Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cut ties with Spotify. So why are they facing backlash?

A multi-million-dollar deal between a media group run by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, and streaming giant Spotify ended. Photo: AFP

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are at the centre of controversy again – this time within the world of podcasting.

After Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle's dramatic fallout with the British royal family in 2020, the couple's production company, Archewell Audio, inked a deal with Spotify reportedly worth US$20mil.