Prince Harry Arrives in Court for Latest U.K. Media Case, Becomes First Senior Royal to Testify in 130 Years

On Friday, it was reported that Spotify cut ties with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, kiboshing the royals’ $20-million podcast deal with the music streaming service after just 12 episodes of Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast were produced.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry weren't in attendance Saturday during King Charles III's Trooping the Cololur celebration.While the monarch was joined by other immediate members of the royal family for the occasion — which marks his official birthday celebration — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were home in California. A source told ET that the couple «were not invited» to the festivities. On Saturday, the monarch celebrated his official birthday with the Trooping the Colour ceremony. For the occasion, which has been celebrated for 260 years, Charles rode horseback.

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Trooping the Colour — once again stealing the show.Accompanied by siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the royal trio waved to spectators from their carriage while en route to the Horse Guards Parade with their mother, Kate Middleton, 41, and Queen Camilla, 75.Audiences were captivated by the animated faces of Louis, 5, who, at one point, held his nose and grimaced.Meanwhile, King Charles, 74, and Prince William, 40, traveled on horses, marking the first time a monarch has ridden horseback since the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1986.After the parade, the royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast, and Louis saluted onlookers.While the newly coronated king won’t turn 75 until November, the summertime celebration is a royal tradition.This isn’t the first time Louis has become the star of the show with his playful behavior. At the queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year, Louis’ stunts were a welcome distraction for audiences at home.And at Charles’ coronation last month, Louis stole the limelight while letting out a few yawns during the ceremony.Charles was not only competing with Louis’ adorable antics Saturday, but also daughter-in-law Meghan Markle’s “Suits.”The USA Network series became available to watch Saturday on Netflix, which is also home to Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell docuseries.Markle, 41, plays lawyer Rachel Zane in “Suits,” her final acting project before becoming a royal in 2018.

King Charles III may have been the person of honor at this year’s Trooping the Colour, but Prince William and Princess Kate’s kids managed to steal the show.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "wouldn't have gone to Trooping the Colour" even if they were invited, a royal expert said. It is thought to be the first time in history that not all of the monarch's children will be in attendance, after the couple "have not been invited", according to reports.Trooping the Colour marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign and is one of the major events in the royal calendar that takes place every year.

blasted the end of the Spotify deal as a "shocking failure". "The idea was that several series would be produced.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should get their “messaging right” after their lucrative podcast deal with Spotify was ended by mutual agreement, according to a PR expert. Meghan and Harry’s production company Archewell Audio only made one podcast series for the streaming giant after signing a contract in late 2020, estimated to be worth around 25 million US dollars (£19.5 million).The ending of the deal will raise questions about the popularity of the podcast hosted by Meghan and whether the agreement was value for money for Spotify which earlier this month announced job cuts.

Bill Simmons, who sold The Ringer to Spotify in 2020 and has risen through the tech company’s executive ranks, derided Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on his podcast Friday as “f–king grifters.”

not be renewed for Season 2.The royal pair signed a $20 million-plus deal between their Archewell Audio and the streaming giant in 2020. However, with the cancellation of the one thing they’ve produced under the deal, the duo is possibly missing out on a big payout.Levin told the Sun recently that Harry, 38, and Markle’s “value isn’t as high as it once was,” and their radio deal tanking is proof that their media kingdom is “crumbling.”“People are fed up with them now,” the “Harry: A Biography of a Prince” author said, adding that their forthcoming content plans will be “disastrous.” Fitzwilliams also shaded the former actress, 41, and the Invictus Games founder, saying the conclusion of their Spotify contract is a “shocking failure.”“The idea was that several series would be produced.

Meghan Markle's management have revealed her next move as she and husband Prince Harry part ways with Spotify.

Meghan Markle's time as a working member of the Royal Family and the cruel nickname she was apparently given by palace staff was discussed by the former Suits actress in the episode of her Archewell podcast with Spotify.

