Harry and Meghan documentary footage puts UK royal rift at forefront

“When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear the story from us,” Meghan says as the trailer ends.

The trailer also includes images of the couple in happier times, with numerous happy shots of them together.

Netflix is billing the six-part series as “an unprecedented and in-depth” look at “one of the most-discussed couples in history”. It is directed by Liz Garbus, the Emmy winning producer of the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?

Although no official release date has been given for the six-part documentary, the media have widely reported it will air on December 8.

The focus on Harry and Meghan comes as William and Kate are due to meet US President Joe Biden during what is their first US visit in eight years. The main purpose of the trip is to attend an awards ceremony for the Earthshot environmental prize that William set up.

But, it has already been overshadowed by other events. On Wednesday, the prince’s 83-year-old godmother Lady Susan Hussey stepped down from her honorary role in the royal household after repeatedly asking a black woman, Ngozi Fulani, at a high-profile Buckingham Palace function: “What part of Africa are you from?”

Fulani, who was born in Britain and works for a domestic abuse support group, described the incident as an “abuse”. Both Buckingham Palace and William were quick to condemn the incident with the prince’s spokesperson saying “racism has no place in our society”.

To cap a bad day for William and Kate, during their visit to a Boston Celtics basketball match, some of the crowd could be heard loudly chanting “USA, USA” when their pictures were shown on a large screen in the stadium. UK media reports said the couple also faced some boos from the crowd.

Associated Press and Reuters