Prince Harry, Meghan Markle lose millions as lucrative deal falls through

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a major blow as their multi-million-pound book deal with Penguin Random House has reportedly "quietly dissipated".

According to Page Six, the deal, which was worth £16.2million [$20m], has quietly fallen through.”

While discussing the recent scathing article published about the Sussexes in Vanity Fair, royal expert Kinsey Schofield told Talk TV: "Page Six is reporting that Harry and Meghan's 20 million [dollar] deal with Penguin Random House , that they signed in 2021, seems to have quietly dissipated and that is the story…”

"Vanity Fair is clear and communicating the fact that this is a theoretical pitch that someone on Meghan's team was making 'if there's ever a divorce, how much do you think this book would be worth to you'. They were very clear on that," she added.

She also claimed that Penguin Random House expected more from the Duke of Sussex.

"[Vanity Fair reported] how these two, their work ethic is incredibly questionable, their collaboration skills are not so strong, is that potentially why Penguin Random House no longer [has a deal with them]," she explained.

Through his deal with Penguin, Prince Harry published his bombshell memoir Spare in January 2023. There were also rumors that Meghan may release an explosive book of her own.