What Harry and Meghan’s series tells us about the royal family — so far
LONDON — Buckingham Palace was reported to be fearing the worst, but the first installments released Thursday of the much-hyped Netflix documentary series from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, did not produce any big reveals about bad behavior in the House of Windsor.The first three episodes of the six-part “Harry & Meghan” cast zero shade on Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and barely mentioned Harry’s father, the newly crowned King Charles III.
A subsequent slide says: “Members of the Royal Family declined to comment on the content within this series.” The series covers well-trodden plot points about how the couple were initially embraced in Britain and then cast in the role of villain.In the show, Harry tries to explain how the royals are covered in Britain. “I mean, anyone can be a royal expert,” a job title that he says is used to provide legitimacy for stories — whether puff pieces or hatchet jobs.He asserts that there is an “invisible contract” between the royal hacks and the House of Windsor.
Meghan — who told Winfrey “I never looked up my husband online” — says she did look him up after hearing that “Prince Haz” wanted to meet her. She says she avoided media accounts and instead sought out his Instagram feed.
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