Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, made a sweeping indictment of Britain's media and the racism they believe has fueled coverage of their relationship in a new Netflix series that promises to tell the “full story” of the couple's estrangement from the royal family.
Relying on interviews with the couple, as well as their friends and experts on race and the media, the first three episodes of “Harry and Meghan” dissect the close relationship between tabloid newspapers and the royal family while discussing the history of racism in the British Empire and how it still pervades society. The episodes do not include dissenting voices and there is no response from any of the media organizations mentioned. Buckingham Palace has declined to comment.
The series comes at a crucial moment for the monarchy as King Charles III tries to show that the institution still has a role to play after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose personal popularity dampened criticism of the crown during her 70-year reign. Charles is making the case that the House of Windsor can help unite an increasingly diverse nation by using the early days of his reign to meet with many of the ethnic groups and faiths that make up modern Britain.
“To see another woman in my life who I loved go through this feeding frenzy - that's hard,” Harry says.Harry and Meghan said they initially tried to follow palace advice to remain silent about the press coverage as other members of the royal family said it was a rite of passage they all had to go through. But the couple said they felt compelled to tell their story because there was something different about the way Meghan was treated.
King Charles III was asked if he had watched the series as he carried out an engagement on Thursday in London. He did not reply. But Buckingham Palace faced renewed allegations of racism only last week when a Black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse said a senior member of the royal household interrogated her about her origins during a reception at the palace. Coverage of the issue filled British media, overshadowing William and his wife Kate's much-anticipated visit to Boston, which the palace had hoped would highlight their environmental credentials.
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