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Meghan Markle’s Netflix series on friendship & cooking is ‘strange’ – she’s not known for making pals, expert says
Ms Seward revealed her honest opinion on The Sun’s new show, Royal Exclusive
MEGHAN Markle’s new Netflix has been blasted as “desperate” by royal experts.
The Duchess of Sussex will reportedly soon launch a new series on "cooking, gardening and friendship".
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She and Harry have two untitled non-fiction projects in production.
The shows form part of the "creative partnership" Archewell Productions signed with the streaming giant in 2020.
The first series will focus on Meghan and explore "the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship", according to .
But the idea has been blasted by royal biographer Ingrid Seward.
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Speaking to royal editor Matt Wilkinson on The Sun’s new show, Royal Exclusive, she said: “It’s a bit desperate. I think it is wrong to criticise it before we see it.
“But I am more skeptical about Meghan because I don’t know she knows anything about gardening.
"As for her talking about friendship that does make me feel a bit skeptical.
"She is really known for losing friends rather than gaining friends.
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“To hear her talking about friendships I think that might go down a little strangely.”
The show is being produced by Sony Pictures Television's The Intellectual Property Corporation.
The Duchess, 42, will executive produce alongside Archewell's head of non-fiction Chanel Pysnik.
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The second series will follow the couple's love of professional polo.
Primarily shot at the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida, the project will be produced by Boardwalk Pictures.
Prince Harry, 39, is known as a keen polo player.
MEGHAN'S ENDED FRIENDSHIPS
MEGHAN Markle's first maid of honour revealed how their friendship came crumbling down after three decades.
Ninaki Priddy had proudly stood at the Duchess' side when she tied the knot with first husband Trevor Engelson in 2011.
But when that marriage came apart, so did Meghan and Ninaki's relationship.
The pal claimed this unfolded after she found out new details about the Trevor and Meghan's rocky relationship.
She told the : "What came to light after Trevor and I spoke ended my friendship with Meghan. I think everybody who knew them both was in shock."
Ninaki and Meghan had been pals since they were tots and remained friends through high school.
She claimed it "was always Niki and Meg - we were so close-knit we came as a two".
Ninaki continued: "We were both honorary daughters in each other’s homes.
"We were like family. We had the kind of love you have for a sister."
The couple launched their documentary Harry and Meghan in 2022, offering an insight into their relationship.
Released in two parts, the explosive docuseries lobbed bombs at The Firm - seeing it torn apart by royal experts.
But, despite the attention it drew, it didn't even rank in the top 200 most-watched Netflix shows from January to June.
Months later Harry's series Heart of Invictus about the Olympic-style games he started for wounded ex-service competitors flopped.
And Meghan's animated series Pearl, about a girl inspired by historical female figures, was dropped while still in the development stage.
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Harry and Meghan are believed to have been paid only half of their reported £78million contract.
It was said they will get the rest only if they produce content of real interest before the end of 2025.
Harry and Meghan's business flops
- Meghan had her upcoming animated series Pearl chucked out by Netflix while in the development stage.
- Then 42-year-old was said to have been "uncharacteristically quiet", following the loss of her £18million Spotify deal in June last year.
- While Spare initially sold a staggering number of copies demand soon dwindled and a year on its popularity has plummeted with major retailers slashing prices in half.
- Meanwhile, their Netflix documentary also took a hit and the duke and duchess are believed to have been paid only half of their reported £78million contract.
- The pair were poked fun at by comedian Jo Koy at the Golden Globes for "being paid millions by Netflix for doing nothing".
- Harry's series, Heart of Invictus, shedding light on the Olympic-style games he started for wounded ex-service competitors also flopped.
- Archewell figures in December last year revealed a hole in the accounts after it received almost £9million less in donations than in a previous year.
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