Prince Harry and Meghan Markle clashed with palace advisers a year before leaving their royal duties, contradicting a recent bombshell interview that they had no plans in place before Megxit.
“There was a constant dialogue between the couple, like, ‘Why can’t we do this? You can’t stop us from doing what we want, ‘”sources told The Telegraph on Saturday.
In early 2019, the couple were already planning their exit from real obligations, finalizing an agreement to produce content for Quibi, an extinct video streaming service that was about to rival YouTube, The Post first reported last year. . Prince Harry announced his intention to waive royal duties in an Instagram post on January 8, 2020.
“They were giving the orders and would be responsible for instructing the press office about the line to be released,” reported the Telegraph.
The report contradicts the couple’s comments in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier this month that they “did not have a plan” when they left the royal family.
“Netflix and Spotify [deals]… that was never part of the plan, ”Prince Harry told Winfrey. “We didn’t have a plan. This was suggested by someone else when my family literally cut me off financially and I had to pay … security for us. “
The couple signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix last September.
In addition to backstage planning during his time at the palace, Markle maintained regular communication with a group of close advisers in Los Angles, even after marrying members of the royal family in 2018. This group included his lawyer Rick Genow, the business manager Andrew Meyer and talent agent Nick Collins, according to reports. The Telegraph also reported that Markle trusted Keleigh Thomas Morgan of public relations firm Sunshine Sachs, who helped the couple with their first charity, Sussex Royal.