US – from her point of view this is something to be admired not criticized.”, the royal expert added.
Harry & Meghan Markle labeled “low-grade reality stars” by Hollywood actor
The current life of the couple in Montecito, California, looks markedly different from the one they left in the UK. Above all else, they aren’t followed by paparazzi everywhere, and the mere fact that Meghan was able to give birth to daughter Lilibet in relative peace – compared to when Archie was born in the UK – was life-changing.
As the two settled into their new life, Harry was foremost seen at the Santa Barbara polo club, not far from their Montecito mansion, while Meghan spent more time in Los Angeles, about a 90-minute drive away.
The pair were both said to have wanted to make their way into Hollywood’s celebrity society. But according to Hollywood insider, broadcaster, comedian, and actor Tim Dillon, that interest wasn’t mutual.
“I know people in LA that know them, and all they want to do is hang out with celebrities. I was at a celebrity party the other night talking to somebody about this, and they go, ‘These people are just… it’s constant with them,’” Dillon said on the “They Come and Go” episode of his podcast, The Tim Dillon Show, last summer, according to the Daily Mail.
“She was texting the person I was with there – and, ‘no, you can’t come’. I shouldn’t have even been there. But the point is they just won’t stop, these two. They are just like moths to the flame trying to hang out… They’re like low-grade reality stars that are trying to attach to anything.”
It was not the first time Harry and Meghan were criticized by Dillon. Back in September 2021, the comedian tweeted:
“Harry and Meghan are such a gift to this country. Thank GOD for them. They make everything OK. Just because they’re here. They’re helping people by being on NETFLIX! This was such a happenstance thing, not at all a plan they had. I love when good things just happen. There IS hope!”
“She wants everything all at once”
Going into further detail regarding Meghan’s text messages, Dillon claimed that friends of his showed text messages from the Duchess in which she begged people to “hang out.”
“She is trying to get places. It’s sad. A lot of it isn’t working, and they are rolling their eyes to me, and they’re going LOL, and we are all having a good laugh about this because they’re just a bunch of goons, and no one cares.”
The broadcaster and comedian added: “Now listen, at the end of the day, I respect the hustle, I get what she’s trying to do, I get what they are trying to do, but it didn’t work, right? A lot of people at this party were like, ‘Hey man, you know, we text her back, we tried to be nice, she’s the Duchess, but we’ve had enough, we’ve had enough of her.”
Launched via Spotify, Meghan’s podcast was an unmitigated disaster, and ended up being canceled. A Spotify boss labeled her and her husband “grifters,” but her career as a podcast host is not apparently over.
