Prince Harry and Meghan Markle separate work life 'is not a sign of trouble'

Harry and Meghan in 2019

The pair were calling winners of the new safer technology grant

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Holly Bishop

By Holly Bishop


Published: 03/08/2023

- 09:55

Updated: 03/08/2023

- 14:21

The couple's recent solo projects have been subject to speculation

Harry and Meghan’s most recent public appearance in a video posted yesterday showed the couple remain happy and sources insist their separate work life is not a cause for concern.

The two have been plagued with rumours that they were stepping away from their joint endeavours to work on separate projects.


This comes as Meghan recently signed to a massive talent agency, and Harry is working on a Netflix documentary about a trip to Botswana.

However, as the pair beamed at one another whilst they congratulated winners via phone call of their new safer technology grant, will their doubters be silenced?

Meghan and Harry calling winners of new grant

The pair beamed at each other as they made the calls​

Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund

It is their most recent appearance together after mounting speculation about their future within Hollywood.

The failure of their Spotify deal could lead to them potentially losing millions, after it was cut after only 12 episodes.

On top of this, Meghan was labelled as “not a great audio talent, or necessary any kind of talent” by Hollywood executive Jeremey Zimmer.

The couple are also facing a “public backlash” from A-listers they once considered friends.

This comes after David Beckham was reportedly left “furious” by a suggestion from Meghan that his wife, Victoria, leaked stories to the press.

However, despite recent negative speculation surrounding the pair, the two looked loved-up and happy in the video released yesterday afternoon.

The 40-second clip featured the royals sitting in a love seat in the sun-soaked garden of their Montecito home.

The last time they were at a public event together was at New York awards ceremony in May.

Yet this appearance soon turned chaotic, with claims about a paparazzi chase throughout the streets of the city.

A source told OK! Magazine that the royals were becoming increasingly tired with the ongoing speculation constantly surrounding them.

“The Sussexes' marriage is fine,” the source said, commenting that the jabs had stemmed from Harry’s upcoming solo trip to Africa.

“That's a work trip. It's not a sign of trouble.”

Meghan and Harry calling winners of new grant

Harry's upcoming Netflix series about his time in Botswana has fuelled rumours about the pair

Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund

This mirrored an ‘insider’ who told US gossip website PageSix last month that rumours were “not true. It’s literally made up”.

Industry experts said the couple’s recent career mishaps were a result of pressure put on them as royals.

“The royal element and, in some ways, the drama around them inflated the price, deals and expectations,” a Hollywood insider told People magazine.

Projects related to their previous lives whilst at the palace have done very well, yet those without a royal element to them have floundered.

Their Netflix docuseries Live to Lead, about world leaders and influencers, failed to engage audiences, whilst Pearl, a children’s animation from Meghan, was cancelled by Netflix.

An insider has told People magazine that the couple were set up to fail on their Spotify podcast.

“They were given no formal lay of the land to kick things off, so they were already on unsteady footing even before the ink was dry,” the source said.

In their new video, the couple congratulated winners of the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund.

The initiative will see 26 youth-led projects, designed to help make the digital world less toxic for young people, receive $2million in grants.

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