Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Consider Returning to Acting Amid Royal Life Changes
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Markle is in talks to join Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The part would be for the yet-to-be-announced third season of the British action-comedy series.
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The potential return to acting follows a string of post-royal ventures for Markle, but not all have delivered the momentum she may have hoped to build. After stepping back from royal duties in 2020, the duchess pursued a range of projects spanning streaming, podcasting, lifestyle ventures and philanthropy.
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Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital on Friday that renewed attention to Markle’s acting career and the couple’s charitable efforts could "put William and Kate into a media shade which will not go down well with them and, in reality, increase the difficulties with the warring brothers."
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to the U.K. despite years of public criticism of royal life and the British press.
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Washington Times CultureThe news comes as the couple prepare to return to Britain for an “extended period,” nearly six years after they stepped back from senior royal duties. Harry and Meghan announced their departure from royal life in January 2020, attended their final official U.K. engagement that March, and after a stint in Canada, settled in Montecito, California. They are expected to retain the Montecito property while relocating to Britain.
Vanity FairIt was a bombshell that rang from the rooftops of Camp Sussex in sunny California to the Portland stone of Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core. It was an announcement so swift and—to many—unexpected following the pearl-clutching furor that was their departure back in 2020, that the King only found out on Sunday, the Sun reports.
The Guardian CultureReports have emerged quickly after news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would relocate to the UK from the US where they have lived for six years. It is believed that they will return in September with early rumours suggesting it was related to Meghan’s return to acting.
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A return to acting could mark a back-to-basics approach for Meghan after years of experimenting with different ventures in and outside Hollywood.
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The Guardian CultureIn a 2022 interview, Meghan claimed a return to acting was unlikely. “I’m done,” she said. “I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not.”
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Since stepping away from royal life, Harry and Meghan have publicly aired their grievances in high-profile interviews and documentaries. Harry's 2023 memoir, "Spare," further deepened the fallout within the royal family.
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01 Fox News Entertainment Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton grew up knowing his mother had led an "amazing life." But there was one chapter she rarely spoke about.
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02 NYT Style Meghan’s Brand, As Ever, Will Live On As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex head back to Britain, Meghan’s brand will continue selling wine and fruit spreads.
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03 Washington Times Culture The report follows Australian outlet News.com.au’s Friday account that Ms. Markle had been “offered a role in an upcoming project based in the U.K.” A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined to comment and did not deny the project, and a source close to the couple told ABC News the account is accurate.
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04 Vanity Fair For the past six years, Markle has enjoyed the freedoms of her non-working royal wardrobe, waving goodbye to Palace regulations on modest hemlines, hats before 6 p.m. and non-negotiable pantyhose, she embraced the relaxed, LA style reminiscent of her former incarnation as a Hollywood actor. In some of her earliest sightings in the Golden State, she oozed cool in boxy Loro Piana tailoring; opted for casual, pared-back glam in Jane Birkin-esque crisp-shirt-and-jeans combos; and stepped up her red carpet game in Oscar-worthy glam from US-born labels such as Harbison Studio and Carolina Herrera.
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05 The Guardian Culture The Duchess of Sussex is in talks to make her acting return in Netflix’s hit series The Gentlemen.
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