ROYAL RIFT
Meghan and Harry Netflix doc sparks Royal Family crisis talks as William ‘to rush back to meet King Charles’
AN explosive trailer for the highly anticipated Netflix documentary, Harry and Meghan, has sparked plans for Royal Family crisis talks, according to royal sources.
Prince William is reportedly in a rush back to meet King Charles as the royal household prepares a "swift and robust" response to claims in the new documentary.
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The King and Prince of Wales are set to present a united front against potential allegations of racism put forward in Harry & Meghan.
Senior aides have reportedly confirmed that His Majesty and William plan to watch the three episodes so they can react as quickly as possible against allegations towards monarchy.
The long-awaited £88 million show is set to hit screens on December 8 and the preview clips were released just hours after Princess Kate and Prince William arrived in the US.
In the teaser, the couple are asked: "Why did you want to make this documentary?"
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Harry says: "Nobody sees what's happening behind closed doors.
"I had to do everything I could to protect my family."
And, Meghan says: "When the stakes are this high doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us?"
A royal source told : “There is a completely united front from the King and his family concerning the numerous attempts to privately make peace with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which sadly have once again resulted in the other side wishing to air their repeated grievances to the world.
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“If there is a need to respond to anything in the upcoming series then you can be assured that response will be swift and robust.”
The source also added that the couple's decision to release the trailer as soon as William and Kate arrived in the US was "churlish" and a deliberate move to detract from them hosting the Prince's Earthshot Prize environmental awards.
A senior source said: “This trip was to pay tribute to the people of Boston for their generous hospitality and celebrate them alongside the Earthshot Prize finalists for making such great strides in the race against climate change.
“Arguably next week some attentions may have a different focus.”
It comes as...
- Meghan and Harry’s Netflix trailer showed the Duchess sobbing in explosive documentary
- An unseen photo of pregnant Meghan and image of her looking distraught were released
- Expert claims Duke and Duchess released £88m Netflix trailer to ‘deliberately spoil’ Kate & William’s US trip
- Piers Morgan slammed the Sussexes new documentary series as 'repulsive'
- Meghan revealed real reason why she made the documentary
- It was revealed how Lady Susan Hussey reacted to Meghan and Harry’s wedding
- Remarks to a black charity boss by top royal aide Susan Hussey were offensive and wrong
It has also been revealed that palace insiders have nicknamed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “the Kardashians” because “they want all the attention they can possibly get.”
The 59-second teaser was posted to Twitter by Netflix, and viewers rushed to the comments with their thoughts.
But the release was met with rejection from many fans, who feel the show is poorly timed just months after the death of the Queen.
One person responded: "Something to miss, I think I have paint to watch dry it will have more integrity."
Another commented: "You guys left, move on with your lives already and stop to hurt Harry's family."
"I think I am going cancel my membership" said a third.
Another said they felt the show is "exploiting the death" of her Majesty, and slated it as a "lack of credibility and class".
It comes as the royal household was forced to face allegations of racism this week as aide Lady Susan Hussey was accused of asking a black guest at Buckingham Palace: "Where are you really from?"
The friend of the late Queen has resigned after questioning Ngozi Fulani's nationality.
She said the experience left her "insulted".
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Buckingham Palace has confirmed the staffer involved had stepped aside after an investigation.
Prince William said earlier this week: “Racism has no place in our society" and aides said the couple “remained completely focused on putting their energies into the job at hand”.
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