Prince Harry today astonishingly accused the Palace of ‘lying to protect my brother’ and claimed he and Meghan were the victims of ‘institutional gaslighting’ in his most incendiary attacks on the Royal Family yet.
Appearing on a new trailer for their Netflix series, the Duke, 38, abandoned all pretence at restraint as he namechecked his brother and heir to the throne Prince William, 40. ‘They were happy to lie to protect my brother, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us,’ he said.
It is unclear who Harry was referring to by ‘they’ and what he accused them of ‘lying’ about. He and Meghan have previously accused members of the royal household of leaking information to the Press in a bid to damage their reputation.
The picture was complicated further by a UK version of the trailer replacing Harry’s reference to ‘they’ with ‘the British media’.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released the latest trailer for their Netflix documentary today
In the 90-second clip, Harry is heard saying: ‘I wonder what would’ve happened to us had we not got out when we did.’
Meghan adds: ‘Our security was being pulled. Everyone in the world knew where we were.’
The duke also can be heard saying: ‘I said, ”We need to get out of here”.’
Images of a man with his face blurred, a plane flying, Harry filming a video on his phone and newspapers being made also appear on screen.
Meghan and Harry also address their relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the rift that has opened since their move to the US.
The duchess tells the camera: ‘I wasn’t being thrown to the wolves, I was being fed to the wolves.’
While an image of Buckingham Palace is shown, Harry adds: ‘They were happy to lie to protect my brother [William].
‘They were never willing to tell the truth to protect us.’
Clips of Harry and Meghan’s wedding are also played alongside news footage and newspaper headlines about the pair.
Meghan says: ‘It gave us a chance to create that home we always wanted.’
Harry adds: ‘I’ve always felt as though this was a fight worth fighting for,’ as photographs and video footage of him and his family are shown.
The trailer also features Sussex cheerleader Christopher Bouzy, who says: ‘They were actively recruiting people to disseminate disinformation.’
Tyler Perry, the music producer who lent the couple his home when they first arrived in California, adds: ‘They just wanted to be free to love and be happy. I applauded that.’
The 90-second clip contains more previously unseen images of their family life, including this photo of Meghan hugging Archie in a corn field in the US
The Sussexes posed for photographs in their garden of their Frogmore Cottage home with their children as they spent time in Britain for the Queen’s Jubilee, it was revealed today
The couple laugh as they walk up a flight of stairs in one of many personal scenes released in today’s new trailer
The trailer also uncovered videos of Harry playing football with his mother-in-law Doria Ragland, and with his son Archie, three, on his shoulders
The teaser also saw the Sussexes share another treasure trove of personal footage and pictures to promote the second half of their explosive Netflix docuseries, which will be released on Thursday.
This includes more glimpses into their family life at home in Montecito, California, from birthdays to trips by the beach and playing in their backyard.
The trailer also uncovered videos of Harry playing football with his mother-in-law Doria Ragland, and with his son Archie, three, on his shoulders, and a video of Archie running to Meghan’s arms in a corn field.
In addition, the clip reveals the couple posed for photographs in their garden of their Frogmore Cottage home with their children as they spent time in Britain for the Queen’s Jubilee.
The Sussexes shared two new photographs at their English base in the latest trailer for the second part of their Netflix series this morning.
In another bit of footage, Meghan Markle is seen blowing up balloon for an upcoming family celebrations that looks like it could be one of of her children’s birthday
A stylish black and white pictures shows the couple looking at a trinket together while Meghan smiles
The docuseries shows footage of Harry being hounded by the paparazzi with Archie as a baby in his arms
Among Harry and Meghan’s friends appearing in the latest trailer is comedian and producer, Tyler Perry, who helped the couple as they left their lives in the UK, and royal duties, behind
The trailer also features Sussex cheerleader Christopher Bouzy, who says: ‘They were actively recruiting people to disseminate disinformation’
The images appear to have been taken during Lilibet’s one and only visit to the UK, when the family spent a brief weekend in London for the Queen’s Jubilee in May.
At the time, the couple left the Platinum Jubilee celebrations early – missing the Pageant and the Queen on the balcony – but apparently found time for the family photoshoot, which they revealed today.
Commenting on the new trailer, Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English tweeted: ‘As we all suspected last week, the gloves are off.
‘Harry and Meghan accuse Buckingham Palace of ”institutional gaslighting”. He says say ‘they’ (not clear who) were ”happy to lie to protect my brother but were never willing to tell the truth to protect us”.’
The first three episodes of the documentary addressed the couple’s tumultuous relationship with the press, with the Duchess of Sussex accusing the media of wanting to ‘destroy’ her.
The next three episodes of Harry & Meghan will air on Thursday. Buckingham Palace has said it would not be commenting on the series.
