Prince William quietly celebrated two Primetime Emmy nods for ‘The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy’, which came just hours after Meghan Markle received her own Emmy nomination. The timing of the double recognition adds another layer to the ongoing narrative surrounding the two branches of the royal family and their respective media ventures.According to reports, the Apple TV series has received two prestigious nominations after the appearance of the Prince of Wales on camera in October 2025. The 44-year-old Eugene Levy, 79, welcomed Eugene Levy, 79, to Windsor Castle for an episode that has now received recognition in two categories. Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special.
Prince William has spoken candidly about 2024, calling it the most difficult year of his life as Catherine, Princess of Wales, and King Charles undergo cancer treatment. Image credit (Instagram)
In a lighter moment, William joked if visiting a pub with him was on Levy’s bucket list, to which the actor replied: “That’s the bucket!”
Contrary to Meghan Markle’s nomination
The Emmy recognition for William’s appearance in ‘The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy’ stands in contrast to a Daytime Emmy nomination by the Duchess of Sussex for her Netflix program ‘With Love, Meghan’ in the Outstanding Lifestyle Series category. Meghan celebrated the news on social media, writing: “A huge congratulations to the amazing crew, producers, and team working on ‘With Love, Meghan’ at @netflix. We’ve been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Series!”The duchess’ cooking series, launched in March 2025, received poor reviews and failed to reach the top 1,000 most watched programs on the platform according to streaming viewing figures. A second series and Christmas special of ‘With Love, Meghan’ followed, filmed at a rented property near the Sussexes’ Montecito home.Meghan’s lifestyle brand, which launched alongside the series, has since split from the streaming service. A spokesperson confirmed in March that the company is “now ready to stand on its own.”
Ongoing media ventures
Despite the separation between Meghan’s brand and the streaming platform, Meghan and Prince Harry continued their connection through their production company, which secured a first-look deal with the platform that gave it priority access to future projects of their company.William has yet to publicly acknowledge ‘The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy’s’ Emmy nominations maintaining the royal tradition of discretion regarding media recognition while Meghan has been more vocal in celebrating her nomination.