Harry and Meghan documentary footage puts UK royal rift at forefront
- The coming Netflix series and a new racism row at Buckingham Palace threaten to overshadow William and Kate’s first US visit as Prince and Princess of Wales
- A teaser clip shows Meghan crying while holding a mobile phone, as Harry says in a voice-over that ‘one sees what’s happening behind closed doors’
Footage of an upcoming documentary about Harry and Meghan released on Thursday shows the couple is once again prepared to tackle the topic of their rift with the royal family head on and in their own words.
Netflix’s release of roughly a minute of footage of Harry & Meghan comes as their relatives – the Prince and Princess of Wales – embark on a US trip and Buckingham Palace wrestles with a racism row involving William’s godmother.
The trip to Boston, which is William and Kate’s first one since the death of Queen Elizabeth, had already been clouded by tensions with Harry and Meghan, who quit their royal duties in 2020 and moved to California.
The footage includes photos and brief interview snippets of Harry and Meghan.
“No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors,” the Duke of Sussex says as a photo of Meghan crying while holding a cellphone is shown. There’s the sound of glass breaking and an image of William and Kate appears.
“When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear the story from us,” Meghan says as the trailer ends.