Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘know they’ve gone too far’ in royal attacks: source

It’s undeniably been a rough few months for Brand Sussex – and Meghan Markle is reportedly now realising she may have made a big mistake.

Despite generating plenty of headlines, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have, themselves, been relatively quiet in recent months.

Since the release of their joint Netflix docu-series, Harry & Meghan, and Harry’s memoir Spare in January, the pair have made only a handful of casual public appearances together. They stepped out as a duo in an official capacity only once – when Meghan accepted her Ms Foundation’s Women In Vision Awards in New York City, which resulted in their controversial “near-catastrophic” car chase with paparazzi.

The couple at the Women In Vision Awards in May. Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Ms. Foundation for Women

Addressing the unexpectedly quiet period in their post-royal careers, royal author Tom Bower told OK!Magazinethat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “know they’ve probably gone too far” with their ongoing attacks on Harry’s family.

“All she’s got is the baggage of the Oprah Winfrey interview and her damnation of the royal family in various successive interviews,” the Rebel King: The Making of a Monarch author told the publication.

“That’s why she’s been so quiet the whole year. She knows they’ve probably gone too far, and she doesn’t know how to get out of it now.”

Bower added: “What is fascinating is how will it end? What will the climax be?”

Harry and Meghan’s post-UK criticisms of the royal family really kicked off with their 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview.

It follows recent reports that Meghan is now shifting away from collaborations with her husband amid a turbulent period for their joint brand.

There’s been plenty of speculation about what might come next for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the axing of their $29 million Spotify deal, doubts about the renewal of their reported $150 million Netflix contract and a flurry of scathing reviews by everyone from a streaming service executive to a top Hollywood agent to Rolling Stone.

Their brand has hit a rough patch recently. Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

According to the UK’s Bella magazine, Meghan is taking a “step away” from Brand Sussex to focus on solo projects.

The publication cited the unexpected blow of losing their Spotify deal as a factor in her decision to establish her own separate brand.

“Meghan feels she’ll have better success if she takes the time to work on projects alone without Harry – even though he always gives her his full support,” a source said.

The insider added that her recent decision to sign with Hollywood talent agency WME – which also represents Adele and Serena Williams – was about making her a “power player” in the industry in her own right.

Following the axing of her podcast, Archetypes, as part of the collapse of her Spotify deal, Meghan is reportedly now gearing up for a “string of commercial endorsements in fields meaningful to her, such as food, wellness, fashion and therapy”, reports the MailOnline.

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