According to former BBC presenter Andrew Neal, sources claim that the couple has decided to cease giving interviews about the royal family, as they feel they have nothing more to say on the matter.
Neal referred to this development as a positive news story.
In a tweet, the 74-year-old Mr. Neal stated, "In these grim times, a good news story. Sources close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say the pair will stop making self-referential podcasts for Spotify, tell-all Netflix documentaries, publishing memoirs, and participating in interviews discussing the royal family, as they have nothing left to say." He added, "For all of which, much thanks."
Furthermore, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been labeled as "grifters" by Spotify's chief after their $20 million deal with the platform was terminated. Bill Simmons (53), the sportscaster and head of Spotify's international sports content, criticized Harry and Meghan as the couple was dropped from the streaming giant.
Simmons expressed on his podcast, "The f^^^ing grifters, that's the podcast we should have launched with them. I've got to get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Prince Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea.
It's one of my best stories. I wish I had been involved in the Megan and Harry leave Spotify negotiation. That's a podcast we should have launched with them."
The collapse of the deal is reportedly increasing the financial pressure on the Sussexes. Their lifestyle in Montecito, California, where they reside with their children Archie (four) and Lilibet (two), in a sprawling Tuscan-style estate purchased for $14.7 million in June 2020, comes with a substantial mortgage.
Annual property taxes alone amount to $144,427, and on top of that, there are expenses for staff, maintenance, and the couple's private security detail, which is estimated to cost around $2 million per year.
Additionally, legal fees from Harry's battles with the UK press contribute to their financial situation. Moreover, they now have to sustain their Archewell company without the financial support from the canceled Spotify deal.
A source told Page Six, "They're not broke, but they're going to have to keep spending their money instead of banking it."
The Sussexes' Spotify deal, signed in 2020, only resulted in 13 hours of programming over two and a half years. This included a dozen episodes of Meghan's "Archewell Audio" podcast and a one-off holiday special.
