Meghan Markle dropped from consideration for Guy Ritchie series after 'intense' UK backlash: report

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to be 'fuming' over Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle's return to the U.K., according to reports. Meghan Markle is no longer being considered for a role in Guy Ritchie’s "The Gentlemen," according to royal biographer Tina Brown. "I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series ‘The Gentlemen’ has been withdrawn," Brown, who is the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, wrote Saturday on her "Fresh Hell" Substack, The Hollywood Reporter reported. "The backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable to go forward. This does not bode well for Meghan’s acting comeback in the UK." Brown is also a best-selling author of 2007’s "The Diana Chronicles," and 2022's "The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor – the Truth and the Turm