Harry and Meghan - OP updated with Threadbanned Users 4/5/21

Selfish people don't see the harm they do. They always seem genuinely baffled when they've shafted someone, that the person they shafted is pissed off. They really don't ever seem to grasp why someone would have less and less to do with them as a result of repeated selfish behaviour.

It looks increasingly likely that the Netflix deal was really supposed to deliver content that involved the inner workings of the Royals - particularly if the deal was being negotiated before they left. I think that Meghan made big assumptions that they'd play ball, while Harry was too clueless to see the extent of what was being asked of them and realise that it would never be pulled off.

It's also likely that they have no interesting content. We can see the way she's copied the Obamas trajectory and ideas, the fishing for other people's content to monetise on through their Archiewell website that they don't seem to have anything different or unique going for them that can translate into the big bucks they need. The one thing they did have that made them worthy of interest or investment was their royal lives. Which they scuppered by quitting the job. The people who give them the big deals want to make money on their investment but while I'd possibly tune in to a reality-tv programme of them at home for a few episodes, what they seem to be doing via netflix holds little appeal because there's people who are doing it already, and doing it far better than the Markles could produce.

That's the thing @HildaOgdenx that I've been trying to figure out. Possibly, Harry had enough interest in him to cash in even as a non-working royal - he's still a prince, will still be related to the RF, so has had a very unique upbringing, still moves in those discreet aristocrat circles and could name drop left right and centre with all the celebrities he is acquainted with. He would probably have been similar to say, Zara. But I doubt it would bring in the kind of money they wanted. The life of barbour wellies, battered land-rovers and crumbling draughty country piles and opening a community centre in Hull in the pissing rain isn't ever the one she wanted as far as I can see.

Meghan, well, she's not very charismatic or interesting on her own either. She is beautiful and it's possible that her acting career could have taken off (disclaimer, not watched her in anything so I've no idea how skilled she is as an actor, nor would I have the skill to determine that for myself) especially with a title. But at 40 she's heading towards the age where unfortunately female actors tend to be deemed too old to play the hot lead, or the mom, but still too young to take on older age roles. Typically lots of them might go into producing or directing when the scripts dry up but I don't know that she has the CV for that. In terms of Hollywood, she's still on a par with all the other B-list vying for roles in the big blockbusters, and I think she knows that. She's not going to damage her current image by risking being rejected for roles or being cast in movies that have the potential to bomb.

Regarding expecting the Royals to get on board with the media stuff, well, I've concluded that Harry is quite dim and thinks the sun shines out of her. And that as a typically self-centered person herself, because she would see the RF as a platform to launch herself into a lucrative elite career, she can't fathom why it wouldn't be a brilliant idea for others, even though it would be detrimental to them. Anyone who's got a selfish git in their own family knows what I'm talking about. They just can't get their heads around the fact that even if something they want is detrimental to you but advantageous to them, why you are even objecting in the first place, because you and your feelings/wishes are of no importance to them.

Catherine seems nice and can be relied on to not talk out of turn and remain diplomatically safe in her actions and words- exactly what the next Queen needs to be. If she wants to succeed then the Queen's example is a solid one to emulate I suppose.

The only thing I can think of that might have caused them to believe any of the RF would be wiling is the couple of instances where the Queen has proven to be a good sport - for example the Bond/Queen sketch filmed for the Olympics, or that time where Harry got her to do that mic-drop moment in response to the Obamas about the Invictus games.

But all that's proven is that the Queen (and indeed many of the RF) are happy to throw their weight behind a good cause, whether for an important charity or to showcase Britain on an international stage. (that's their job, after all) It may have been thought by Harry and Meghan that since they've done those sort of things, that they'd be willing to also promote private projects in order to cash in, without realising the difference between the two motivations and how that reflects on the family business.

When you see that when Kate or Meghan or the kids wear anything from a shop, it sells out in minutes. That kind of clout has to be very attractive to brands but it's also exactly why the RF have always very careful as to what gifts they can accept.

As an aside, can you picture the scene where a newly engaged Meghan is waist-deep in all sorts of luxury freebies and gifts from every kind of brand imaginable and delighted with herself only to be told by a Grey Suit that it all has to go back, that One does not do goodie bags. 😂