The Canadian author of the novel ‘bought by Harry and Meghan for £3 million for a Netflix adaptation’ is a fan of the Sussexes and was in tears when she saw their wedding on TV (after waking up at 4am to look at it)
The author of the novel, bought by Harry and Meghan for an estimated £3 million, is a fan of the Sussexes and was left in tears watching their wedding in 2018.
Carley Fortune, a Canadian writer and journalist based in Toronto, woke up at 4 a.m. to watch the royal wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor as the Sussexes tied the knot in a ceremony that was broadcast to millions across the world. whole world.
After seeing the Duchess in her wedding dress designed by Clare Waight Keller, she tweeted, “Meghan Markle pulls up at the chapel and I feel very tearful! Maybe it’s the four o’clock start in the morning.’
The Duke and Duchess have reportedly bought the rights to Fortune’s second novel Meet Me At The Lake – a romance about two people who meet by chance at two different stages in their lives – to produce a television adaptation for Netflix.
The novel, set in the lakes of Ontario and the city of Toronto, is said to have captured the imagination of the Sussexes – perhaps because of Meghan’s connection to the Canadian city, where she lived when she was filming Suits.
Carley Fortune, author of Meet Me At The Lake, is a fan of the Sussexes
An insider told the Sun“The themes of the book grabbed the couple and it was chosen for their first adaptation with Netflix.”
The project comes after the pair lost their reported £18 million deal with Spotify following a series of Meghan’s podcast Archetypes.
While Fortune has yet to comment on the reported deal, she’ll likely be happy to hand over the rights to the Duke and Duchess.
The author and mother of two has revealed that she is a fan of Suits, previously sharing on Twitter that she was binge-watching the legal drama, which was Meghan’s big break in the entertainment industry.
On Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding day, Carley revealed she woke up at 4 a.m. to watch the ceremony on TV and said it made her “tear”
Meet Me At The Lake is the second novel by the New York Times bestselling author, about two people who fall in love after a chance encounter several years after they first met
Shortly before Harry and Meghan tied the knot, Fortune tweeted, “I’m binging my way through Suits. I felt a little sheepish about it at first, but I’ve decided to own my fandom. PAST ROCKS, YOU! (I think Meghan Markle is going somewhere).’
Some PR experts have questioned why the novel, the New York Times bestselling author’s second project, was sold to the Sussexes when it could have gone to more experienced producers. However, Fortune’s apparent fondness for the pair may explain the decision.
Despite knowing that royal life wasn’t “a world they wanted for their family,” as one friend claimed, Harry and Meghan have faced some harsh realities since they left to move their kids away from the limelight of the firm.
Having signed large multi-million pound deals with giants Netflix and Spotify, as well as Harry’s own book deal, they have since faced hurdles, including the loss of the Spotify partnership.
Meghan hosted a series of her Archetype podcast on the platform, but it has not been renewed by the streaming service and the couple announced in June that they had ‘mutually’ agreed to part ways. They’ve also struggled to break into Hollywood, despite Meghan’s background as an actress in Suits.
While their docuseries Harry and Meghan has been widely viewed around the world, experts say their brand is a tough sell due to the drama surrounding it that raises customer expectations.
But Harry is currently working on a series centered around the Invictus Games, which he has set up as an opportunity for ex-servicemen to exercise in a similar way to the Paralympics or Commonwealth Games. Heart of Invictus is expected to release on Netflix later this year.