{"id":2408878,"date":"2026-05-09T09:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2408878"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:02:11","slug":"her-solo-projects-arent-working-meghan-markle-plotting-return-to-royal-family-after-failed-solo-ventures-and-practice-run-australia-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/her-solo-projects-arent-working-meghan-markle-plotting-return-to-royal-family-after-failed-solo-ventures-and-practice-run-australia-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Her solo projects aren&#8217;t working&#8217;: Meghan Markle plotting return to royal family after failed solo ventures and \u2018practice run\u2019 Australia tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-primary\" data-area=\"story-primary\" style=\"grid-area:story-primary\">\n<div class=\"description g_font-long-format\">\n<p>Meghan Markle is reportedly desperate to reclaim her short-lived title as a princess following a string of failed business ventures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex has kept busy since she and Prince Harry stepped back as senior members of the royal family in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>After a series of unsuccessful business ventures, the former Hollywood actress reportedly wants her royal status restored, according to a royal source.<\/p>\n<p>English broadcaster Mark Dolan said Meghan has realised her personal brand is failing to resonate with people and is now knocking on royal doors, begging to be let back in.<\/p>\n<p data-marker-percentage=\"25\">&#8220;It&#8217;s my understanding that Meghan has realised that her solo projects aren&#8217;t working and that Meghan as this amazing independent brand is not successful,&#8221; Dolan said.<\/p>\n<p data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Although Markle&#8217;s As Ever brand has reportedly been &#8220;selling-out&#8221;, PR and branding specialist Renae Smith told Yahoo! that it doesn&#8217;t guarantee future success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-marker-percentage=\"25\">&#8220;Right now, it still feels reactive rather than disciplined,&#8221; the expert noted.<\/p>\n<p data-marker-percentage=\"25\">The former Suits actress&#8217;s Netflix lifestyle series <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/lifestyle\/celebrity-life\/done-meghan-markle-suffers-new-setback-as-netflix-cancels-with-love-meghan-after-two-seasons\/news-story\/84182069843add9505ee68367a0646c9\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"84182069843add9505ee68367a0646c9\" data-tgev-label=\"lifestyle\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\">With Love, Meghan, also fell short of a major success, and failed to be renewed for a third season,<\/a> with a source telling journalist Paula Froelich the show struggled to connect with viewers.<\/p>\n<p data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Dolan said the mother-of-two is eagle-eyed on a reconciliation with King Charles and wishes to reclaim the status she walked away from years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My royal insiders are telling me that she&#8217;s all out now to get back to the UK to reconnect with King Charles and to effectively be Princess Meghan again,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dolan said the couple&#8217;s recent tour of Australia was their latest bid to prove that if they became working members of the royal family again, they were more than ready for the task.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what Australia was about &#8211; dipping their toe back in that water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s Australia trip mirrored a royal tour in many ways &#8211; except for one glaring difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it followed the structure of royal tours of the past, the philanthropic ventures, public appearances, and official engagements were criticised by some as money-grabbing opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy was reportedly frowned upon by heir to the throne Prince William, further damaging the couple&#8217;s chances of returning as official working members of the family.<\/p>\n<p>Royal biographer Tom Bower claimed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle&#8217;s titles could be revised or even stripped once Prince William becomes king, creating another obstacle should Meghan seek to reclaim royal status.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cExploiting their royal status to earn money is making them intolerable for the palace,&#8221; Bower said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen William is king, I think he will strip them of their titles, because it\u2019s hugely damaging to the royal family,\u201d Bower said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.skynews.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle is reportedly desperate to reclaim her short-lived title as a princess following a string of failed business ventures.\u00a0 The Duchess of Sussex has kept busy since she and Prince Harry stepped back as senior members of the royal family in 2020. 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