Mocked or ignored: What's worse?

There was no sign of Harry and Meghan at Netflix's big launch of its 2025 season. That may have been for the best.

A promo image of “With love, Meghan,” which will premiere on Netflix on March 4

On Wednesday, Netflix held its big 2025 season roll out at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. Created in 1922, when interest in Egyptian archaeology and design was at its height, the theatre has been a stalwart on Hollywood Boulevard for years. In 1996, American Cinematheque stepped in to save it from the destructive fate of so many grand movie houses. In 2020, it partnered with Netflix to restore it to its original glory.

Comedian John Mulaney hosted the showcase in front of Netflix executives, stars such as Ben Affleck and Tina Fey, as well as industry insiders and promoters. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not there. That may have been for the best.

According to the Telegraph, Mulaney took a swing at Harry and Meghan when referencing his new show, Everybody’s Live: “This is a really fun experiment. Not since Harry and Meghan has Netflix given more money to someone without a specific plan.”

The dig comes at a delicate time for the couple in their relationship with the streaming behemoth. They’ve struggled to produce must-watch content for Netflix — and have produced only one hit, their behind-the-scenes series Harry & Meghan. That premiered more than two years ago. Their latest production, Polo, vanished almost immediately after its release in December.

With their original five-year deal about to end, a lot is now riding on the only publicly-confirmed production still to be released by the couple: With love, Meghan, which begins on March 4. Yet the slick Netflix promo reel didn’t mention the show, even in the blizzard of titles that concluded the slick video. The Telegraph reports that Meghan’s lifestyle show was also absent from Netflix’s glossy brochure.

The Netflix launch begs the question — what’s worse for Prince Harry and Meghan:

a) Being mocked by a comedian in front of Netflix bosses at the launch of its 2025 season?

OR

b) You and your shows — including Meghan’s upcoming one — not being included in Netflix’s main promo materials?

What’s extraordinary is that this is only the latest in a flood of stories and issues — some positive, some decidedly not — to engulf the couple this month.

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The January roller coaster

The January 29 Netflix launch caps a tumultuous month for Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex:

January 1: Launch Meghan’s return to Instagram

January 2: A trailer drops for “With love, Meghan,” her lifestyle show on Netflix, which will premiere on January 15.

January 10: TMZ publishes images of Harry and Meghan looking at wildfire damage in an area of greater Los Angeles that was then blocked off to all civilians, even residents. They are labelled “disaster tourists.”

January 12: Her show is postponed to March 4 because of the fires.

January 17: Vanity Fair publishes its massive 8,000-word February cover story on Harry and Meghan, titled, "American Hustle.” It is scathing, and includes more allegations of bullying by Meghan.

January 22: Prince Harry received a “full and unequivocal apology” from News Group Newspapers (NGN) for serious intrusions into his life, including “unlawful activities carried out by private investigators working for the Sun,” as well as unlawful information gathering at the News of the World. He reportedly received between CAD$15 and $30 million from Murdoch’s firm.

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Now you see them, now you don’t

After being everywhere at the beginning of the month, the Sussexes have vanished from public view in the last few weeks.

Noticeably, Harry wasn’t in London for the settlement against NGN.

To date, they’ve not pushed back against the Vanity Fair except this third-person wording by Kate Mansey of the Times of London: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to have dismissed allegations against them reported in a Vanity Fair article that sources close to the couple described as distressing.”

That’s in sharp contrast to what happened in September after Hollywood Reporter published its own piece on bullying allegations, including referring to Meghan as a "dictator in high heels." Soon after, Us magazine published a glowing piece featuring former and current employees stating how wonderful and awesome she and Harry are as bosses.

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