London:The Princess of Wales and Duchess of Sussex will be pitted against one another in the Sussexes’ forthcoming Netflix documentary,amid claims that they were treated differently by the palace and press,insiders fear.
The princess and duchess,who shared a working team at Kensington Palace,are expected to be shown in contrast in the documentary to illustrate the claim by the Duke of Sussex and his wife that they had no choice but to leave royal life. The media’s treatment of the royal sisters-in-law is set to be examined,along with claims about the alleged lack of protection the Sussexes felt over negative coverage.
A new trailer for Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary has been released by the streaming giant.
Sources said the six-part program,which is calledHarry&Meghan,will leave audiences understanding why “leaving was their only choice”.
Members of the royal family and their senior aides are said to find the prospect of the documentary “very wearying”. One royal source said:“Here we go again.”
Allies of the Sussexes previously stressed there would be no major bombshells directed at the family in the documentary,which is not intended to be “finger-pointing”.
But the release of a short trailer has renewed fears that the royal family will be in the firing line.
The only image of family members included was an unflattering shot of a stony-faced Princess of Wales,then the Duchess of Cambridge,taken at the 2019 Commonwealth Day Service.
TheTelegraph,London understands the filmmakers have examined the coverage of the princess and the duchess,with the aim of demonstrating different treatment.
On-screen interviewees are expected to expand on Prince Harry’s previous claims of an “invisible contract” between palace and press,under which the Sussexes felt undefended.
“People are now acting like Catherine has never had any bad press,” said one source last night. “She had. She already suffered the wild world of the royal fishbowl,it’s just that she’s been in it longer and is out the other side.”
The Telegraph,London