Not just Indian techies, why the 'American Dream' died for Harry and Meghan Markle

FILE - Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File) Netflix deals come and go. The British monarchy is forever. Probably.Five years ago, Patrick Freyne wrote a piece in The Irish Times whose lede could be submitted to a Museum of Great and Fantastic Ledes. It truly summed up the hagiographic coverage of British royalty and how odd it must look to those who had got rid of the yoke of colonial rule: “Having a monarchy next door is a little like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and has daubed their house with clown murals, displays clown dolls in each window and has an insatiable desire to hear about and discuss clown-related news stories. More specifically, for the Irish, it’s like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and, also, your grandfather was murdered by a clown.”The piece was written after Harry and Meghan’s first tête-à-tête with Oprah Winfrey, when the Sussexes moved to the US after bidding adieu to the British royals, perhaps confident, given their ever-rising stardom, that they were now a bigger deal than the British royal ...