Before she became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle was an actor (opens in new tab)! Now we have the Internet, and monarchs don't behead their wives anymore.) Ever since Meghan and Prince Harry stepped down as senior royals, there has been speculation that the Duchess of Sussex might return to her former career.

Unfortunately, friends of the Sussexes quashed these rumors, telling the Sunday Times' royal correspondent Katie Nichol that Meghan "has no plans to resume her life on screen." And to ensure that your dreams turn to dust, insiders also denied reports that she is working on a series of children's books.

But other projects are still on the table. Omid Scobie, a royal biographer, told The Sunday Times, "After the Obamas left the White House, they formed the Higher Ground production company and later signed a multi-year production deal with Netflix to produce films and Consider a working model not too dissimilar to producing documentaries," he said, suggesting the possibility of a production deal.

In addition, the Duchess is rumored to be working on an as yet unspecified "wellness project." Picking up shattered dreams from the ground! Take a few hours to delicately glue them back together! Your dream is alive again!

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