We’ve all been following the saga of Meghan Markle’s disastrous Netflix show, With Love, Meghan—a beige, boring festival that critics everywhere have torn apart. But while that train wreck continues to smolder, something far more concerning has bubbled to the surface, leaving people questioning everything about the Sussex narrative.

How Meghan and Netflix appear to be frantically trying to control the narrative around her failed show. Multiple YouTube channels reviewing her show are reporting being blocked—not just demonetized, but completely blocked. 

One royal commentator shared, “My live stream review of Meghan’s show was blocked this morning. It wasn’t taken down for copyright issues. This is beyond concerning.” It’s one thing to be thin-skinned about criticism, but actively silencing reviewers? That’s a whole new level of control.

Meanwhile, professional critics who can’t be silenced have been absolutely savage. The Sun called it “a serving of telly suet that collapsed like a soggy suet pudding.” The Daily Express labeled it “boring, insulting to any vestige of intelligence we might possess, and a monumental waste of time.” Even Variety, the Hollywood bible that usually fawns over celebrities, called it “a monotonous ego trip not worth taking.” Ouch. When you’ve lost Variety, you’ve lost the industry.

I’m not surprised, though. Months ago, my sources indicated Netflix executives were panicking after focus group testing showed audiences found the show mind-numbingly dull. But they’d already invested millions and couldn’t just write it off, so they pushed forward, hoping Meghan’s so-called star power would save it. Spoiler alert: it didn’t.

Netflix claims With Love, Meghan is the number six show in the United States, but independent tracking sites show it’s nowhere to be found in the top rankings. This reminds me of what happened with their documentary series Harry & Meghan and Meghan’s Spotify podcast Archetypes, which Spotify falsely claimed had dethroned Joe Rogan. It seems the Sussexes are using the same playbook with Netflix.

But here’s where things get really interesting. During Meghan’s damage control media tour, she appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and made a statement that has the internet buzzing. Drew asked Meghan about being “surprised and delighted,” and Meghan responded with this strange statement:

“Well, when Harry did not show up for three days at home last night and also this morning… but last night, when I went back to my hotel, there was this sweet card from my kids and my husband saying, ‘We’re so proud of you, Mama, and congrats on the show,’ with flowers.”

Wait, what? Harry didn’t show up for three days, and then she pivoted to a story about a card supposedly from her children? The audience looked completely confused, and the applause was noticeably muted. It was awkward and uncomfortable, like watching someone desperately trying to sell a story that doesn’t add up.

She then held up a perfectly staged card that read: “Congratulations, Mama. We love your show, and we love you. Lily, Archie, Papa. XX.” Call me skeptical, but does anyone actually believe a three-year-old and a five-year-old wrote this perfectly neat message praising her Netflix show? It screams PR stunt, not genuine family moment.

This brings us to the long-simmering questions about the Sussex children. When was the last time we saw clear, verified images of Archie and Lilibet? Their existence has been shrouded in such mystery that it’s created an environment ripe for speculation. We’ve seen more of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis in their first years than we’ve seen of Archie and Lilibet in their entire lives.

Remember the christening photos where Archie’s face was completely obscured? Or the Christmas card where Lilibet was shown only from behind? Or the bizarre black-and-white images where you can barely make out any details? For people who leverage their children’s royal connections at every opportunity, they’re remarkably secretive about actually showing them.

What makes this particularly strange is that Meghan and Harry fled the UK, supposedly seeking privacy, yet they’ve done everything possible to stay in the spotlight—except when it comes to their children. They’ve used their children’s names for commercial ventures (Archewell, anyone?), mentioned them in interviews, written about them in books, and even dragged them into their grievances with the royal family—all while keeping the actual children completely hidden from view.

The contrast between how the Wales children and the Sussex children are presented to the world couldn’t be more pronounced. William and Catherine share regular, age-appropriate glimpses of their children while maintaining clear boundaries around their privacy. Meanwhile, the Sussex children exist almost as theoretical concepts rather than actual people.

The saddest part of all this is that King Charles has reportedly never met Lilibet in person and has only met Archie a handful of times. These children are being denied relationships with their grandfather, their cousins, and their entire paternal family heritage because of their parents’ grievances.

As this Netflix show continues to crash and burn, and as these strange inconsistencies in their family narrative come to light, I can’t help but wonder what’s next for the Sussex brand. Their Spotify deal collapsed after just one podcast series, their Netflix content has been met with critical derision, and Harry’s book, while initially successful, is a one-time revenue stream.

I genuinely hope, for the sake of those children, that Harry and Meghan find a way to make peace with the royal family—not for Netflix cameras or publicity stunts, but privately and genuinely for the well-being of Archie and Lilibet. Those children deserve to know their cousins, their grandfather, and their heritage.

Until then, we’ll continue watching this strange saga unfold, questioning the inconsistencies, and appreciating the working royals who understand that true royalty is about service, not self-promotion.

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