this very large sum that they might not touch

Since their new life in the United States, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have a series of projects. Between media appearances, writing memoirs and associative donations, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are busy. But according to information from Daily Express, one of their contracts could well be reduced considerably. In December 2020, Archie and Lilibet Diana’s parents signed an agreement worth more than 20 million euros with Spotify for the broadcast of a podcast. However, the 35-minute first episode didn’t have the desired effect with the streaming service.

The flop of the podcast created by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was a bad surprise for the couple. “I think you might draw the conclusion that if [Spotify] did not exercise the option on the next episode of the podcast, possibly because it did not have the popularity that Meghan and Harry expected or that Spotify expected “, explained media lawyer Ian Penman. Also according to the specialist, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would have received half of the sum before the broadcast of the first episode. But the low popularity of the project may well prevent them from receiving the rest.

A failure despite the popularity

Despite the low ratings of the episode, Spotify would not have lost anything according to Ian Penman. But the streaming platform had not expected such a low audience around the first episode. A very surprising start given the popularity of the couple. Before the holidays, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex notably sent their Christmas card by unveiling for the first time a snapshot of Lilibet Diana. Six months old, the little girl had never appeared in public before. As a reminder, Archie’s sister was born in the United States, after her parents moved to the Montecito neighborhood in Los Angeles.