Royal commentator Angela Levin earlier told the newspaper: “I think the Royal Family would be crazy to talk to Meghan and Harry. In no time it would be out in magazines and on social media.”
According to Russell Myers, Royal Editor for the Daily Mirror, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have no choice but to stay relevant if they must sign multimillion-dollar deals. He noted that it was “strange” how the couple was still being talked about despite stepping away from duties for more private lives.
“For a couple that left for privacy, there is an extraordinary amount of stories surrounding their lives that do get leaked out,” Myers said during a conversation with talkRADIO. “These find their way into the British press. We understand that they’ve got a few friendly journalists that they deal with. They’ve cut out some of the press that they said they weren’t happy with their coverage.”
“It’s a very Hollywood way of doing things and that has been an issue for both Harry and Meghan,” Myers noted. “Getting the friendly press to just write about how amazing you are all the time doesn’t really work. It’s a strange one because while they say they moved away for privacy, didn’t want to have anything to do with the British press,” he said. “People are still talking about and my guess is they still want to be talked about because whilst signing big-money deals, they’ve got to stay relevant.”
Prince Harry returned to the UK last week for his grandfather’s funeral and was pictured talking to his brother Prince William after the service outside St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Prince William had reportedly reached out to Harry following his tell-all interview with Oprah, but talks were “not productive,” per CBS anchor Gayle King.
The Sunday Times magazine had previously reported how upset William was when the Sussexes announced their own plans for the future before having a royal family meeting to negotiate terms of their exit.