Tongues wag a lot when it comes to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and a lot of what people say is based on alleged insider information, rumors and more BTS factors. Though some “experts” will attach their names to their comments. That’s what happened when Dan Wakefield spoke about Prince Harry’s mental state in recent months.
In a rare move, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell group responded. Here’s what we know.
2026 Was Not Always Excellent For The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex
This past year has seen struggles for the Sussexes on several fronts. The year kicked off with Netflix canceling (the now Emmy-nominated) With Love, Meghan, then quietly dropping out of their jam partnership with her. With the streaming business spinning its wheels, rumors started quietly running around that Harry and Meghan might return to the U.K. years after their highly publicized exit. All this happened just six years after they’d signed an overall deal with the streamer.
Now, the aforementioned Dan Wakefield, a pop culture scooper, said he had some insight into what’s really going on with Fox News. He noted the figures Harry and Meghan allegedly made were obscured, citing deals closer to $60 million and not $100 million for what they made from the streamer.
Harry and Meghan’s life is very different to what they expected in America, to what they hoped for. What shifted significantly is the gap between what they said they were building and what they actually built. They left the royal family to be financially independent and the headline numbers of $100 million from Netflix deals and $20 million from the sponsored [deal] always obscured what the real numbers were.
Amidst this, Prince Harry visited the U.K. in July and there was some brouhaha surrounding that visit, whether his family could come, whether there would be security available for them and whether there was potential for them to leave the United States. While he and his wife haven’t spoken out about any of this personally, Wakefield spoke on the record about that, too:
Harry particularly doesn't love the life he has in America. He misses his family, his friends and his former existence in the U.K. Sources say he would be content to downsize and have a smaller life instead of living on such a grand scale, but I think that is more Meghan's strive there.
Obviously this is all secondhand info, so how does the team handle rumors?
How Archewell Combats The Rumor Mill
What I found most interesting about it is that Archewell, the group that manages the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was actually contacted, and managed to comment without commenting. They told Fox News:
It's all unfounded speculation, of which we don't comment.
So, if you're hoping to get more specific word from Archewell you may be disappointed, but this is how the group replies when it comes to any rumors running about. Still, that’s not an outright denial, and I think it actually leaves a lot of room for tongues to continue wagging on the topic, particularly as we wait and see what the famous couple could do next. There has, as always, been some chatter about Meghan Markle returning to acting...
Again, we'll have to wait and see what the next act is for one of the world's most famous couples. Hopefully, when they know, Archewell will have a more official comment.
