SINCE stepping back from the royal family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and have gone about things in a very non-traditional way.
From their series, Harry's bombshell book, and now Meghan's podcast – the couple have gone down many different roads to show their authenticity.
However, royal experts and commentators have said the pair's impulsive mistakes let them down again and again.
Speaking on Flying Eze’s Royal Exclusive show, writer and broadcaster Esther Krakue and Newsweek’s chief royal correspondent Jack Royston explained how avoidable mishaps show how far they've strayed.
The couple's recent “scheduling clash” of happening and being released at the same time is just one example of this, according to Jack.
“I cannot get my head around it because Harry can't move the court case. And it's been in the diary for months,” he said.
According to the royal correspondent, the clash was “baffling” because it wouldn't have taken much to move the realise date of Meghan's podcast.
“I think that's the only thing I can imagine is maybe had a schedule,” he said.
They end up making mistakes that they don't really need to. I mean, this is what their fourth failed thing.”
Esther Krakue
“But she is such a big fish in a small pond at Lemonade, which is the podcast production company that you would think that she could ask to be moved a week.
“I mean, she wouldn't even need to be moved. You know, she could be moved two days, one day.”
It's the small mistakes like this that show they're not part of “the royal machine” Esther added.
“I mean, these are the kinds of mistakes that just wouldn't happen if they were part of the firm.
“Everything is like a well-oiled machine. And now they're very impulsive and emotional and kind of like to do things off the cuff,” she explained.
And while this laid-back approach might be what the couple are going for – it's not working as they may have hoped, Esther said.
She explained: “I think they think part of the authenticity or appeal comes from just not being as polished or trying to not seem as polished.
“They end up making mistakes that they don't really need to. I mean, this is what their fourth failed thing.”
According to Esther, it's these “wasted opportunities” that hold them back and show how detached they are.
“I don't know why they don't get it,” she added.
Meghan's eight-part Netflix serieswhich saw her making meals and crafting with pals, didn't see the success she was likely hoping for.
In fact, it has sinceand currently has a rating of just 2.8/10 on IMDb.
Meanwhile, her re-brand, As Ever, was faced with several blows after fellow owners, and a Majorcan mayor,over the name and logo.
And, Archetypes, the Duchess' first podcast less than a year after its debut – seeing the Sussexes reportedly lose out on an £18 million payout.
