PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have “lost Hollywood” and “once you’re out, you’re out”, claims a PR commentator.
Mark Borkowski appeared on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show following Meghan being dubbed “Duchess Difficult” by staff, according to a brutal US report.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle relocated in California in 2020 after stepping down as senior working royalsCredit: Getty
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The Sussexes appeared on Oprah Winfrey doing a tell-all interview about royal lifeCredit: CBS
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, was described as a “dictator in high heels” who fires off raging emails to employees at all hours, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Mark told The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson: “I think they probably have lost Hollywood.
“One thing about Hollywood is that it’s the home of corporate entertainment, the world of the business of show, and it’s a small community.
“Once you’re out, you’re out, and that’s why PR is knee-deep in the heart of Beverly Hills.
“Some of my friends in that sort of line of work in that part of the world will say, ‘Our job is to protect our clients from themselves.’”
The PR guru described Hollywood as a “brutal world” and said the “Maverick royal couple” had initially been embraced with “all their glamour.”
However, following a number of their bombshell interviews criticising the royal family, he claimed the shine may have disappeared on their grand arrival.
Sussex ventures
Mark explained: “There’s only so far you can operate with a bleeding heart, constantly talking about your distance and the way the royal family has treated you.
“Sooner or later, that seemed to be the continual narrative that never changed.
“The biggest problem for them is that many of their ventures have not worked, and that became news.
“The Netflix deals, podcasts, and content just didn’t work.
“There are only so many Oprah-style interviews you can actually do.
“If you don’t have the currency and are perceived as negative, and your inner sanctum, your staff, reflects poor judgement, then you lose your power.”
There’s only so far you can operate with a bleeding heart, constantly talking about your distance and the way the royal family has treated you
Mark Borkowski
The PR expert also pointed out the challenges the Sussexes have had with funding their new lifestyle, following purchasing their £12million Montecito mansion in California.
He continued: “In Hollywood, it’s also about making money, and they need to make a lot of money because they’re cut off from the source.
“If there’s no positivity, no smiles, and just angst covering their brand, then it becomes unwound.”
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Watch our video above to see PR guru Mark Borkowski on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show
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Meghan could soon help fund their Californian lifestyle with her lifestyle brand, American Riviera OrchardCredit: instagram
Critical report
A source, said to be close to the California-based couple, claimed to The Hollywood Reporter: “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan.
“She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice.
“They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently.
“Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.”
The respected trade publication claimed that “noisy tantrums and angry 5am emails” had earned Meghan the title of “Duchess Difficult”.
Last month it was reported consultant Josh Kettler had quit as the Sussexes’ chief of staff after just three months, although the royal couple claim it was by mutual decision.
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PR expert Mark claimed Meghan and Harry ‘need to make a lot of money because they’re cut off from the source’Credit: PA
Harry’s US reception
However, this comes on the back of two new YouGov polls commissioned by The Times on either side of the Atlantic show Prince Harry is far more popular Stateside than in the UK.
In the survey, 49 per cent of US citizens had a positive view of Harry, 24 per cent reported a negative view.
In the UK, this was lower with 26 per cent having a positive view, compared to 62 per cent having a negative view.
Prince William was the most popular royal on both sides of the pond, with a 75 per cent positive rate in the UK and 54 per cent in the US.
Meanwhile, Princess Kate had a 74 per cent positive view in the UK, compared to 43 per cent in the US.
A timeline of Prince Harry’s family feud
IN 2018, the Sun told how “simmering tension
The first hints of friction reportedly came after William was introduced to Meghan when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Once she’d returned home to Canada, William and Harry sat down for a brother-to-brother chat.
He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for her but it has been claimed he advised him to take it slowly.
The younger prince reportedly didn’t take too kindly to the advice, with one royal source saying he “went mental”.
Then in June 2019 Harry and Meghan officially split off from the charity they shared with William and Kate.
The Royal Foundation will be divided between the Sussexes and Cambridges as the couples focus on their own separate charitable endeavours.
Prince William and Prince Harry first established the Royal Foundation in 2009 before Kate joined two years later shortly after their engagement was announced.
The trio would often appear together at events and the Foundation had huge successes with projects like the Invictus Games for injured veterans and the mental health Heads Together campaign.
The Royal Foundation said the decision was made following the conclusion of a review into its structure – but added both couples will continue to work together in the future.
Harry and Meg were living in close proximity to Kate and Wills within the Kensington Palace estate, but they switched to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor before baby Archie was born.
The move further increased rumours of a fallout.
Harry also hinted in his ITV documentary “Harry and Meghan, An African Journey” that he and his brother had grown apart.
In 2021, Harry and Meghan give their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where Harry accused his dad of cutting him off financially.
Harry then jetted back to UK to join William in unveiling a statue to their mother Princess Diana in the grounds of Kensington Palace. But sources claimed William didn’t want to attend the memorial amid their ongoing rift.
In 2022, just before their grandmother the Queen died, sources claimed Kate acts as a “peacemaker” between the brothers.
Harry claimed his brother “knocked him to the floor” during an argument about Meghan, in his memoir.
In Spare, Harry said William branded Meghan “rude” and “difficult” during a row.
Harry alleged William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor”.
He said he was left with a visible injury to his back following the argument in 2019 at Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where he was living at the time.
In January this year, Harry flew in to be with Charles after the monarch’s shock cancer diagnosis.
Harry flew back to the US the following day – without seeing Wills.
In May he visited the UK for a three-day visit without seeing King Charles or Prince William.
