When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back as working members of the royal family in January 2020, it was unclear exactly what their path forward would be professionally. After all, both had expected to work for the Firm for the rest of their lives—and then, suddenly, that chapter was over.
As he promoted his new book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival—out today—Omid Scobie delineated why the Sussexes chose to sign a lucrative deal with Spotify, and, all told, the reason is pretty simple: they “needed serious money,” Scobie told The Independent.
