Princess Bea’s a hit for Spotify after ‘grifters’ spat with Harry and Meghan, writes EMILY PRESCOTT
Harry and Meghan were branded as ‘f****** grifters’ by Spotify chief executive Bill Simmons after making just 12 episodes, despite having an £18million multi-year deal with the streaming company.
But breaking their contract hasn’t stopped Spotify from linking up with Royals – as Harry’s cousin Beatrice appears to be building a working relationship with the company without shouting it from the rooftops, perhaps out of fear of letting Montecito’s jam makers to see.
I can reveal that Beatrice, 35, attended an industry event at Spotify’s London office last week, where she hosted a discussion about the future of technology.
Joining her were former Warner Bros Discovery boss Priya Dogra and Sakshi Chhabra Mittal, founder of science-based meal delivery service Foodhak.
Last week, Beatrice, 35, (pictured in September 2023) attended an industry event at Spotify’s London office, where she hosted a discussion about the future of technology
Harry and Meghan were branded as ‘f****** grifters’ by Spotify chief executive Bill Simmons after making just 12 episodes, despite having an £18million multi-year deal with the streaming company. Pictured: The couple leaving Windsor Castle after their wedding in 2018
Last year, Harry and Meghan’s Spotify contract, signed in 2020 after they moved to America, was canceled after one season of Meghan’s Archetypes podcast after they reportedly failed to meet ‘productivity benchmarks’
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, director of a company called BY-EQ, which she founded in 2022 under the modest name Beatrice York.
Last year, Harry and Meghan’s Spotify contract, signed in 2020 after they moved to America, was canceled after one season of Meghan’s Archetypes podcast after they reportedly failed to meet “productivity benchmarks.”
Jeremy Zimmer, CEO of United Talent Agency, said of the end of the deal: “It turns out that Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any talent for that matter.”
Meghan focuses on her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.
Last week she launched the first product, sending jars of homemade strawberry jam to influencers.