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By James Crawford-Smith
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's key to success in 2024 could depend on them prioritizing "openness" and "reaching out to their close friends and families," an entertainment expert has told Newsweek.
Harry and Meghan have experienced hits and misses throughout 2023 in both their private and public lives, ranging from legal wins to Hollywood roastings and an embarrassing split with media partner Spotify.
Following the release of Harry's memoir Spare in January, the couple's popularity in the U.S. took a major plunge, only slowly rebuilding throughout the year. Now Mark Boardman, entertainment expert and founder of MarkMeets, tells Newsweek the couple should rebuild bridges and become more relatable as they move into their fourth year outside the monarchy.
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"Looking ahead to 2024, one can anticipate a change in team working on better-thought-out projects that showcase a more relatable side to both Harry and Meghan, if they really want to make their lifestyle choice a permanent thing," he said.
"The success of Prince Harry's documentary Heart of Invictus serves as a model for what we might expect in the future."
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Harry's Heart of Invictus show is the third docuseries produced by the couple's Archewell Productions company in collaboration with Netflix and aired in August. Though the show failed to break into Netflix's daily top 10 or weekly streaming charts it found favor with critics and those viewers who did tune in, earning an 86 percent critics rating on entertainment review site Rotten Tomatoes and a 78 percent audience score.
This was received considerably better than the couple's previous two series for Netflix, the bombshell-heavy Harry & Meghan and educational Live to Lead.
Though Heart of Invictus could provide the couple with a positive blueprint to base other Hollywood projects in 2024, Boardman notes that it may not be enough to win back public support that has decreased since their dramatic split from the royal family.
"A return to social media, more openness, and reaching out to their close friends and families for the mess they have caused is what they both need to get right first if they are to make amends and win back public affection," he proposes.
So far Harry and Meghan have not announced any major projects or developments for 2024, aside from a screen-adaptation of the novel Meet Me at the Lake for Netflix.
In addition to their Hollywood careers, the couple are expected to develop their philanthropic work together and Harry is building towards the next Invictus Games which will take place in Canada in February 2025.
Newsweek approached representatives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex via email for comment.
James Crawford-Smith is Newsweek*'s royal reporter, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jrcrawfordsmith and read his stories on* Newsweek*'s The Royals Facebook page.*
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