Over six hours of television, Harry and Meghan delivered a swathe of accusations against what they portrayed as a tone-deaf British monarchy.
«:»Beyond the drama of feuding brothers and Machiavellian royal aides working with a hostile press, the key issue which arises from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s Netflix documentary is whether it does lasting damage to King Charles and the British monarchy. Over six hours of television, Harry and Meghan delivered a swathe of accusations against what they portrayed as a tone-deaf institution which was unconcerned about their emotional well-being and prepared for them to suffer if it meant better media coverage for other more senior royals. “It’s like living through a soap opera where everybody else views you as entertainment,” Harry said in one of the final episodes released on Thursday. When the couple married in a glittering ceremony in 2018, their union was hailed as a breath of fresh air, the epitome of a modern monarchy: the then-hugely popular prince and the glamorous, biracial, American actress. But as they recounted in graphic detail in their documentary series, that fairy tale soon turned sour amid a slew of negative press coverage, some of which Harry blamed on those working for Prince William, his elder brother and now heir to the throne. “It looked cold, but it also felt cold,” Harry said of his family’s feelings towards him at their last official engagement. In 2020, the couple decided to step back from their royal roles, moving to California and becoming financially independent.
