With their latest Netflix venture, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry try to drum up public curiosity within the elite world {of professional} polo.
Evidently, that’s no straightforward feat.
And to this point, it seems to be as if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have didn’t persuade the plenty that mallet-wielding wealthy guys on horseback are worthy of their enthusiasm.
Harry and Meghan’s Doomed Polo Challenge
As it’s possible you’ll recall, Harry and Meghan signed a large take care of Netflix shortly after they stepped down as working royals.
Practically 5 years later, the partnership has yielded combined outcomes.
The doc collection Harry & Meghan — which centered on the couple’s non-public lives — made a splash on Netflix. However later collection about Harry’s involvement with the Invictus Video games got here and went with little fanfare.
Now, it seems to be as if Polo is poised to satisfy an analogous destiny.
This week noticed the premiere of the first trailer for Polo. And it’s drawing criticism for all the pieces from its Bravo-esque tone to its alleged portrayals of to the whole absence of Harry and Meghan.
“It’s hilarious, but not in a good way. It’s so tacky and cringey, it is literally all the worst things about polo. I watched it in appalled hysterics,” a supply who used to play polo with Harry informed The Day by day Beast.
“The irony is that polo is actually a surprisingly inclusive sport these days,” stated one other insider, recognized as a “former friend” of Harry’s.
“You do see plenty of rich kids but there are also plenty of kids from less rarefied backgrounds who just happen to be fantastic riders who are sponsored by the teams,” the second supply continued.
“It doesn’t look like this show is going to foreground that, which is a real missed opportunity.”
Criticism for Polo comes on the heels of a rocky yr wherein Meghan’s Spotify podcast was canceled after only a single season.
A latest ballot indicated that Harry and Meghan are much less fashionable than ever within the UK. So the couple may actually use a Stateside hit today.
“This looks like it has failed to capture the imagination. They still have Meghan’s cooking show to screen next year but there is very little tolerance for pissing money away these days,” an nameless Hollywood producer informed The Day by day Beast.
“It’s debatable whether anyone cares about these two if they are not serving up outrageous stories about the royals. They are running out of last chances to prove that isn’t so. If they can’t, they could try to monetize their fame on social media. Plenty of people would still give Harry a million bucks for a post.”
A Harsh Evaluation
However maybe the harshest criticism of all got here from the favored UK columnist Liz Jones, a former Harry and Meghan sympathizer who has turned towards the couple lately.
“What next? His own slot on the Shopping Channel? How can Harry and Meghan possibly travel the globe, preaching about poverty and diversity and inclusion, when not one black player can be spied,” Jones wrote this week.
“The funds required to run a polo team doubtless outstrip that of Formula 1. How can they lecture us about global warming when one player admits he flies to Argentina twice a week?”
Polo doesn’t premiere till December 10, however it appears like the general public has already made up its thoughts concerning the venture.
And that might spell hassle for Harry and Meghan.
