By Lucy Caulkett-
The Dutch and Dutchess Of Sussex are now thriving, after previously being held back by the heirachical structure of the royal family, her biographer has claimed.
Speaking on his podcast Heirpod, journalist Omid Scobie, who became close to the couple, said that since stepping back as working members of the royal family in March, the couple had been ‘thriving’ and had ‘taken their careers as philanthropists to a whole other level’.
The authour’s comments comes at it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle agreed a £100m deal with Netflix. Prince Harry’s Rising Phoenix, a documentary about the Paralympic Games, is currently available on Netflix and Meghan is already networked with Disney to narrate Elephant-which was a documentary about the species for its Disney nature outlet.
Freedom
Scobie wrote a book about the couple, entitled ‘Finding Freedom’, presented more from the perspective of the couple. He added: ‘It shows how much they were held back by tradition, hierarchy and stubbornness within the institution.’
Scobie said that the Duke and Duchess are ‘absolutely happy’ now, adding: ‘This is the couple operating in a way they were desperate to for some time but couldn’t for a numb
As we’ve seen, this wasn’t necessarily about the relationships between the royal family members and Meghan, it was about the institution of monarchy and how they supported Meghan
‘Had Meghan of come in and done everything by the book, rather than ever come up with her own ideas, or challenge a way of working, or bring in her own ideals than it may have been very different. But that is not what we can realistically expect from a human being.
He added: ‘Harry loved her dynamism, it’s what made her so exciting to be a team mate with.
‘It was that, and the things that we often celebrate about Meghan internally just didn’t fit in with the way things were done in the institution.
‘Rather than anyone trying to accommodate those differences, it was quickly seen as something very problematic and something many tried to extinguish through leaking stories to the press and making the couple’s lives difficult internally.’
He continued: ‘It’s why now we see them thrive now in a way we haven’t seen in a long time. I mean how much have they achieved in a short period of time since leaving the royal family?
Happy
The biographer said the couple are happy with their new lives in America, adding: ‘You only need to look at the work they are doing and how vocal they’ve been about things that are so important to them.’
The deal is said to have upset several subscribers of netflix, some of whom cancelled their subscriptions upon hearing the news. Many other subscribers were happy for the couple.
The pair stepped back from royal duties after feeling marginalised and unsupported by senior royal members whom they felt did not intervene in restricting the actions of what the couple saw as a hostile press. Tension between Prince Harry and Prince William, also present between both their spouses, made matters unbearable for the pair.