Meghan Markle tipped for Hollywood career win with 'major project this year'

Meghan, 42, is reported to have told her talent agency WME that she would prefer a new role behind the camera.

A senior production source claimed: “She believes the time is right for her to make the leap from actor to auteur.

“She is aiming to land the director’s chair on at least one major project this year.”

Meghan and Prince Harry's non-profit organisation, the Archewell Foundation, is planning to turn the romance book Meet Me At The Lake into a film.

However, it is unlikely the duchess will make her directorial debut in this film, a source has suggested.

The book’s author Carley Fortune said of the deal: “I can’t imagine a more perfect partnership.”

But a royal source stressed: “This film has already been delayed by the strikes and Netflix wants an experienced director to push it along as quickly as possible.

“But there is no reason why Meghan shouldn’t cut her teeth in the coming months at the helm of a less-pressing project.

"She’s really keen to get her first ‘hands-on’ chance.”

The source also told The Express: “Despite her directing ambitions, Meghan has not – repeat not – closed the door completely on acting.

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“A Suits reunion is something that is definitely being talked about.”

Meghan and Harry stepped down as working royals in 2020 and subsequently signed lucrative deals with Netflix and Spotify to become financially independent.

However, the couple's deal with Spotify was axed in June 2023.

They are still signed with Netflix, having released the successful six-part docuseries, Harry & Meghan, in December 2022.