Trailers for ‘Harry & Meghan’ have been slammed for using images of media harassment that had nothing to do with the royals.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix documentary has sparked a backlash before it has aired—this time over the portrayal of the British media in trailers, in an echo of their Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.
First, the streaming giant was accused of using stock images of packs of photographers to create a narrative about the couple being hounded by the media when in reality the photos had nothing to do with the royals.
Then, royal biographer Robert Jobson pointed out that a third image, which appears to show a photographer looming over the couple from a balcony as they go about their day, was in fact taken from an official « pool position » created by Kensington Palace during a royal tour of South Africa.
Pool positions allow a handful of accredited media permission to access spaces where the royal family does their jobs on the basis that they then share their images or copy with a wider group of media who were denied entry.
