Prince Harry and Meghan Markle invited to glitzy event by Paramount amid Netflix silence

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle invited to glitzy event by Paramount amid Netflix silence

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's contract with Netflix runs out in 2025

GB News
Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 25/01/2024

- 14:23

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix contract expires next year

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited to the glitzy premiere of the Paramount film One Love by the company's CEO.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are friends with the family of Brain Robbins, the chief executive of both Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon.


The couple were invited to the Bob Marley film's premiere by the Robbins family, who they have a "personal friendship" with, according to a source.

The source added that Meghan and Harry "have long been fans of Bob Marley's music and message".

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are friends with the family of Brain Robbins.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's appearance alongside the Paramount CEO looks to be a public warning shot to Netflix.

Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with Netflix after they stepped down as working members of the Royal Family in 2020.

The couple have produced two documentaries for the platform, Harry & Meghan which was a huge streaming success and Heart of Invictus which failed to reach the same heights as their debut project.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited to the glitzy premiere of the Paramount film One Love by the company's CEO.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's appearance at a rival streaming giants' premiere looks to be a warning to Netflix that Meghan and Harry will not be short of offers as a decision on whether to renew their contract looms.

The Sussexes are reportedly working on several projects for the platform but none have been given a release date or promoted publicly.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams criticised the couple's lack of output during an interview with GB News.

Fitzwilliams told GB News: "They can turn it around if they come up with some work.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with Netflix after they stepped down as working members of the Royal Family in 2020.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The Sussexes are reportedly working on several projects for the platform but none have been given a release date or promoted publicly.

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"The only thing they are doing as far as I can see with Invictus, Prince Harry already had that.

"So they have not done anything, they lost Spotify. Will they lose Netflix? The contract runs out in 2025."

He added: "It is rather bewildering their silence."

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