Meghan Markle was spotted shopping at the Montecito Farmers Market on Friday, just days after her and Prince Harry’s Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan” failed to score any Emmy nominations.
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, was accompanied by her security detail and one of her pet beagles, despite the market’s rule forbidding dogs. She was seen browsing the stalls, picking up a bunch of flowers and sampling some honey.
Markle was dressed in a tan maxidress with an unbuttoned white collared shirt over it, accessorized with black flip-flops, sunglasses and a woven straw tote bag. She kept a low profile and went mostly unnoticed by locals, though she did smile and was friendly to the shoppers who did recognize her.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have two beagles: Guy, whom Markle adopted in 2015 when she was still acting, and Mamma Mia, whom the couple rescued from an animal testing shelter last summer. They also have a Labrador named Pula.
A royal expert recently claimed that the couple was “devastated” about being not being nominated for an Emmy, despite the docuseries bringing in a total of 81.6 million hours watched. However, it did score a nomination from the Hollywood Critics Association for Best Streaming Nonfiction Series.
Harry and Markle’s media empire seems to be crumbling, especially after Spotify cut ties with the couple. The Duke and Duchess inked an agreement with the audio giant back in December 2020 estimated to be worth a whopping $20 million.
They told The Post in a joint statement that they have “mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.” However, a source previously told The Post that the Archewell media company launched by Harry and Meghan didn’t produce enough content to receive the full $20 million Spotify agreed to pay them in 2020.
Since the royal couple’s deal with Spotify began 2½ years ago, the podcast “Archetypes” — which premiered in August last year — was the only project to come out of the deal and featured just 12 episodes.
It remains to be seen how the Emmy snub and the Spotify split will impact Harry and Markle’s media empire. However, it is clear that the couple is facing some challenges in their new life as Hollywood A-listers.
