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Prince Harry And Meghan Pay £3 million To Turn A Book Into A Hollywood Movie For Netflix
After securing the rights to a best-selling book, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Meghan Markle are set to work on their next big Netflix production.
The couple who had previously signed a multimillion-dollar deal with the popular streaming giant 3 years ago, will now move away from their private documentaries into fiction production.
According to The Sun, a British tabloid daily newspaper, Harry and Meghan have since gained the rights to the romantic novel ‘Meet Me At The Lake’ by author Carley Fortune.
The story focuses on a couple who fall in love in their 30s and deals with themes of childhood trauma and post-natal depression. It’s proven to be a hit with readers, selling 37,000 copies in its first week alone.
Meghan and Harry are said to have spent $3.8million (£3million) to secure the rights to the film. . It is believed the “love story” which echoed the Duke and Duchess’s real-life relationship
An insider told the publication: “The themes of the book gripped the couple and it was chosen for their first adaptation with Netflix.”