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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘forced to do deals’ with Netflix and Spotify after Royal family ‘cut him off’

PRINCE Harry claimed he had to make deals with Netflix and Spotify after revealing to Oprah he had been cut off by the Royal Family following Megxit.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they had "no plan" after quitting the Royal Family - and hadn't considered the megabucks deals until a friend suggested it.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they had not had a plan after quitting the Royal Family
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they had not had a plan after quitting the Royal FamilyCredit: AFP or licensors

And he said it was when he was told his security would be taken away that he realised he needed to quickly find a source of income for his family.

Speaking to Oprah about the streaming deal, the 36-year-old said: "We didn't have a plan.

"That was suggested by somebody else by the point of where my family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us."

Prince Harry said his own father Prince Charles had stopped taking his calls for a time and that he had been cut off at the start of 2020.

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He said: "I've got what my mum left me, and without that, we would not have been able to do this."

Since quitting the Royal Family, Meghan and Harry have signed two massive deals - one with Netflix rumoured to be worth £100m and another with Spotify believed to be worth about £30m.

Harry said: "The biggest concern was that while we were in Canada, in someone else's house, and then I got told short notice that security was going to be removed.

"So suddenly it dawned on me, hang on a second, the borders could be closed, we're going to have our security removed, who knows how long lockdown is going to be.

"The world knows where we are. It's not safe. It's not secure."

Meghan Markle said she had written to the Royal Family asking for them to continue to fund Harry's security
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Meghan Markle said she had written to the Royal Family asking for them to continue to fund Harry's securityCredit: CBS
Pregnant Meghan and Harry spoke about their life in the Royal Family
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Pregnant Meghan and Harry spoke about their life in the Royal FamilyCredit: AP:Associated Press

Prince Harry explained: "During Covid, the suggestion by a friend was, 'What about streamers?'."

Meghan then added: "We genuinely hadn't thought about it before."

Harry said: "So, there were all sorts of different options. And look, from my perspective, all I needed was enough money to be able to pay for security to keep my family safe."

The couple said they had thankfully been put up by Tyler Perry at his LA mansion while they figured out their next steps - later moving to Santa Barbara to raise their son Archie.

During the explosive two-hour interview, Meghan said she had written to the Royal Family begging for Harry's security to continue to be funded after seeing death threats.

And Harry said he had been shocked by the decision to remove funding for his security, saying he had "inherited" the risk after being born into the Royal Family.

He said: "I never thought I would have my security removed, because I was born in to this position."

And he admitted he would not have quit the Firm without Meghan's help saying: "I wouldn't have been able to because I myself was trapped as well."

Harry added: "I didn't see a way out. I was trapped within the system, just like the rest of my family are.

"My father and my brother - they are trapped. They don't get to leave and I have huge compassion for that."

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And he said he believed his mother Princess Diana would have been "angry" with how the situation panned out.

He said: "Ultimately, all she would ever want is for us to be happy."

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are seen here with the Queen
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are seen here with the QueenCredit: AFP
The couple are raising their son Archie in the US
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The couple are raising their son Archie in the USCredit: PA:Press Association/PA Images
The interview was broadcast in America overnight
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The interview was broadcast in America overnightCredit: Handout - Getty
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