“Doesn’t it make more sense to hear the story told by ourselves?”. With these words Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry of the United Kingdom and Duchess of Sussex, sums up the spirit of Harry and Meghanthe six-part documentary mini-series just released by Netflix.
The first three episodes are available now while the others will arrive on December 15th. Moreover real, includes testimonials from close friends, relatives, and historians. The project is part of a $150 million deal who signed the platform stream with Archwell Productions, the production company founded by the famous royal couple.
The chapters tell the love story between the youngest son of Lady Di and exact American actress and also address the most controversial aspects of her life in the House of Windsor: the tension with other important members of the Crown and the search for financial independence that led them to quit your royal duties in 2020 move to California – a move dubbed by the British tabloids “megxit”-.
In one of the episodes, Harry himself, 38, accuses his relatives of having used the local press to harm them with reports full of “hate” and “racism” which mainly targeted Meghan, 41, daughter of a marriage biracial. “There is a hierarchy in the family,” the prince says on another occasion. There are leaks and stories are made up too. It’s a dirty game”.
“No one sees what happens behind closed doors,” Meghan says in another passage. Part of these revelations have already come to light in March 2021, when Harry and Meghan conceded to incendiary interview to the presenter Oprah Winfrey which has caused a very deep rift among the Sussexes, the now King Charles III yes WilliamHarry’s older brother and heir to the British throne.
Indeed, William and his wife Kate Middleton They disclosed this to their relatives They have no plans to watch the docuseriesaccording to statements published by the magazine Harper’s Bazaar. The relationship between the two couples is so bad that the Princes of Wales don’t even plan to visit their brothers-in-law during their visit to the United States this week.
Carlos, Harry’s father, has already had problems with Netflix for the way the series The crown portrait his relationship with Camilla, the current queen consort of Great Britain. According to palace sources cited by The mirrorthe monarch is “horrified” by the project, which he perceives as a betrayal of his attempts to rebuild the bond with his son and daughter-in-law.
Those who will become aware of the broadcasts will be the lawyers of the Crown, who do not rule out taking legal action in the event of allegations against members of the royal family that they consider offensive.
The miniseries will work as kind of a prequel to Replacement (Replacement) s Harry’s memorieswhat They will go on sale on January 10, 2023.
According to Penguin Random House, the publisher in charge of its publication, the book tells the story of the prince with a “raw, unwavering honesty” and it is full of “insight, insights and hard-won wisdom about the immortal power of love over pain”.
The title of the volume, which will have 416 pages and will be published in 16 languages, is an apparent reference to Harry he is a “replacement” in the British royal familysince he is not first in line, an office now held by his brother William, the current Prince of Wales.
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Harry and Meghan It is the second project that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are tackling with Netflix. Markle had already developed together with the streaming giant Pearlan animated series about a 12-year-old girl inspired by female historical characters.
Strip it had been announced in July 2021but it was canceled in full swing in early May as part of Netflix’s cost-saving steps afterward the disappointing results of the fiscal first quarter.
The Sussexes have also signed a $30 million contract with Spotify in 2020 to develop content through his company Archwell Productions. Since August, the exactriz of Do you live lead the podcast on the platform Archetypesin which he interviewed personalities such as the influencer Paris Hiltonsinger Mariah Carey and the tennis player Serena WilliamsMoreover.
