The media storm following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's controversial Netflix series has died down, but it won't be long before the pair are making headlines once again.
10.12.2022 - 14:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Prince Harry and Meghan's Netflix series is likely to have ruined the relationship between the Sussexes and the Prince of Wales for good, a friend of William has claimed.
The brothers are said to have a fractious relationship in recent years, potentially exacerbated by criticisms of the Royal Family aired in American media since Harry and Meghan left the UK in 2020. The Mirror reports that William is believed to have been angered by the fact the Queen had to endure this criticism in the final months of her life before she died in September aged 96.
In Harry and Meghan's tell-all Netflix documentary series, which began streaming on Thursday, Harry accused the royals of having a "huge level of unconscious bias". Meghan also claimed that the media wanted to "destroy" her.
The Duke also said members of his family questioned why Meghan needed more protection from the media than others in the Firm, but failed to grasp the "race element". However, criticism of the late Queen and her Commonwealth legacy - described as "Empire 2.0" - particularly upsetting for royal insiders.
A friend of the Prince of Wales told the Daily Mail: "All relationships are built on trust but for members of the Royal Family, who live their life in the spotlight, doubly so. The prince is a very private man and what Harry is doing is the anathema of everything he believes.
"On that alone, many believe it is unlikely he will ever be able to repair his relationship with them. Too much water has gone under the bridge."
William tweeted on Thursday night, the same day as the Netflix series was released, that a friend of his had died in Kenya and that was what was on his mind.
He wrote: "Yesterday, I lost a friend, who dedicated his life to protecting wildlife in
The media storm following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's controversial Netflix series has died down, but it won't be long before the pair are making headlines once again.
Prince Harry’s relationship with Prince William isn’t the only dynamic that has changed over the years. The Duke of Sussex’s bond with his sister-in-law, Princess Kate, has gone through its own changes following his and Meghan Markle’s royal exit.
Uh oh! Prince William is even more upset with his brother Prince Harry now that Harry & Meghan is out!
Harry & Meghan was not nearly as spicy as many fans had hoped, and in fact retread much of the that the couple had already spoken about publicly. However, according to the , Prince Harry's forthcoming memoir, , will be “more inflammatory" than the docuseries. According to the outlet, the book will cover Prince Harry's upbringing, and Buckingham Palace is "bracing itself for what he might have to say about his .” Harry will also give two promotional interviews ahead of the January 10 release of Spare, the first with ITV's Tom Bradby and the second with CNN's Anderson Cooper. Buckingham Palace has not provided an official statement following Harry & Meghan, but sources close to the royals say that is paranoid and that there is “there is no trust left” when it comes to Harry and Meghan, per , and are worried about what is coming in Harry's memoir.
New on Netflix! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing their partnership with the streaming giant with their latest project, Live to Lead.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are getting into the holiday spirit!
is widely available on Netflix, the reviews are in from the one place that matters most: Buckingham Palace. While there have not been——any official reactions from , , or the and , that won’t stop people within the Palace’s organization from speaking to members of the press, either on or off the record. The biggest issue currently seems to be between and his older brother, Prince William. In the Netflix series, Harry accused the heir to the throne of screaming at him in front of their late grandmother, , during a conversation about the Sussexes stepping down from their royal duties.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their positions as senior working royals, the duke’s relationship with father King Charles III soon dissipated.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Is Prince William to blame for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s exit from the royal family?! That’s what they seem to be suggesting now!
A difficult memory. In the final episode of Harry & Meghan, Prince Harry opened up about going back to the U.K. for Prince Philip’s 2021 funeral amid the intense drama with his family.
The big conclusion. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s docuseries, Harry & Meghan, ended with the couple breaking down how they “made it to the other side.”
Continuing to tell their story. After detailing the early days of their romance and Meghan Markle’s introduction to Prince Harry’s family, Harry & Meghan wasted no time getting into the drama when episode four dropped on Thursday, December 15.
Prince William might want nothing to do with Prince Harry, but their father King Charles III is showing a bit more respect.
This is the first brotherly thing we’ve heard about these two in a loooong time!
Despite the huge backlash following their Netflix series, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are keen to keep up one royal tradition this Christmas.
Ready to tell all. Prince Harry called out the British royal family’s rules — and hinted at tension with Prince William — in the first look at volume 2 of Netflix’s Harry & Meghan.