Everything Meghan and Harry Have Done Since Leaving Royal Family
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00:00 Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties last year and moved to the United
00:04 States.
00:05 Meghan and Harry have been up to a lot since leaving the royal family.
00:09 So lets check in with them.
00:10 First off, cant talk about Meghan and Harry without talking about their Netflix deal.
00:22 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have had some difficult times in 2023 but their multi-million
00:27 dollar contract with Netflix is still in place.
00:30 We value our partnership with Archwell Productions, a Netflix spokesperson recently told People.
00:35 Harry and Meghan was Netflix's biggest documentary debut ever, and will continue to work together
00:40 on a number of projects, including the upcoming documentary series Heart of Invictus.
00:49 Sadly the animated children's series Pearl, another one of their Netflix projects, was
00:53 cancelled in May 2022.
00:55 Meghan Markle's upcoming animated series Pearl has been quietly dropped by Netflix.
01:00 I personally didn't even know they had an animated series in the works.
01:04 Its a shame it got cut before it even aired.
01:06 Supposedly it would be about a young girl, inspired by influential women in history.
01:11 Among the glamorous attendees at Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's vow renewal event in
01:16 early February were Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
01:18 Orlando Bloom and Jennifer Aniston were among the well known attendants, with Kris Jenner
01:23 serving as the celebrant.
01:24 This was Markle and Harry's first joint appearance in public following the publication
01:28 of the royal's shocking autobiography, Spare.
01:35 They also started their own foundation.
01:38 After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the royal family, they established the Archwell
01:42 Foundation on their own.
01:43 The official Archwell website went up in December 2020.
01:52 We believe in the best of humanity, because we have seen the best of humanity.
01:57 We have experienced compassion and kindness from our mothers and strangers alike.
02:01 The couple wrote in their joint letter on Archwell's website.
02:04 In the face of fear, struggle and pain, it can be easy to lose sight of this.
02:08 Together, we can choose to put compassion in action.
02:11 Archwell serves as the focal point for the couple's public service activities, serving
02:16 as a platform for them to highlight partnerships with organizations and other initiatives.
02:21 Up next was a major doozy when it was released to the public.
02:24 Of course, we're talking about the Oprah interview.
02:26 Meghan and Harry decided to be transparent with Oprah Winfrey during a live interview
02:30 on CBS in March 2021.
02:33 During their talk, Meghan disclosed that while she was a well known part of the royal family,
02:37 she battled really dark thoughts.
02:39 Harry also disclosed that there was tension in his relationship with his immediate relatives.
02:44 The two reaffirmed how difficult it was to obtain support at the firm.
02:48 One of the most shocking interviews given by a member of the royal family, it unveiled
02:52 the glossy facade behind which we had grown accustomed to seeing the couple in pictures.
02:58 Nothing is ever black and white with anything in life I think.
03:00 Complications pop up everywhere.
03:03 Meghan and Harry also expanded their family with an extra member since leaving.
03:07 Meghan and Harry announced the birth of their daughter, Lilibet Diana in June 2021 after
03:12 telling Oprah and the world that they were having a girl.
03:15 The pair released a statement saying "It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan,
03:20 the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter Lilibet Lily Diana Mountbatten-Windsor
03:25 to the world."
03:26 Mouthful of a name.
03:27 Lily was born on Friday, June 4th at 11.40am in the trusted care of the doctors and staff
03:33 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California.
03:37 She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
03:40 Both mother and child are healthy and well and settling in at home.
03:44 Lily is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty the Queen, whose family nickname
03:49 is Lilibet.
03:50 Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honour her beloved late grandmother, the Princess
03:54 of Wales.
03:55 And we all know Harry and Meghan welcomed their son Archie Harrison in 2019.
04:00 And rounding off the list is a nice heartwarming one to get you all in the Christmas mood right
04:05 around the corner, the unveiling of Princess Diana's statue.
04:08 Harry travelled alone to the UK less than a month after his baby was born to see his
04:12 brother Prince William dedicate a statue to his late mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington
04:17 Palace.
04:18 It was a rare instance of the two brothers putting up a unified front despite the ongoing
04:23 rumours about their enmity.
04:24 However, pictures from the occasion gave many devoted followers of the royal family optimism
04:29 that their shared love and respect for their mother would be enough to heal the division
04:33 between the brothers.
04:34 That's all I got for you guys right now.
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04:41 Thanks very much for watching, FTD News signing off.