Harry and Meghan's new Netflix deal - is it a victory, or a save-face?

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to Palace intrig E gam your host Mark Francis. Netflix has renewed its partnership with Archwell Productions. As part of the updated deal, Netflix will also collaborate with Meghan's lifestyle brand as Ever. Meghan said, We're proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the as Ever brand. My husband and I feel inspired by our partners, who work closely with us in our Archwell Productions team to create thoughtful content across genres that resonate globally and celebrates our shared vision. Netflix Chief Content Officer Bella Baharia praise the couple's impact, noting Harry and Meghan gave viewers an intimate look into their lives and quickly became one of our most watched documentary series. More recently, fans have been inspired by With Love Megan, with products from the new as Ever Lyne consistently selling out in record time. The Have I Got News for You account tweeted. Netflix have signed a new deal that gives them first refusal on Harry and Meghan's show, ideas, frustrating rival streamers who wanted to have the rights to say no. First Season two of With the Meghan is set to premiere later this month, with a holiday special to follow in December. In the already filmed new season, Meghan returns with a fun and heartwarming new season, welcoming celebrity chefs, talented artists, and beloved

1:35 friends for hands on adventures filled with laughter and discovery. Rhiann and Mills, writing for gb News, says why Sussex's new Netflix deal might not be the demotion the critics wanted to be. Mills writs, while we're all desperate to know what this new deal is really worth in dollars and pounds, one thing I can tell you for certain is that Prince Harry and Meghan want us to know that they're delighted that Netflix again wanted to get a deal done. Absolutely over the moon is how it was described to me. Yes, this is a different type of deal from their original one in twenty twenty. Some have argued that a first look deal looks like a demotion from what they previously signed up to. With no real clarity on how much their original deal was worth and no numbers being publicly thrown around this time, that is hard to judge, But talking to those who know something about these kinds of deals, you do get a sense it could potentially be more lucrative than it looks on face value. For example, when the Obamas signed a first look deal with Netflix, the streaming service agreed to pay the operational costs for their production company Higher Ground. Could it be the Netflix are also now covering the costs of Archwall productions. PR expert Mark Borkowski has a less rosy view, telling the Mirror, I think Netflix has done a very neat job of pivoting away from two very expensive people who didn't and deliver, and they've taken that deal off the table, and they've given them a modest one.

3:05 It's not like they're gradually uncoupling. It's a downgrade. Netflix are not going to expose themselves to those budgets again. And it's Netflix saying, well, look, let's have a look at your content, but we'll pick and choose mate. Royal expert Kinsey Schofield concurs, telling Talk TV, Netflix did not want to have the same egg on their face that Spotify had when they had to admit that they had mismanaged thousands of dollars when it came to offering the Sussexes the Spotify deal. Page six report of the deal was for much less, quoting an insider is saying it's not much. It's no risk for Netflix but saves them both reputationally. GM news source said, it's been frustrating. We haven't been able to say too much and put the rumors to bed during contract negotiations. Some of the reporting shows you how much wild and inaccurate speculation there is around the Duke and Duchess. Royal expert Jenny Bond. He told gb News there was no statement from Harry and Meghan and no indication at any point, but we all decided that the Netflix deal was dead in the water, so it's one in the eye. Actually, to all her detractors, there's one show that's in the can already. That's her lifestyle show. There's a holiday special about Christmas, and there's the Ugandan documentary. The fact of the matter is Megan has won and we have to eat humble pie. As for Harry, Bond adds Harry was mentioned in that only as one of the many producers. Quite a long way down actually, and Megan is also mentioned there. The rest

4:36 of it is all very very vague. I think he has realized that perhaps television isn't his forte. Producing television programs is really not as easy as he might have thought, and he's far better off not on the celebrity treadmill. He's much better using his name for his campaigns, and I think that he is going to be going in that direction with just a little foot in the Netflix camp from time to this. Next story is just ridiculous. The media is floating a notion that Meghan's holiday special will conflict with Kate's annual concert. With all respect to the Princess of Wales, she does not own the entire month December. The one off special will show Megan in Montecito, decking the halls, creating holiday feasts, crafting heartfelt gifts, and sharing lots of laughs with simple how tos to follow at home. The announcement promises a holiday wonder with warmth, tradition and a generous dozed of joy. Royal editor Matt Wilkinson noted that the program will air in the same month as Princess Kate's Together at Christmas. The Express spun that into a headline, Megan Michael's Netflix show set to clash with major Princess Kate. Event Sorry, Princess Meghan is also allowed to celebrate the holidays. Were Palacy just a moment to mark eighty years since victory over Japan brought an end to the Second World War. His Majesty King Charles will deliver a poignant address honoring the service and sacrifice of the wartime generation. The audio message, written personally

6:09 by the King will be released by Buckingham Palace tomorrow morning. The address will echo the words spoken by his grandfather, King George the six who on that day in nineteen forty five led the nation in giving thanks for the end of global conflict and in remembrance of those who gave their lives. A senior Palace source said His Majesty was keen to recognize the duty and sacrifice of our greatest generation, and that he has chosen to mark this solemn anniversary in a manner befitting its historic weight. In his speech at the time, King George the sixth declared, our sense of deliverance is overpowering. I ask you again at this solemn hour to remember all those who have laid down their lives and all who have endured the loss of those they love. This year's commemorations will include a two minute silence of zars served nationwide and a service of remembrance held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

7:07 The service, hosted in partnership with the Royal British Legion, will include over four hundred members of the Armed Forces, veterans associations and representatives from the government. Second World War veterans, including those who served in the Far East, will be among the honored guests. William M. Kate are not scheduled to take part in any ceremonies for reasons that are still unclear. Secret Weapon Aunt Sophie, one of the working Royals who actually does work and isn't constantly on vacation, has paid tribute to one of Britain's oldest surviving Royal Marines, meeting one hundred five year old veteran James Jim Wrenn at his Salisbury care home. Sophie joined mister wren at Old sarah Manor care Home for tea and cake listening as he shared memories of surviving the sinking of HMS Repulse in December nineteen forty one, when Japanese torpedoes claimed the lives of five hundred and thirteen crew I was having a cup of tea and the alarm went off, he recalled. The first bomb got right behind me and that saved my life in a sense. Rescued by HMS Electorate, mister Wren went on to help defend Singapore before being captured in nineteen forty two and enduring more than three years in a prisoner of war camp in Sumatra. We didn't know where our next meal or drink would be coming from, he said. They had no idea how to deal with prisoners of war. The Japanese Sophie, patron of the Java Far East Prisoner of War Club nineteen forty two, also met four generations of mister Wren's family and looked over photographs of his late wife, Margaret, who spent more

8:38 than three years not knowing if he was alive. Mister Wren described meeting the Duchess as a great honor. He has joined calls for the anchor of HMS Repulse to be placed at the National Memorial Arboretam in Staffordshire, where the King and Queen will lead commemorations on Friday. Reflecting on his return home, after the war. He said, when we got back, the government didn't want to know and told us not to talk about it. And there you have it. If you'd like to email us, our address is the Palace intrigu at gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple on the Apple You're choices. Believe us A nice review if you're enjoying the show by Mark Francis My thanks to John mcdermoth, This Palace Intrigue and good terms