Meghan and Harry might be fighting constantly over her Netflix show With Love, Meghan. A month after Season 2’s release, the two are apparently disagreeing over a comment (or lack of one) that Harry made.
The alleged dispute was because the Duke of Sussex visited a reception for the charity WellChild during his short visit to the UK, where Special Recognition winner Grace Tutt, 13, asked what he and Meghan watch on Netflix and if he had any recommendations.
“My wife and I just finished watching Hostage,” the Duke said via the Daily Mail. “It’s very good, it’s filmed here. If you haven’t seen it, you should watch it.” He also listed down the reality dating show Love Is Blind. “Although if it’s unsuitable, it wasn’t my recommendation!” he joked.
When word got around to Meghan, it apparently was a blunder. “The omission did not go down well at home,” one source told RadarOnline. “Meghan feels With Love, Meghan is one of the most important projects she has done since leaving royal life, and she expected Harry to highlight it. Instead, he rattled off other shows and left hers off the list. She saw it as a huge snub.”
“Meghan wants the world to see her as a serious creator,” a friend explained to the gossip site. “To her, leaving out With Love, Meghan felt like Harry was dismissing months of work. She told him he has one job when it comes to Netflix – to promote what they’re doing.”
However, Harry is apparently not happy with what Meghan had said about him in the show. Meghan recounted a story to Tan France where Harry said “I love you” first. The Duke of Sussex reportedly thought that the anecdote made him “feel less of a man.”
“Harry is seething,” the source told the outlet. “He feels Meghan has made him look weak by boasting he was the first one to drop the love bomb.” They continued, “For a man who has spent his life trying to project strength, it stings,” explaining that, “He told friends it makes him feel less of a man.”
“Meghan thought it was sweet to share,” another source said. “But Harry believes their private moments are being turned into entertainment.”
Yet another insider explained, “He’s proud of his relationship, but he doesn’t want to be cast as the lovestruck puppy.” The source even added, “He’s been venting that Meghan’s oversharing makes him feel emasculated,” and said, “Moments like this cut deep. He wants to be seen as strong, not the man who fell harder and faster. It’s bruising for him.”
Though it might seem like it’s clashing on the Sussex’s side. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos praised Meghan Markle. On the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast, Sarandos called Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s deal “successful in every measure.” He also praised the Duchess’s “remarkable influence” and praised her ability to sell out consumer goods with her As Ever line featured in her show.
Sarandos said, “One thing we learned early with Meghan… she has remarkable influence—remarkable. So when we did the documentary on her and Harry, the trailer, when we ran the trailer announcing it, people… hundreds of people… broke down every frame of the trailer.”