Royal Family RECAP: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ripped apart in 5-word takedown
Marina Hyde took the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to task during The Rest is Entertainment podcast, which she co-hosts with Richard Osman.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “just rich people” with nothing left to offer, journalist Marina Hyde has said in a scathing analysis. Ms Hyde discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during The Rest is Entertainment podcast, which she co-hosts with TV presenter and author Richard Osman.
And she did not hold back as she tore into the couple's collapsed Spotify deal, branding them "grifters" who endlessly recycle their single royal-exit victim story. She said: “Nobody cares about watching her make lavender biscuits for her ex-hairdresser,” calling their output "bull**** and boring". She continued: "I mean, they are out of fashion, they're not very talented, and they have a hugely overstated idea of their cultural relevance."
She added: "A guy who used to run one of the big talent agencies, I think UTA, said they're just not very good."
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'They've got nothing left to say'
She continued: “You know, hard relate, a guy who used to run one of the big talent agencies, I think UTA, said they're just not very good.
"And this is the reality they have, this one story, which is, we were treated badly and we left the royal family. They've told it every possible way they can now, but nobody cares about any of the other stuff.”
Ms Hyde concluded: “So what you're left with now is that they are just rich people.”
The pair agreed the Sussexes’ cultural moment has passed, leaving them with nothing fresh or compelling to say.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ripped apart 5-word takedown
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “just rich people” with nothing left to offer, journalist Marina Hyde has said in a scathing analysis. Ms Hyde discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during The Rest is Politics podcast, which she co-hosts with Richard Osman.
And she did not hold back as she tore into the couple's collapsed Spotify deal, branding them "grifters" who endlessly recycle their single royal-exit victim story. She said: “Nobody cares about watching her make lavender biscuits for her ex-hairdresser,” calling their output "bull**** and boring". She continued: "I mean, they are out of fashion, they're not very talented, and they have a hugely overstated idea of their cultural relevance."