Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s life after stepping back as senior royals has beenn “nothing short of a disaster”, according to a royal commentator. A number of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s plans did not pan out as intended in 2023, and their popularity on both sides of the Atlantic has plummeted over the past few months.

A deepening family feud has seen Prince Harry and Meghan Markle excluded from the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations. It’s fair to assume the California couple are desperate to turn over a new leaf in 2024 with this year “nothing short of a disaster”, according to TalkTV.

Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare was released on January 10 and despite selling incredibly well, it has proved to all-but sever relations between the 39-year-old and his brother Prince William

Meanwhile, Meghan Markle was said not to have “any kind of talent” by Jeremy Zimmer, chief executive of the United Talent Agency, after her Archetypes podcast deal with Spotify was axed after only 12 episodes.

It comes as the Montecito duo’s charity Archewell has also seen donations plummet by $9 million in a single year, to only $1.2 million.

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