Harry and Meghan's TV empire: How Sussexes bought the ¡ò3m film ¸¢Íøs to romantic novel ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ Me At The Lake - before new Netflix series on polo and cooking

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ³ÈÂ礹¤ëd their TV empire this week by ȯɽ¤¹¤ëing two new Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-fiction Netflix shows - on ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ of a ¤«¤«¤ï¤ê¹ç¤¤ to a ¡ò3m film adaptation of a romantic novel.

The new series, which is part of the couple's ¸½ºß¿Ê¹ÔÃæ¤Î ¡ò80m ¤ò¼è¤ê°ú¤­¤¹¤ë Netflix, will see the Duke of Sussex delve into the world of professional polo, a sport that he has played since he was a child.

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö the Duchess?will ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on lifestyle-centric topics like gardening and cooking in a move that will likely µö¤¹ her to cross-Â¥¿Ê¤¹¤ë her new brand American Riviera Orchard.

An ¹ð¼¨ on the Archewell website earlier this week said Harry's show will cover?the US Open Polo Áª¼ê¸¢ in Wellington, Florida, and?'¶¡µë¤¹¤ë ¥Æ¥ì¥Ó»ëÄ°¼Ôs with Á°Îã¤Î¤Ê¤¤ Àܶá to the world of professional polo'.

But it comes ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than a year after the couple ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to produce a film adaptation of Carley Fortune's ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ Me At The Lake, which echoes their personal story and ´Þ¤às a character whose parent dies in a car ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to launch two new non-fiction Netflix shows

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë two new Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-fiction Netflix shows?

The move comes?despite committing to a ¡ò3million film adaptation of romantic novel Meet Me At The Lake

The move comes?¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º committing to a ¡ò3million film adaptation of romantic novel ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ Me At The Lake?

The new series, which is part of the couple's ongoing $100million deal with Netflix, will see the pair explore?gardening and cooking, as well as polo

The new series, which is part of the couple's ¸½ºß¿Ê¹ÔÃæ¤Î $100million ¤ò¼è¤ê°ú¤­¤¹¤ë Netflix, will see the pair Ä´ºº¤¹¤ë?gardening and cooking, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as polo?

Sources °ÊÁ° ½Ò¤Ù¤ëd the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë as '¸¢Íø up their alley' because they 'love love stories and rom-coms'.?

The Sussexes famously ¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô to tell their own 'love story' in their bombshell 2022 Netflix ʸ½ñ¤Î 'Harry & Meghan.'

But ²¦¼¼¤Î ÀìÌç²È Phil Dampier told MailOnline the couple should '¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on one thing' having committed to a °ìÏ¢¤Î »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës.?

He said:?'I'm all in favour of them doing things that aren't making money out of slagging off the ²¦¼¼¤Î family or criticising the ²¦¼¼¤Î family.?

'So that's a good Ä´°õ¤¹¤ë. That's a step in the ¸¢Íø direction but they seem to be a bit º®Í𤵤»¤ëd at the moment, trying to maybe do too many things and I'm not sure that there's any ÊÝ¾Ú¡Ê¿Í¡Ë that any of them will work.?

'They might be better to ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on one thing and try and get it off the ground.

'I think they're desperate for money and they don't want to lose their Netflix ·ÀÌós because that has been a money spinner for them.?

'If they lost that ´°Á´¤Ë, then they've got all their Ë¡°Æs to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶⠡¼¤Ë´Ø¤·¤Æ¡¿¡¼¤ÎÅÀ¤Çs of °ÂÁ´, and a luxurious house and first class travel everywhere so they need to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â the Ë¡°Æs, they need to get some money, and they've probably exhausted the money they can make out of criticising the ²¦¼¼¤Î family.'

The second series will focus on the glitzy world of polo, with the prince (pictured, with Prince William) joining Meghan and Pysnik as an executive producer on the second project

The second series will ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on the glitzy world of polo, with the prince (pictured, with Prince William) joining Meghan and Pysnik as an (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë À¸»º¼Ô on the second »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë?

Last month it emerged that the Royal Family would be put in a 'difficult position' if Prince Harry's Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved to the US (pictured: the couple at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf in 2023)

Last month it ¸½¤ì¤ëd that the ²¦¼¼¤Î Family would be put in a 'difficult position' if Prince Harry's Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved to the US (pictured: the couple at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf in 2023)?

Senior royals would need to take a stand on if they support the event, which they did at the first games in 2014 (pictured) when then-Prince Charles, Camilla, and Prince William appeared alongside Harry for the opening ceremony

¾åµé¤Î ²¦¼¼¤Îs would need to take a stand on if they support the event, which they did at the first games in 2014 (pictured) when then-Prince Charles, Camilla, and Prince William appeared ¤È°ì½ï¤Ë Harry for the ³«²ñ¼°?

