This Thursday the second and final part of the Meghan and Harry documentary debuted, where the Dukes of Sussex reveal details of their departure from the royal family and even that Queen Elizabeth’s grandson was unable to see her on several occasions.
Prince Harry has described as “terrifying” the moment his brother, Prince William, yelled at him during a meeting to decide his future in the British Royal House, according to the Netflix documentary, “Harry and Meghan”.
This Thursday the second part of the series debuted, in which the duke of sussex He tells details of the difficulties he faced with the now King Charles III and the Prince of Wales, William, when they negotiated his departure from the monarchy, in 2020.
Harry recounted details of the important meeting he held with his family on January 13, 2020 in Sandringham, eastern England, about his plans to move abroad.
According to his version, five proposals had been made to him before his decision to leave, but that he had chosen to have his job to be financially independent and, at the same time, fulfill public commitments to support his grandmother, the deceased. Queen isabel II.
But “quickly”, Harry explains, it became clear that that option was not possible. “It was terrifying to have my brother yell at me and my father say things that just weren’t true. And my grandmother, you know, sitting quietly taking it all in.”
“But you have to understand that, from the perspective of the family, especially from hers (Queen), there are ways of doing things and her last mission, her objective, responsibility is the Institution,” the prince recounted about the meeting.
“They were happy to lie to protect my brother”
One of the most shocking parts was Harry’s accusation that the palace was willing to “lying” to protect his brother, in reference to the incident at Sandringham.
The Royal House, says the duke, had prepared an official statement, which had to be signed by both, in which they denied that William had harassed his brother.
“They were happy to lie to protect my brother and for three years they were not willing to tell the truth to protect us,” accused.
Harry went on to say that “the saddest part was this rift created between me and my brother. Like now he is on the side of the institution. And part of that I understand, I understand, it’s his heritage. So, to some extent, it is already ingrained in him that part of his responsibility is the survival and continuation of the institution.
Meghan and Harry against royalty
This second part begins with images of the wedding of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, and shows the popularity of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they got married in Windsor -on the outskirts of London- in May 2018, as well as the success of her official engagements and the positive way in which Meghan was received by the population.
However, the relationship between the dukes and the British royal family changed after the success of their official tour to Australia and the South Pacific at the end of 2018.
Prince Harry believes there was fear in the family that they might do “better” work than people who were higher up the hierarchy of the institution.
Harry also criticized the negative headlines and articles towards Meghan Markle, before which, according to him, his family did nothing to deny.
Among other things, the Duchess of Sussex explains her difficulties in dealing with the restrictions of the Royal House, which supervised what she did, and He admitted that he felt the urge to take his own life.
According to the documentary, royal officials spread negative news about the dukes to divert attention from less positive coverage about other members of the royal family.
Meghan Markle’s lawyer Jenny Afia, He affirms, in a part of the program, that he had access to evidence about the information that came out of the palace contrary to the Dukes of Sussex.
Harry also assured that he was prevented from seeing his grandmother on one of the visits they made to the United Kingdom when they were already living abroad.
Buckingham Palace has not ruled on this documentary, which has been posted before Prince Harry publishes an autobiography next January.