Key sign Prince Harry is 'playing second fiddle' to Meghan

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent trip to Nigeria was “The Meghan Show” with Prince Harry relegated to “the side”, according to a leading royal expert.

Speaking to OK! Duncan Larcombe explained that despite the trip to West Africa ostensibly being about the Prince’s Invictus Games, Harry very much played “second fiddle” to Meghan.

The author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story told the outlet: “Meghan is a very strong character, very driven, extremely ambitious, and those are the kind of characteristics that mean she will almost always inevitably outshine Harry and grab the attention from him.

“Harry is entirely in her shadow. But he’s never really been at ease with the attention, he’s never really enjoyed it. Whether it’s deliberate or not, Meghan is definitely a magnet for attention.

“Although we saw a huge amount of money spent on her combined outfits for Nigeria so maybe it’s not a complete accident that she steals the limelight. Their Nigeria trip was ‘The Meghan Show’ and Harry was the side.”

Whether or not Meghan is an attention magnet, both she and her husband have struggled to make an impact with streaming giant Netflix, despite commanding a multi-million-pound contract.

Prince Harry is in the midst of filming a polo show, while his wife is shooting a cooking programme with the platform.

Their deal with Netflix is up for renewal next year, with commentators speculating that the pair may not be given the opportunity to ink a new arrangement to produce content for the on-demand video service.

Louise Roberts, a columnist for News Corp in Australia, told Sky News Australia host Caroline Di Russo that outside the royal inner circle, Harry and Meghan are no longer in a position to give fans an insight into the lives of The Firm.

She explained: “I think their Netflix deal would be axed if they don’t come up with the royal tidbits, the royal inside information.

“That’s why Netflix signed them up to the deal in 2020 when they left the Royal Family, and of course, that deal was a five-year deal for $100 million, and that expires next year.

“So, unless there’s suddenly some miracle and they’re back in the fold of the Royal Family, I can’t see the deal continuing.”