Media coverage and mental health
The last three episodes again repeatedly focus on the strain of being in the media spotlight — but this time the couple directly blame the royal institution and accuse the palace of complicity in their treatment.
“They had to believe it was more about us and maybe the issues that we had as opposed to their partner, the media, and their relationship, that was causing so much pain for us,” Harry said of the royal family’s coming to terms with the couple leaving front-line duties.
After media reports suggested William’s alleged bullying had forced the Sussexes out, a joint statement denying this was released by both William and Harry following the Sandringham summit.
But Harry tells the documentary he knew nothing about this.
“I couldn’t believe it. No one had asked me to put my name to a statement like that,” he said. “I called M and she burst into flood of tears, because within four hours they were happy to lie to protect my brother and yet for three years they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us,” he says.
This was the moment, both Harry and Meghan said, they knew they had to leave. Harry said it was ultimately his decision to leave.
Meghan said she “did everything I could to make them proud and to really be a part of the family.” But amid a storm of negative headlines, she said she “wasn’t just being thrown to the wolves, I was being fed to the wolves.”
That line featured in trailers ahead of these final episodes, which promised to be more explosive than the first installment.
The public certainly appears to be watching.
Netflix said that the first installment was watched by 28 million households and viewed for more than 81.5 million hours, making it the streaming giant’s highest viewed documentary ever in a premiere week.
The series does not seem to have had much of an impact on views of the couple in Britain, however. A poll released this week by the polling firm YouGov found that 4% of those asked now have more positive views of the Sussexes, while 14 % now have more negative views.
The couple’s media output, which also includes a podcast series and a forthcoming book, has been criticized by many in the United Kingdom.
Harry and Meghan are clearly keen to tell the story of their relationship and their rift with the…
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