Meghan Markle appeared downcast in her first public sighting since Spotify ended her and Prince Harry’s $20 million podcast deal.

The “Fits” alum, 41, was photographed trying glum whereas strolling to a salon appointment in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Friday.

She appeared to be engaged in an intense dialog on the time, in accordance with the Every day Mail.

At one level, Markle took her headphones out and walked beside a member of her safety element. She additionally continuously glanced at her telephone.

The Duchess of Sussex, whose hair was styled in a contemporary blowout, went makeup-free for the outing and opted for a black long-sleeved prime that was tucked into darkish wash denims.

She then threw a blue-and-white striped sweater over the shirt. Your entire look was accessorized with black ballet flats, a black Fendi purse and several other gold bracelets.

Markle and Harry, 38, launched a joint assertion with Spotify final week, saying that their podcast “Archetypes” had not been renewed for a second season.

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Their firm Archewell Audio claimed the couple ”mutually agreed to half methods” with the streaming large, nonetheless, insiders claimed the royals have been axed as a result of they didn’t produce sufficient content material.

The duke and duchess signed their roughly $20 million deal in 2020, but solely 12 episodes of “Archetypes” have been produced since then.

Sooner or later it was introduced that the partnership was terminated, Spotify’s head of worldwide sports activities technique Invoice Simmons slammed Harry and Markle as “lazy” and “f–king grifters.”

“I want I had been concerned within the ‘Megan and Harry go away Spotify’ negotiation,” he stated throughout Friday’s episode of “The Invoice Simmons Podcast.”

“That’s a podcast we should always’ve launched with them. I gotta get drunk one night time and inform the story of this Zoom I had with Harry to attempt to assist him with a podcast concept. It’s considered one of my finest tales.”

One other business insider beforehand informed Web page Six that Spotify was shifting its podcasting priorities.

“Spotify desires to focus on individuals who drive robust audiences, like Alex Cooper, Dax Shepard and Emma Chamberlain. There are a whole lot of nice creators who’re very keen,” the supply defined.

“Meghan and Harry are the outlier on all of this, I believe they’ve come off as being lazy and tough.”

Royal specialists additionally referred to as the podcast cancellation a “surprising failure” that might spell the collapse of the couple’s empire.

Prince Harry biographer Angela Levin stated within the wake of the information, “Individuals are fed up with them now.”