Meghan Markle’s former show "Suits" will be made available to watch on Saturday, which happens to be the same day as King Charles III’s birthday parade.  Trooping the Colour, a royal tradition going back hundreds of years to King Charles II’s 17th-century reign, is held every summer to celebrate the monarch’s birthday.  Markle and her husband Prince Harry might be in the position to stream her former show from their California home as they have reportedly not been invited to the royal tradition, despite quietly attending Queen Elizabeth II’s final Trooping the Colour last summer during her platinum jubilee celebrations.  Buckingham Palace and Archewell, Harry and Markle's company, had no comment for People magazine, which first reported that the Sussexes weren't invited, and did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Late last month, Netflix announced that Markle’s show "Suits," which she starred in from 2011 to 2018, would drop on the streaming service on June 17.The show had previously been available on other streaming services like Peacock.  The Duchess of Sussex was mainly known for her role as attorney Rachel Zane on the USA legal drama before she left acting ahead of her lavish 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle.  The couple participated in their first Trooping the Colour in 2018 following their wedding.  While Markle’s character was written out of "Suits" after its seventh season because of her royal engagement, the drama lasted nine seasons, which will all be available to binge as counter programming to Charles’ royal pomp.

Duchess of Sussex are parting way with Spotify after one lone series, in the form of Meghan's podcast Archetypes. The decision was "mutually agreed", according to the couple, but speculation has grown as to why they decided to part ways. Experts in the media field have spoken exclusively to Express.

Duke and Duchess of Sussex are parting ways with Spotify after just one series of Meghan Markle's dozen-episode podcast, Archetypes. The decision was reportedly a mutual one between the couple and Spotify, with both parties stating that they were "proud of the series we made together". Speaking exclusively to Express.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have cut ties with streaming giant Spotify. As we reported earlier today, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s deal with the firm has ended after just one series of Meghan's podcast.

Meghan Markle‘s podcast, “Archetypes,” will not be back for a second season despite its initial success as she and Prince Harry leave Spotify behind.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s “Archetypes” podcast and Spotify will end their partnership after just one season, ET has confirmed.  A source close to the situation tells ET it’s expected that the two will officially part ways in the coming days.

Spotify's decision to cut their losses and scrap their deal with Meghan and Harry could cost the couple $10million and does not bode well for their fading hope of becoming a $1billion brand, experts told MailOnline today. Meghan Markle's podcast Archetypes will not be renewed for a second season in what has been described as a mutual decision between the Sussexes and the streaming behemoth. PR guru Mark Borkowski told MailOnline that it is very bad news for Meghan and Harry’s brand and a sign ‘their star is really falling’.

Spotify has confirmed that it will not be renewing Meghan Markle’s podcast Archetypes for a second series. The Spotify deal, which was estimated to be worth £18 million, was just one of many commercial partnerships that Meghan and Prince Harry entered into upon their exit of the royal family in 2020. When Archetypes was announced in late 2020, Prince Harry said it would 'bring forward different perspectives and voices that perhaps you haven't heard before.

A royal expert claims Prince Andrew is well within his rights to refuse to budge from Royal Lodge - despite the effects that could be felt throughout his family. As we've reported this week, rumours have recently been circulating that King Charles is trying to get his younger brother to leave the 30-room mansion he shares with ex wife Sarah Ferguson in an attempt to downsize the number of properties that make up the royal portfolio.

As with any big royal event, especially at the moment in the early days of King Charles' reign, there is much anticipation in the lead up to this weekend's Trooping the Colour. It's the first time the new monarch has marked the occasion since he was crowned, and it's the first time since the late 1980s that the sovereign will carry out the inspections on horseback, after his mum the late Queen chose to travel on a horse and carriage.

Meghan Markle has issued a blunt response after Spotify cancelled her podcast. The audio producer announced that the "Archetypes" podcast would not be renewed for a second series. Following the cancellation, a spokeswoman for the Archewell productive media company said: "The team behind Archetypes remain proud of the podcast they created at Spotify.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International U.K. broadcaster ITV has confirmed that it’s “actively exploring the possible acquisition” of “Fleabag” and “The Traitors” producer All3Media. In a letter to shareholders on Friday morning local time, the “Love Island” broadcaster confirmed media speculation about its talks to buy All3Media, which was first reported by Reuters. “There can be no certainty as to whether any transaction will take place, nor as to the terms of any such transaction,” reads the letter. “A further announcement will be made if and when appropriate.” Citing sources close to the deal, Reuters reported on Thursday that ITV is looking to combine All3Media with its own in-house production and distribution business ITV Studios, which itself has been the subject of sales speculation in the last year. (ITV CEO Carolyn McCall told Variety earlier this year, however, that the studios operation “is not for sale.”)

