Meghan Markle and Harry ‘following’ Obamas says expert

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be hoping to learn the skills of becoming successful TV producers “very quickly”, as they reportedly hope to emulate the achievements of Barack and Michelle Obama. Royal biographer Andrew Morton claimed that the couple’s “prodigious” contact book served as “half the reason” why they had secured their £100million Netflix deal, which will see them produce a range of content over the next few years. 

Speaking of their upcoming projects, Mr Morton told the Royally Us podcast: “They are now on a global stage known for their first names, you don’t really think of them as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex anymore, we think about them as Meghan and Harry.

“They have got a prodigious address book which is probably half the reason why Netflix and Spotfiy signed them up.

“I think that as far as they’re concerned, they’re going to have to learn very quickly how to be TV producers and learn how to pick the next Squid Game.”

Since leaving the Royal Family in 2020, the Sussexes have relocated to Montecito in California and have transitioned from working royals into public figures.

The acclaimed biographer continued: “So really, they’ve got themselves a beautiful palace with 16 bathrooms, probably more than the Queen has, a garden that Prince Charles would be envious of.

“They’re leading a very opulent life and they have a path laid down for them by the Obamas, who have been very successful so far as TV producers, one of their offerings won an Emmy. I think that they would like to go down that road.”

After finishing his tenure as President of the United States, Barack and Michelle Obama launched their Higher Ground production company, which signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce scripted and unscripted film and television projects. 

They have already received an Academy Award for the documentary film ‘American Factory’, and the couple has a number of other projects in the pipeline, including a biographical film on the life of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. 

Similar to the Sussexes, they have also signed a deal with the audio streaming service Spotify with ‘The Michelle Obama Podcast’ premiering in July 2020.  

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Prince Harry and Meghan announced their own deal with Spotify and Netflix in 2020. 

Estimated to be worth over £100million, it will see the couple producing and starring in “uplifting” and “informative” content, which they will create through their production company Archewell Studios. 

Whilst a podcast is yet to be announced with Spotify, the Sussexes have released information on their first two projects with Netflix. 

In April, it was revealed that Prince Harry would produce and star in a documentary series, titled ‘Heart of Invictus’. The series will follow organisers and competitors of the 2022 Invictus Games, which will take place in the Netherlands. 

The 37-year-old helped launch the Paralympic-style tournament in 2014, with the aim of helping wounded soldiers and veterans. 

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Meanwhile, Meghan is set to executive-produce the children’s animated series ‘Pearl’, which follow the adventures of a 12-year-old girl as she interacts with influential women throughout history. 

Sir Elton John’s husband and close family friend David Furnish has also been announced as a co-producer. 

A release date has not yet been announced for either project, but they are expected to be available for streaming in late 2022. 

As well as their Netflix and Spotify work, Harry has also signed a deal with Penguin Random House for his “literary memoirs”, which will hit bookshelves in the autumn of next year. 

This marks the second literary venture for the couple, after Meghan published her first children’s book ‘The Bench’ in June. 

The Sussexes currently reside in Montecito with their two young children, Archie Harrison and Lilibet Diana. 

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