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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been accused of wanting to be part of the “Hollywood super-rich elite” as they rake in millions from their lucrative media deals. The couple relocated from the UK to the US in early 2020 when they relinquished their roles as working members of the Royal Family. In September of that year, Harry and Meghan signed a bumper deal with online streaming giant Netflix, with reports suggesting it was worth an eye-watering $100million (£82million).
In 2021, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly made a whopping $25million when signing an exclusive deal with Spotify for their Archewell Audio podcast series.
That same year, Harry announced a lucrative multi-book deal with Penguin Random House. Earlier this week, the prince set a record with his tell-all memoir ‘Spare’ after the English language version sold more than 1.4 million copies on its first day of publication.
Nile Gardiner, a Washington-based foreign policy expert, believes Harry and Meghan are trying to build a “dynasty” in the US, generating as much wealth as possible and making full use of their royal titles.
He told Express.co.uk: “Their strategy is two-fold – for as long as possible, they want to maximise their royal titles and generate as much wealth as they possibly can while carrying those titles.
Harry has been in the limelight all week as he publicised his controversial memoir, Spare, in TV interviews in the UK and the US.
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“They don’t just want to be wealthy, they want to be super wealthy and part of the Hollywood super-rich elite.
“The second part of their strategy is they want to build some type of dynasty in America and Meghan sees herself as some kind of future political leader.
“Building up a great deal of wealth, potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars, is important for that goal.
“Meghan and Harry see themselves as part of the US ruling elite and they want to be a key part of that.
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But in a bitter blow to Harry and Meghan, Mr Gardiner believes the US is now turning on the couple, with the American public now seeing them as “endlessly whining Hollywood-style celebrities”.
He also claims this has been amplified following the global release of Harry’s bombshell memoir and interviews in the US to promote it, which has seen him launch a series of bombshell claims against the Royal Family.
The foreign policy expert said: “There has been a significant amount of interest in the US from what Harry has said but not as much that perhaps was anticipated.
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The tell-all memoir, which was ghostwritten by Pulitzer Prize winner J R Moehringer, promises to be packed full of explosive revelations and insight into the Royal Family – and there’s even an audiobook read by the Duke of Sussex himself.
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“Harry isn’t a popular figure in America, and nor is Meghan Markle.
“The Queen was massively popular in the US so Harry is increasingly seen as a negative and whining character in the US.
“The American public is starting to turn against both Harry and Meghan.”
“Harry was once a very popular figure in America but now he has a narrow band of supporters among the liberal elites.”
Buckingham Palace has so far not publicly commented on any of the recent claims made by Harry and Meghan.
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