The last three episodes of Documentary series about Prince Harry and his wife, MeganToday, Thursday, on the “Netflix” platform, awaiting further criticism of the British royal family.
In the first series of episodes, which were released last week, Harry and Megan once again launched vicious attacks on the media for their treatment of them and claimed some of them were racists, but the same family members real have relatively escaped criticism. during those episodes
The trailers for the new episodes include some of the sharpest commentary on members of the royal family, with Harry suggesting ‘institutional fraud’ and saying unspecified people ‘were okay with lying to protect my brother’, Prince William, who is now the ‘heir to the throne.
“They have never been willing to tell the truth to protect us,” Harry says in those clips.
A promotional clip showed excerpts quoting Meghan’s lawyer Jenny Avia and a friend of hers talking about Buckingham Palace telling the press negative stories about the couple to avoid spreading unwanted stories about other royals.
“There was a real war against Megan,” Avia said, while newspapers described the documentary series as the couple’s war on the royal family.
The ‘Duke and Duchess of Sussex’, which is Harry and Megan’s official title, stepped down from their royal duties in March 2020, saying they wanted to forge a new life in the US away from media harassment, which the couple he said threatened to destroy their psychological well-being.
“I wonder what would have happened to us if we hadn’t gotten out of there when we did… I said we had to get out of here,” Harry said in the promo clip for the new episodes, describing their exit as a “journey of freedom”.
hostile journalism
While the pair have won awards and plaudits in America across the Atlantic for their work in philanthropy and human rights, a hostile press in Britain accuses them of trying to make millions off their royal status while constantly directing attacks on the monarchy. itself.
Newspapers also quoted former aides and advisers to members of the royal family who rejected the couple’s narration in the documentary episodes and said what they narrated contained many inaccuracies.
Buckingham Palace and William’s office at Kensington Palace said they would not comment on episodes in the documentary.
A royal source also said that neither the palace nor representatives of William or other members of the royal family have been approached to comment on the documentary series, contradicting a statement from Netflix, which it said it had declined to comment.
Millions of views
According to preliminary figures reported by the BBC, around 2.4 million viewers in Britain watched the first episode on its release day. And royal sources have told newspapers that top members of the royal family have avoided the matter.
Hours after the release of the last three episodes, Charles, his wife Camilla, Prince William and his wife Kate, along with other members of the royal family, will attend a service at Westminster Abbey in London, “in appreciation for the sincere efforts of individuals, families and communities across the UK”.
The service will also be dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth, whose funeral was held in the same church in September.
