British Royal Family Keeps Calm As Harry and Meghan Series Continues

London – The British royal family remained silent on Friday, as usual, about the second half of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s documentary series, which made tough allegations against Harry’s younger brother, Prince William.

although first half The six-part Netflix series focuses on the couple’s heated encounter with the British press, last three episodes Designed to criticize the royal “firm” – the family and its staff.

In the three-hour episode released on Thursday, Harry claimed William screamed at him at a family meeting and accused palace officials of lying to protect his older brother, who is now in line to the throne. Meghan has spoken of wanting to take her own life as she grapples with toxic media coverage.

Late Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson Harry weds US actress Meghan Markle in a fairy tale Wedding at Windsor Castle 2018. The couple left the UK less than two years later, citing what they believed to be racist treatment of Meghan in the media and a lack of royal support.

In the documentary, Harry, 38, said William lashed out at him at a family summit at Sandringham Castle in January 2020 about the couple’s plans to step down as senior royals.

“Having my brother screaming and yelling at me and my dad saying things that weren’t true at all was horrible. And my grandmother, you know, just sat there quietly, all Accepted,” Harry said.

He also accused royal communications officials of “leaking” and “planting” stories in the media, claiming staff would deflect negative coverage of one royal by publishing a story about another family member.

Meghan, 41, has revealed she considered suicide amid a flood of negative media coverage before the couple decided to break with the royal family.

“It was like ‘If I wasn’t here, all of this would stop,'” she said.

Harry added that he believed the Mail on Sunday’s publication of a letter from Meghan to her estranged father – which she successfully sued the paper’s publisher – led to her miscarriage in 2020.

Neither Buckingham Palace, which represents the king, nor William’s Kensington Palace office, have commented on the series.

There is no objection in the documentary, which includes interviews with the couple, as well as their supportive friends and commentators.

Royal expert Pauline McLaren, author of Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture, said the relationship between William and Harry would be “difficult to repair” after the bombing.

“It does seem to be the final decision,” she said.

Hours after the final episode was released, senior royals showed solidarity by attending a Christmas benefit concert in London on Thursday night. William, his wife Kate and their two oldest children George and Charlotte joined King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other family members for the carol concert at Westminster Abbey.

British newspapers have been the focus of the couple’s furiest outrage over the series. The Daily Mail said in an editorial that “the only saving grace” was that Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, “was spared the vulgarity of such self-promotion.”

The Sun called Harry a “traitor”, comparing him to a “dutiful” William.

The Times of London has urged Meghan and Harry to give up their royal titles – the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

“Harry and Meghan must see the hypocrisy of claiming to be still royals,” the newspaper said in an editorial. “They have made it clear that they see themselves at war with the monarchy, a system they appear to hold in contempt.”

show time is A pivotal moment for the monarchyThe king sought to show that the institution could still function after his mother’s death in September, whose personal popularity undercut criticism of the royal family during her 70-year reign.

While the Netflix series has soured the couple’s relationship with the royal family – perhaps irreparably – McLaren said it could help the couple launch their new careers as US charity activists and media personalities.

“I think it will build their brand really well,” she said. “I think a lot of people will see their point of view more, especially the younger generation. And I think that’s really where they’ve been targeting.”