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Despite this week’s release of Prince Harry’s new series for Netflix, Heart of Invictus, this summer has been a chastening time for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Their deal with Spotify was cancelled and a former executive called them “grifters”. Three years after leaving the royal family, can the couple make a success of their new lives?
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- Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent, The Times.
- Keiran Southern, US West Coast Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
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