Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s post-royal business deals: Netflix shows, Spotify podcasts and an oat milk latte start-up loved by Oprah Winfrey

Dec 17 , 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s latest projects? Spotify podcasting deals and investing in wellness companies. Photo: @sussexroyal_hm/Instagram

Spotify’s partnership with the British royal couple follows deals with Kim Kardashian and Joe Rogan – and Amazon, Google and Apple want a piece of the podcasting pie, too

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made waves when they called on Americans to vote during the 2020 presidential elections, but what have the royal couple been up to since? Producing podcasts and investing in instant oat milk latte start-ups, apparently.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Sussexes’ evolving post-royal life.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will produce and host exclusive podcasts on Spotify

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2019. Photo: Handout

The deal with Archewell Audio, the pair’s new production company, is a multi-year partnership focusing on podcasts “that build community through shared experience, narratives and values,” according to a Spotify press release.

Archewell will release a holiday special hosted by the Duke and Duchess later this month featuring “inspirational guests” in partnership with Spotify’s Gimlet studio. The first complete series, however, is excepted to air at some point in 2021 and will be available for free.

“With the challenges of 2020, there has never been a more important time to [launch this project], because when we hear each other, and hear each other’s stories, we are reminded of how interconnected we all are,” Prince Harry and Markle said in a joint statement in the press release.

The couple also recently started a production company and signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce documentaries, scripted shows and other projects.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2019. Photo: DPA