Prince Harry 'wanted to interview Putin and Trump about their childhood traumas' in bizarre podcast idea
Prince Harry hoped to interview Vladimir Putin, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump about their upbringing on a Spotify podcast
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Prince Harry hoped to interview Vladimir Putin, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump about their upbringing on a Spotify podcast, it has been claimed.
The Duke was discussing ideas with various producers for potential shows as he planned to speak to the controversial figures about their childhoods and how they became the men they are today.
Harry also wanted to have a chat with Pope Francis about religion, which left chiefs baffled, according to Bloomberg.
It comes after Harry and Meghan's podcast, Archetypes was scrapped by Spotify.
Harry also wanted to have a chat with Pope Francis about religion
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The streaming firm and the Sussexes's audio production company Archewell Audio released a joint statement announcing that they would be parting ways after just one series.
The Duke of Sussex reportedly had plans for a show centred on fatherhood where he would discuss societal conversations each episode, touching on climate change and religion.
His ideas are thought to have raised questions from those in Harry's podcast team, particularly because the likes of Putin and Zuckerberg do not discuss childhood traumas.
Harry and Meghan reportedly signed a £15million deal with Spotify for the project but insiders claim the royal couple did not meet the productivity benchmark required to receive the full payout.
Following the announcement, Bill Simmons, Head of Podcast Innovation and Monetisation at Spotify, criticised the pair in an episode of his own podcast last Friday.
"The f***ing grifters. That's the podcast we should have launched with them," he said.
"I've got to get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea. It's one of my best stories."
According to one royal expert, Meghan will now have to "resort" to becoming an influencer.
After "failing on a global scale", US royal correspondent Kinsey Schofield expects the Duchess to begin creating digital content "because what else is she going to do".
His ideas are thought to have raised questions from those in Harry's podcast team
BetterUpSpeaking on GB News, Schofield said today is "a really bad day" for the couple as they "struggle to figure out their identity and what their next steps are".
She said: "I think that today's a really bad day for Meghan Markle. She hates failing and she's failing on a global scale.
"This is a huge audience that are watching, you know, Pearl gets cancelled by Netflix before it even came to fruition.
"The Spotify you know, kicking her to the curb in front of the entire world. This is a hard time for them.
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