SEPARATE LIVES

Has the spark gone out for Larry ana Meghan, asks Emily Andrews...

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It’s been a tumultuous 12 months for the Sussexes, with significant highs and lows. Professional disappointments have weighed heavily, but has this meant they are living separate lives? Meghan reportedly wants fame and fortune – her (and her alone) signing with Hollywood power agency William Morris Endeavour was a clear sign of intent. Yet Harry seemingly wants to focus on his family and charity work.

Harry, who turns 40 this year, started 2023 with a bang, having his say in his explosive autobiography Spare, along with accompanying TV interviews. The various brickbats included accusing stepmother Camilla of ‘sacrificing’ him for her personal PR, brother William shoving him and breaking a dog bowl and awkwardness between his wife and sister-in-law Kate.

That memoir was the UK’s bestselling book of 2023, with more than 700,000 copies sold – beating Richard Osman’s detective novel and the latest Guinness Book of World Records. But after the blaze of publicity, commercial reality hit hard. The couple’s multi-million-dollar deal with Spotify collapsed after just one series of Meghan’s podcast