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Meghan Markle turns ‘ungrateful’?: ‘You’d think they’d just be thanking their lucky stars but no!’

Meghan Markle’s ability to ‘spin’ the narrative even if its not truthful gets her caught in broad daylight? Insider weighs in

Published April 12, 2026
Meghan Markle turns ‘ungrateful’?: ‘You’d think they’d just be thanking their lucky stars but no!’
Meghan Markle turns ‘ungrateful’?: ‘You’d think they’d just be thanking their lucky stars but no!’

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s post-royal life is often called a whirlwind and that’s because of the shift they experienced, going from the status of a ‘golden couple’ with a $100 million contract to one that sparked concerns when a lower trier one, worth less than half was finally signed.

But even with that contract under their belt, albeit with less of a take-home than their original 2018 contract, a well-placed source has just voiced some concerns to told Closer magazine.

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In their eyes, “you’d think they’d just be thanking their lucky stars that their project has gotten the greenlight after everything that’s happened, but instead of being grateful and just getting on with things, they’re acting more entitled than ever.”

For those unversed, this is in reference to how the duo managed to maintain their contract with Netflix, unlike what happened with Spotify.

In addition, to the insider, keeping the contract isn’t proof of warner weather in the Montecito camp either because “the reality is Netflix just wants to get their money’s worth and wrap things up”.

To critics and commentators alike “this is not the start of a new chapter but that hasn’t stopped Meghan and Harry from trying to exert their control” but instead “they’re spinning this as proof that Netflix needs them,” which is where the source concluded.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's Life Since Megxit:

The biggest transition point that started all this is the couple's UK exit, dubbed 'Megxit'. But as for what happened afterwards, the ‘transition’ is said to have happened rapidly, as seen in behind-the-scenes images the Sussexes shared in their docuseries for Netflix a couple of years later.

From Vancouver Island, Canada to Santa Barbara, California (and Tyler Perry’s house in between) the couple moved around in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But before that, their last leg of royal work included attending the Endeavour Fund Awards and the Commonwealth Day Service held at Westminster Abbey.

A couple of years later news came that a 12-month ‘review period’ concluded, which meant that the Sussexes would officially be confirmed as not returning to royal life. This also led to the stripping of Prince Harry’s honorary military titles, and royal patronages.

From that point on the interviews, (Oprah Winfrey, 60 Minutes, CBS, BBC) the docuseries, (Harry & Meghan) began, right after deals were signed with both Netflix and Spotify.

While the Netflix deal is said to be ongoing, despite it being in a diminished capacity, the Spotify deal fell through and fans even saw the CEO, Daniel Ek, come out and accuse the couple of being “grafters.”

A couple of years later, around 2023, in January the memoir that Prince Harry had been working on came out, titled Spare, and showcased details from the Sandringham summit, the dog bowl incident (where Prince Harry was thrown in by his brother) as well as a promise of ‘more material’ should a second book be in consideration.

In between all this (in 2021) Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor joined the family, but not before Meghan suffered a miscarriage that she later penned for The New York Times, titled ‘The Losses We Share’.

The only documented returns to the UK where Meghan followed her husband was for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee (June 2022), then later her funeral as well. However, it did not end there because then the King’s Coronation followed, Lilibet and Archie became Prince and Princess, as is their ‘birthright’ in the words of their father, following that many years later the father and son duo made their first official contact in Windsor Castle, over tea for nearly an hour. Since then the anti-royal interviews have reduced, and its said the Sussexes are working towards rehabilitation, despite Prince William’s rumored dissatisfaction.

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.
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