The couple has been in the public eye for years and has recently faced a growing chorus of criticism. It seems that the last straw may have been when Harry confirmed that he and Meghan will be getting a divorce.
After five years of being together, Meghan reportedly wants to start a family, while Harry is content to take a step back from his public role and focus on his own passions and charity work.
The couple has raised a few eyebrows recently by pleading for privacy while continuing to publicize their every move. Meghan, in particular, seems to be searching for her next move and has recently signed a new deal with celebrity management guru R. E. Manuel at WME, without Harry included.
This move leaves the path clear for Harry to return to his own passions and charity work. He is apparently getting ready to go solo on a trip to Africa for a documentary, a journey that is said to match his mom Princess Diana's.
However, in the U.S., Harry is rarely seen in the celebrity circles that his wife has been accustomed to. His actions are showing that he's preparing to turn his back on his wife's apparent fame lifestyle. There has been speculation that they could have a divorce because Meghan has been advised that she has no future working alongside Prince Harry and needs to do it alone to save her career.
The couple suffered a huge loss last month after their lucrative Spotify deal came to an end after just one season of Meghan's Archewell Audio podcast. After being dumped from the digital music streaming giant, speculation has grown over what the couple will do for their next project.
An insider claimed that Meghan's team has told her to go solo, warning her that there is no future with Harry and that she needs to start working on her individual projects rather than being seen as one half of "Brand Sussex." They feel that if Meghan does work on her own, she'll have more opportunities to save her career.
A joint statement was released by Spotify and Archewell announcing the end of their contract, stating it was a mutual agreement. However, it seems that things weren't as amicable as they seemed. Just one day later, a podcast innovation at Spotify, Bill Simmons, branded the couple as "grifters."
His remarks apparently left Meghan distraught, according to the insider, and she can't believe she's been attacked so viciously and so publicly by one of their execs. It served as a brutal reality check that things really do need to change to save their popularity.
The couple was delivered another blow after the U.S. officially rejected their application to trademark Archewell Audio. They had submitted an application to get exclusive rights to Archewell Audio in areas such as downloadable audio recordings and podcasts and in anything that falls into the category of cultural treatment of women and stereotypes facing women. However, the application was turned down due to an existing trademark by Arizonian firm Archewell LLC.
