Harry and Meghan were slammed as ‘bloody hustlers’ by Spotify executive Bill Simmons after they made just 12 episodes, despite having an £18million multi-year deal with the streaming company.
But breaking their contract hasn’t deterred Spotify from linking up with Royals, as Harry’s cousin Beatrice appears to be building a working relationship with the company without shouting from the rooftops, perhaps for fear of showing the music makers. Montecito jams.
I can reveal that last week Beatrice, 35, attended an industry event at Spotify’s London office, where she hosted a discussion about the future of technology.
She was joined by former Warner Bros Discovery boss Priya Dogra and Sakshi Chhabra Mittal, founder of science-based meal delivery service Foodhak.
Last week, Beatrice, 35 (pictured September 2023), attended an industry event at Spotify’s London office, where she hosted a discussion on the future of technology.
Harry and Meghan were slammed as ‘bloody hustlers’ by Spotify executive Bill Simmons after they made just 12 episodes, despite having an £18million multi-year deal with the streaming company. Pictured: The couple leaves Windsor Castle after their wedding in 2018.
Last year, Harry and Meghan’s Spotify deal, signed in 2020 after they moved to the United States, was canceled following a season of Meghan’s Archetypes podcast after they reportedly failed to meet ‘points of agreement.’ productivity reference’.
Beatrice, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, is no stranger to technology.
Since 2017, she has been Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy at the American software and data company Afiniti.
She is also, I can reveal, a director of a company called BY-EQ, which she set up in 2022 under the modest name Beatrice York.
Last year, Harry and Meghan’s Spotify deal, signed in 2020 after they moved to the United States, was canceled following a season of Meghan’s Archetypes podcast after they reportedly failed to meet “points of productivity reference”.
Addressing the end of the deal, United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer said: “It turns out that Meghan Markle wasn’t a big audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent.”
Meghan focuses on her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
Last week it launched the first product, sending jars of homemade strawberry jam to influencers.