The Duke of Sussex “gave up life as a man of action to become an airy fairy sniper” with a “life awakened on the west coast,” said a royal biographer.
Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, currently live in their $ 14 million Santa Barbara mansion with their one-year-old son Archie. up to £ 100 million in transactions with Spotify and Netflix.
Royal expert Angela Levin, who wrote Harry: Conversations with the Prince in 2018, claimed that the duke has become “the shadow of his former self” since he moved to California.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, she said, while Prince Harry was opposed to being a “backup” for Prince William, he seems to agree to be second to Meghan.
The Duke of Sussex “gave up life as a man of action to become an airy fairy sniper” with a “life awakened on the west coast”, said a royal biographer
The biographer said that Prince Harry’s recent appearances were “out of character” from the royal he once knew, who would instantly identify with everyone he spoke to.
She referred to her previous work with Help for Heroes, people with disabilities and teenagers in dysfunctional homes – but said it felt like a distant memory compared to the version of the prince she sees today.
The biographer also referred to this year’s Remembrance Day, when Harry and Meghan celebrated by visiting Los Angeles National Cemetery to pay tribute to the fallen Commonwealth soldiers.
The couple was deceived because they arranged for the celebrity fashion photographer Lee Morgan to capture their personal act of remembrance, many marking the visit as an “advertising stunt”.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have raised up to £ 100 million in Spotify and Netflix transactions
Angela said Harry in particular would have been a great source of comfort for the British during the Covid pandemic, but regretted being hidden in Santa Barbara during the pandemic.
However, she commented that the couple reportedly wanted a 12-month extension of the Megxit deal, indicating that the duke lacked “all the privileges” to be royal, including his honorary military titles and charities.
She said, “Maybe he’s just realizing that royalty is forever, but celebrity isn’t.”
Her comments come days after royal expert Hugo Vickers said Prince Harry was “isolated from his family, his army, his friends, the Commonwealth of the United States,” The Telegraph said. “It’s a useless existence in self-exile.” .
She claimed that Harry, imagined giving a TIME 100 speech last year from his home in California, has become a “shadow of his former self” since moving to the United States.
The royal biographer compared the actions of Prince Harry to those of Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 38, adding: , it would have been great to have heard of him “.
Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess launched the website for their non-profit organization Archewell and set themselves the goal of “building a better world” in an open letter posted online.
But the site prominently connects the couple’s commercial ventures – Archewell Audio, the brand they chose for their £ 30m podcasting deal with Spotify and Archewell Productions, the name chosen for their Netflix production link about which is said to be worth up to £ 100 million. .
Since resigning as kings in March and moving to the United States, Harry and Meghan have been working to officially launch, albeit slowly, the website and philosophy behind their Archewell organization.
The royal expert said that the recent actions of the duke were “out of character” for him (pictured, on the day of the commemoration)
Their decision to leave was based on both personal freedom and personal freedom and the huge sums – estimated to be over £ 100 million – they earned from transactions with Spotify and Netflix, they said. provides capital to pursue their new lifestyle and public goals.
The announcement follows their great Spotify podcast, which saw their son Archie debut.
Commentators have already speculated that Harry and Meghan will have to attract a wide audience if they justify the profitable contract signed by their production company Archewell Audio.