The first °ìÏ¢¤Î the new show will see Meghan 'celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship'.

The show is ¸ºß produced by Sony Pictures Television¡Çs The Ãμ±¿Í ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º ²ñ¼Ò¡¿ÃÄÂÎ, the company behind Hulu's The D¡ÇAmelio Show and A&E¡Çs Leah Remini: Scientology & the ±Æ¶Á.

The Duchess of Sussex is »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to be an (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë À¸»º¼Ô for Archewell, ¤È°ì½ï¤Ë Chanel Pysnik the company's Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë of Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-fiction.

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, the second series will ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on the glitzy world of polo, with the prince joining Meghan and Pysnik as an (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë À¸»º¼Ô on the second »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.

The series will be produced by Boardwalk Pictures, who are also behind ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë Netflix shows Chef¡Çs ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë, Pepsi, Where¡ Çs My Jet? and Sex, Love & Goop.

It was ¤Þ¤ºÂè°ì¤Ë¡¿ËÜÍè ȯ¼Í during the U.S. Open Polo Áª¼ê¸¢ in Wellington, Florida, at The USPA ¹ñ²È¤Î Polo Ãæ¿´.

The show will go behind the scenes of the sport, Ä´ºº¤¹¤ëing what it takes to compete at the highest level.

It is a topic that Harry is ¶Ëü¤Ë °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ »í¡Ê¤òºî¤ë¡Ëd in, having been playing the sport since he was a child - with both his father King Charles and his brother Prince William also known to be ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ fans of the game.

But Dampier does not believe that the new series could turn the tide on Harry and Meghan's dwindling ¿Íµ¤ in the US.

'Certainly their ¿Íµ¤ in America has now gone É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë because they've overdone [criticising the ²¦¼¼¤Î Family] and so they've got to find fresh avenues,' he said.?

'At the moment they're trying several different things but how many of them will be successful is debatable.?

'The reaction of ¤ä¤á¤ë a few people on social ¥Þ¥¹¥³¥ß yesterday was sort of one big yawn.?

'I'm not sure that that many are Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£d in what Harry has to say about polo. It's a ¸øÀµ¤Ë¡¿¤«¤Ê¤ê ¥¨¥ê¡¼¥È sport.?

'He's played a lot of polo but that doesn't ¤ä¤à¤òÆÀ¤º make him an ÀìÌç²È on telling other people how to play and most people can't afford to play it. So it's a very niche market.?

'And is Megan a ÆÃ¤Ë good cook or chef, or ÀìÌç²È on food? Only time will tell.

'Megan did a cookbook with the Grenfell Tower À¸Â¸¼Ôs and that was thought to be very altruistic and a good thing that was raising money for charity but ¤ä¤á¤ë what »ñ³Ês she's got for a more serious cooking program, I don't know.?

'But I would have thought having ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd the American Orchard, she' d be concentrating on that more.

'ÌÀÇò¤Ë they are trying to bring in as many different »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to get as much money in as they can.'?

The series will be produced by Boardwalk Pictures, who are also behind hit Netflix shows Chef?s Table, Pepsi, Where?s My Jet? and Sex, Love & Goop

The series will be produced by Boardwalk Pictures, who are also behind ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë Netflix shows Chef¡Çs ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë, Pepsi, Where¡Çs My Jet? and Sex, Love & Goop?

The new shows and the film adaptation of Carley Fortune's The Meet Me At The Lake are both part of an ¡ò80million deal with Netflix (pictured: Fortune with the book cover)
The new shows and the film adaptation of Carley Fortune's The Meet Me At The Lake are both part of an ¡ò80million deal with Netflix (pictured: Fortune with the book cover)

The new shows and the film adaptation of Carley Fortune's The ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ Me At The Lake are both part of an ¡ò80million ¤ò¼è¤ê°ú¤­¤¹¤ë Netflix (pictured: Fortune with the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë cover)?

Last month it ¸½¤ì¤ëd that the ²¦¼¼¤Î Family would be put in a 'difficult position' if Prince Harry's Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved to the US.

¾åµé¤Î ²¦¼¼¤Îs would need to take a stand on if they support the event, which they did at the first games in 2014 when then-Prince Charles, Camilla, and Prince William appeared ¤È°ì½ï¤Ë Harry for the ³«²ñ¼°.

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö,?the Duke of Sussex said he would not feel comfortable bringing his wife and their children, Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, to Britain if he was unable to ¹µÁÊ¡¤¾å¹ð a ºÇ¶á¤Î Ƚ·è¡¤ºÛÄê which?downgraded his taxpayer-´ð¶âd personal °ÂÁ´ when he visits Britain.