Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Are 'Losing Their Global Appeal,' TV Host Claims

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have lost popularity since leaving the royal family, a British TV host has claimed.

Nana Akua hit out at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their upcoming projects, a memoir and a rumored Netflix docuseries, on her GB News show Sunday.

Page Six recently claimed that Prince Harry and Markle want to push back the release of their documentary in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death last month as they allegedly hope to edit out some comments about King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton. International Business Times could not independently verify this information.

"I can't see Netflix going along with that one. They have already shelled out millions and they want their pound of flesh," Akua claimed on her GB News show.

She branded the couple "heartless" before saying that she's interested to know how the Sussexes "genuinely" felt about the royal family "when they thought they had nothing to lose."

Akua also claimed that Prince Harry and Markle were "uninvited" from a Sept. 18 reception for world leaders at Buckingham Palace on the eve of Queen Elizabeth's state funeral. Reports previously said that the Sussexes, who stepped back from royal duties in 2020, were initially sent an invitation but were later uninvited as the gathering was exclusive for senior working royals only.

"The couple appears to be losing their global appeal," Akua claimed. "I suspect many of the world leaders wouldn't have been that comfortable if they had attended."

She continued, "It seems that the Sussexes are beginning to realize that being a royal is a pretty good gig."

Akua then weighed in on reports that Prince Harry's memoir, which was due to be released in November, has been pushed back to next year "out of respect for the late Queen."

She made it clear that she won't be buying his book, which she suggested could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for Prince Harry and Markle in their alleged conflict with the royal family.

"It feels as though there is a change afoot as the penny appears to be dropping. Without the monarchy behind [Harry and Meghan], joining the rat race is not all it's cracked up to be," Akua concluded.

Unnamed sources recently told Page Six that the Sussexes are at odds with Netflix chiefs and their own production team over the content of their docuseries.

Prince Harry and Markle allegedly want to remove some parts from the docuseries, which they've been working on for more than a year now, but Netflix chiefs are standing by the Sussexes' filmmakers who want to keep the content, according to the outlet's insiders.

"Harry and Meghan are panicked about trying to tone down even the most basic language," one industry source told the outlet. "But it's their story, from their own mouths."

Representatives for Markle and Prince Harry have not publicly commented on the various reports about the memoir and the docuseries.