During their visit to the UK, the couple also took a picture in the royal cottage’s kitchen, with Meghan casually resting her feet on her husband’s thigh as they talked
Harry and Meghan were also seen looking pensive in a black and white picture showing them in Winter clothes by a lake
Sneaking off to the great outdoors! Prince Harry is seen walking on a beach, before going for a dip, right
Meghan, wearing shorts and a baby blue sun cap, is shown leading the way to the beach in the new trailer
Prince Harry is also seen blowing three candles on a white cake to mark a special family occasion in California
An adorable new clip shows Meghan helping her daughter Lilibet take her first steps around their garden
A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it-clip shows Meghan beaming at the camera in a home movie with one of their children
A pictures shows Meghan laughing and smiling on the couple’s trip to Big Sur beach in California
More Sussex ‘truths’ debunked: How recollections vary on further claims made by Harry and Meghan in bombshell Netflix series
By Inderdeep Bains, Deputy Chief Reporter for the Daily Mail
As Buckingham Palace braces itself for the next instalment of the Harry and Meghan documentary, claims from the first part of their Netflix series continue to unravel.
Questions have already been raised about the show’s cynical editing and inconsistencies in the couple’s story, including variations on how they first met and got engaged.
Now former royal courtiers have dismissed accounts put forward by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex about their time in the royal household as outright ‘lies’. The latest claims to unravel in full:
Wedding guests: The series shows moments from the day including Prince Harry, centre, smiling surrounded by a group of friends
THE PAPARAZZI
CLAIM: The Duke of Sussex repeatedly complained that he was stalked by the paparazzi and compared trying to escape photographers to a ‘hunter versus prey’ battle. He described being harassed while a montage of clips showing him being surrounded by photographers on night outs filled the screen.
REALITY: Prince Harry allegedly posed for photographs on nights out to help promote his close friend’s nightclub.
A friend told The Sun he agreed to walk out of the main entrance of the exclusive Chelsea nightspot Public, which was co-owned by his friend Guy Pelly, in order to be pictured. Mr Pelly knew that a picture of Harry at the club would give it mass exposure.
The source said: ‘Harry started becoming a regular at the club late in 2010. Guy Pelly was his friend and he got Harry to come, which was amazing for its profile.
‘Pelly usually sneaked him in and out of the back door. It was his idea to get him at the front door a few times. Harry was pictured and, boom, the club really took off.’
New footage: The Sussexes’ documentary shows clips from the pair’s wedding which took place in May 2018
WEDDING INVITATION
CLAIM: Meghan has complained that Kensington Palace aides advised her not to invite her niece Ashleigh Hale, the daughter of her estranged half-sister Samantha Markle, to her 2018 wedding.
She said they struggled with the notion that her estranged half-sister was not invited: ‘How do we explain that this half-sister isn’t invited to the wedding, but that the half-sister’s daughter is?
‘And so with Ashleigh, the guidance at the time was to not have her come to our wedding.’
In the programme, Ashleigh, an immigration lawyer, said she was left feeling ‘hurt’ by the decision.
REALITY: Royal sources have dismissed the claims as a ‘complete and utter lie’ and said that they had, in fact, wanted more of Meghan’s family at the wedding to make it ‘look less weird’.
A source told the Sunday Times: ‘That just didn’t happen. We never gave any advice, steer or guidance on who of her family or friends should or shouldn’t come.’ The source said Meghan said she would have invited Ashleigh but did not want to as it ‘would have put her under intense scrutiny’.
‘It was not a question she put to us. We would never tell her not to invite her own niece and we would never get involved in any management of personal relationships,’ they added.
Another source confirmed: ‘Meghan didn’t want the media to know about Ashleigh. No one on earth would have said don’t invite family to the wedding. That’s a complete and utter lie. We wanted more family there to make it look less weird for her.’ Meghan’s mother Doria was the only member of her family at the wedding as her father Thomas Markle had suffered a heart attack after being accused of staging photos for money.
Celebrating: The couple on the dancefloor at their evening reception at Frogmore House in Windsor
NO ROYAL LESSONS
CLAIM: Harry and Meghan claim that she was left to fend for herself and was not given any schooling on royal etiquette to help her adapt to her new role.
Meghan said she did not know what a walkabout was or how to curtsy and was reduced to Googling the national anthem. She complained she was left floundering with no instructions, struggled with what to wear and was forced to ‘learn a lot’ on her own.
Harry said the lack of support was ‘just ridiculous’.
REALITY: Royal sources said this was a ‘total lie’ and that Meghan was presented with a detailed dossier about her future role complete with access to a list of experts who could help her.
‘There was prep for everything, walkabouts, clothes, everything,’ a source told the Sunday Times. According to the newspaper, Meghan met with just two experts: the late Queen’s private secretary Lord Geidt and a well-connected person for wardrobe advice.
THE MISLEADING IMAGES
CLAIM: Filmmakers used photographs purporting to show that Meghan was being pursued by the press in a ‘dangerous way’ when filming Suits.
In episode two, Silver Tree, the producer of Suits, claimed people were breaking into the area where Meghan’s trailer was and said photographers would hide with ‘really long lenses’. An image of a man dressed in black trying to discreetly take photos was shown alongside pictures of Meghan.
REALITY: The image used is in fact a stock photo which is on sale on the Alamy stock photo agency website. It can be bought for as little as £11.99. The image is the latest in a string which appear to have been used misleadingly.