As Oscar Wilde said of the death of Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh. During Prince Harry’s recent travails in court he was given the in-depth public interrogation about ‘his truth’ that he has never faced before. As if this were not enough to disturb the equilibrium of the Sussexes, it has been announced by Spotify that their Archetypes podcast, launched to disproportionate fanfare in 2020, is to come to an end.
In that brief, halcyon period for Harry and Meghan shortly after their quasi-abdication, when everything they did seemed to turn to gold, they signed a $20 million (£15.6 million) deal with the streaming company. And for what? A dozen episodes of a mediocre podcast series, conducted by a host more interested in talking about herself than in engaging with her guests.
Even the most indulgent companies, once so desperate to ally themselves with the duo, have tired of their repetitive schtick
It was not wildly surprising, then, that Spotify has decided to pull the plug.
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