Meghan Markle could become a super-influencer if she returned to social media.

Prince Harry has "maintained" a special relationship with the family on his mother's side, a royal expert said - despite the ongoing rift between members of the Royal Family. The Duke of Sussex has two maternal aunts and an uncle from his late mother, Princess Diana's side - Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Lady Jane Fellowes and Earl Charles Spencer.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be at Trooping the Colour – and for many royal experts, it’s better this way. On Thursday, People magazine reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t been invited to the annual celebration of the British monarch’s birthday.This year’s event, happening on Saturday, will mark the first time it has taken place during the reign of Harry’s father, King Charles III.

Adelaide Cottage residence at Windsor, despite it being “too small” for their family.Middleton, 41, and William, 40, moved in with their children Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, in the summer of 2022 from their former home, Anmer Hall, in Norfolk.A source told OK! recently that the Cambridge clan has agreed to stay living at the cottage, even though they have been contemplating taking over Prince Andrew’s longtime abode, the Royal Lodge.“[Buckingham Palace] originally wanted Andrew out of Royal Lodge so that the property could be renovated and prepared for new lodgers,” the insider explained.“The Prince and Princess of Wales desperately want a larger property for their family in the Windsor area and discussions were originally focused on putting them in there,” they continued.King Charles has been trying to get Andrew, 63, to leave the $46 million mansion since April and is persuading him to move into Frogmore Cottage, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s former property.The Duke of York has lived in the lodge since 2002 and is refusing to leave.As for Adelaide Cottage, the house has four bedrooms for William and Middleton’s kin, however, the tiny space is still an issue for them.“There are other things that need to be considered.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's podcast and Spotify will end their partnership, ET has confirmed.  A source close to the situation tells ET it's expected that the two will officially part ways in the coming days.The podcast — which premiered last August amid much fanfare after the couple inked a reported $20 million deal in December 2020 — will not see a second season on the giant streaming platform. was first to break the news. ET has reached out to Spotify for comment. was the first podcast series made in collaboration with Archewell Audio — the audio-first production company founded by Harry and Meghan -- as a part of the couple's multi-year partnership with Spotify. Launched last August, sought to «investigate the labels that try to hold women back.»Season 1 of  produced 12 episodes and included high-profile guests like Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Mindy Kaling, among others.«This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us,» Markle said in a teaser released in 2022, addressing the common stereotypes that have historically generalized women through the lens of popular culture and media. «But where do these stereotypes come from? And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?»The podcast was also billed as an outlet where fans could get to know an «unfiltered» Meghan.«People should expect the real me in this, and probably the me that they've never gotten to know,» she said.

reports, and it's not because they're as Meghan was during the . According to the outlet, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex weren't invited to this year's ceremony, which will take place this Saturday, June 17. Trooping the Colour is an annual summer celebration in honor of the monarch's birthday, which dates back to 17th century. (Charles's actual birthday is in November.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving on from Spotify.

Archewell media company launched by Prince Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, didn’t produce enough content to receive the full payout of the roughly $20 million deal the couple signed in 2020.The news comes after struggling Spotify announced this month it will cut 200 jobs as it reimagines its approach to podcasting.“The team behind Archetypes remain proud of the podcast they created at Spotify,” an Archewell Productions spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal.“Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform.”The Post has contacted reps for Harry, Markle, and Spotify for comment. “Archetypes,” which explored the labels that hold women back, was the only project the couple produced for Spotify during their two-and-a-half-year partnership.There were only 12 episodes of “Archetypes,” which featured guests such as Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, Mindy Kaling, and Paris Hilton, and typically ran for about an hour.

Prince Harry can’t enjoy life without Meghan Markle, according to a celebrity psychic.The Duke of Sussex is a ‘practical Virgo’ who is ‘grounded’, but who can’t enjoy life without his wife, says Inbaal Honigman who spoke to Spin Genie. She said: “Prince Harry is a practical Virgo, which means that he is a pragmatic man who thrives on communication and interpersonal relationships. “He loves people and enjoys matching the right person with the right project.

The Sussexes have separated from Spotify, Deadline has confirmed.

Welp! This may be some distressing news for you Archetypes fans…

King Charles III is officially in charge and he’s running his monarchy a lot differently than his momma Queen Elizabeth II!