While much of the focus has been on the Duchess of Sussex for very obvious reasons, I do feel like Prince Harry has somewhat quietly launched himself flawlessly with American audiences. In the Oprah interview, Harry came across as a good guy, a man who adores his wife and child, and someone who will do anything to protect them. He came across as natural, charming and flat-out HOT on the segment with James Corden. And now he’s got all kinds of business deals and a new Silicon Valley job and everything seems great. But is he doing it all just to “keep up” with Meghan? Eh.

Prince Harry is ‘trying to keep up’ with ‘very bright’ Meghan Markle, a celebrity agent who knows the Duchess has claimed. On Tuesday, the Duke of Sussex, 36, who is currently living in his $14 million mansion in California, announced his first job in the corporate world by revealing he had taken an executive position at a Silicon Valley start-up that claims to be worth $1.7billion.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Jonathan Shalit said Prince Harry may have taken up the post to put himself on par with Meghan, 39, whom he called ‘a hugely astute woman, very bright’ and ‘incredibly impressive.’

The celebrity agent explained: ‘So for Harry to keep up with his wife, he’s got to find his own name and identity and this is the start. He doesn’t need celebrity. When you’re Royal, you’re the biggest celebrity in the world. But what this does is allow Harry to have relevance.’

The Duke will be ‘chief impact officer’ at mental health services business BetterUp, where he will help promote an app used by corporate giants including Hilton, Facebook and oil firm Chevron to improve the wellbeing of their staff.

[From The Daily Mail]

I mean, on one side, I think Harry will do anything to provide for Meghan and their children. I also think that sure, he wants to impress Meghan. He’s always wanted to impress her! Most of the sh-t straight men do is to impress women. But I don’t think that Harry is like “oh I’m desperate for relevance because my wife is hot & smart.” What strikes me – and this has been true for a while – is that Harry has driven so much of what they’re doing and what they’ve been doing. Harry wanted to go to Frogmore Cottage and have Meghan and Archie all to himself. He wanted to move out of LA, so he got a mortgage on the Montecito property, so he could have Meghan and the babies all to himself. He wants to prove to her, to himself and to those salty island people that he can do this and he can do it on his terms. And guess what? He’s doing it. He’s fine. Also: he’s just as charismatic and appealing as his wife, which rarely happens.

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