Prince Harry has spoken about “dirty game” with “leaking” and “planting of stories” in a new trailer for the Netflix series about him and his wife, Meghan Markle.
The Duke of Sussex has spoken about the “pain and suffering” that “women marrying into this institution” experience, apparently referring to his wife and mother, the late Princess Diana.
The trailer also seems to raise the royal family’s alleged issues with race, as one commenter says: “It’s about hatred. It’s about race.”
Based on what the teaser showed, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appear to be far from making peace with the royals.
Speaking as an image of the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony appears, Prince Harry claims there is a “hierarchy” of the family. “You know there’s leaking, but there’s also planting of stories.”
The Sussexes, who are no longer working royals, are not in the picture because they were not allowed to join the symbolic balcony during late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
One comment also claims there was a “war against Meghan to suit other people’s agendas.”
Last week, the series’ first trailer generated a wave of comments about an image showing the stony face of the Princess of Wales, Catherine. However, the latest teaser also shows another picture of her alongside Queen Consort Camilla and the Countess of Wessex, Sophie.
The new trailer opens with Meghan being warmly and lovingly greeted by crowds before suggesting that “everything has changed.”
Christopher Bouzy, who heads a company specializing in tackling misinformation on social media and has warned of online attacks against Meghan, also appears.
The teaser also shows the difficulties the couple had with other royals, the public, and the media before finally deciding to move to the United States.
Additionally, it links Meghan’s experience to the pressure faced by Harry’s mother, Diana, by showing footage of the intense press attention that surrounded her. “I realized, they’re never going to protect you,” says the Duke of Sussex.
At the end of the trailer, Prince Harry insists that they “know the full truth.”
The six-part series will premiere in two three-episode sections starting on December 8. The second part will arrive on Netflix on December 15.
