Hollywood insiders claim the industry does not take Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “seriously”, according to a new report.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were absent from a star-studded Hollywood party last week (Image: Getty)

Hollywood has reportedly turned its back on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as new claims emerged over the industry’s “genuine dislike and distrust” towards the couple.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were notably absent from last week’s WME’s star-studded Emmy bash in Beverly Hills, California, according to the Mail.

It is not known whether Harry and Meghan were not invited or declined to attend.

WME (William Morris Endeavor) is one of Hollywood’s leading talent agencies and includes Meghan as one of its clients.

In April last year, it was announced that Meghan had signed a representative deal with the talent agency, which stated that it would focus on “building out her business ventures across multiple facets of the agency and its broader ecosystem, including film and television production, brand partnerships, and more.”

Andrew Dunlap, Kevin Costner and Max Maulitz at the 2024 WME Emmy Party (Image: Getty)

Now the Mail claims that Hollywood insiders have suggested that the business is losing interest in the Montecito couple.

One senior figure said that Harry and Meghan “seem to be reaping the kind of ‘schadenfreude with extra venom’ at which the entertainment business excels”.

They added: “It was only a matter of time before the industry press started taking shots. It’s hard to find anyone with a good word to say for their film and television credibility.”

Meanwhile, a Hollywood producer said: “I don’t think mainstream Hollywood ever took them seriously. From day one Archewell felt to most industry onlookers more like a brand ­building exercise than a genuine production operation. Netflix were handing out vanity deals like candy at the time and so everybody just shrugged their shoulders and assumed their company wouldn’t get much done despite the generous backing.

“But even Harry and Meghan ­naysayers would have been shocked at how little they’ve ­actually achieved.

“And in the more austere climate of the industry in 2024 when thousands of people have lost jobs and the entertainment industry economy is struggling, there’s now a genuine dislike and distrust towards them by some.”