PRINCE Harry now stands accused of being nothing less than a traitor.
Few could have imagined that a member of the Royal Family, beloved by millions, would betray his father, the Army and his country for a fistful of dollars.
Prince Harry now stands accused of being nothing less than a traitor
Few would have imagined that he would would betray his father and his country for a fistful of dollars
Yet Harry’s $100million collaboration with Netflix’s outright assault on the Royal Family sets a new standard for disloyalty. We will now look to King Charles, his mortified father, for a suitable response to his son’s treachery.
Just a glimpse of the one-minute trailer of Netflix’s multimillion-dollar, six-part extravaganza Harry & Meghan, released next week, confirms the worst fears triggered ever since their commercial deal was sealed two years ago.
Like a Hollywood Godfather, the Montecito Sussexes seem poised to extract their revenge for denying them the celebrity and status they craved.
Netflix’s director Liz Garbus has been trusted by Meghan to glorify her as a global megastar married to a prince.
Meghan says viewers can expect: “The piece of my life I haven’t been able to share, that people haven’t been able to see — our love story.”
Syrupy music beneath fast-cut private photos of the lovey-dovey couple dancing, whoop-ing and crying is intercut with poisonous threats. “No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors,” snipes Harry.
Among hundreds of people — Harry’s personal friends, fellow soldiers, charity workers and even relatives — there is despair that Harry could betray all the values he held dear until he met Meghan.
Thank God, they chorus, that his grandparents are not alive to witness his infidelity.
A few even fear he has persuaded one of his close relatives to appear in the documentary series, compounding the damage.
None, however, doubt that the venture has been driven by Meghan.
Nurtured in Hollywood, she has imposed her “narrative” on Harry. A compliant husband.
To the outspoken fury of many, she once again will claim to be the victim of racism, that unborn Archie was labelled as unsuited to be a prince or protected because he would be dark-skinned, and that she was ignored while fearing suicide.
The clue to Meghan’s vitriol was a recent interview where she asserted — without evidence — that unnamed British newspapers called her child “the N-word”.
And she conjured the illusion that taking Archie to school in Britain would have been a daily trauma caused by “a press pen of 40 people snapping pictures”. That also was untrue.
The media rules prohibiting that happening have totally protected the Cambridges’ three children.
The truth has never been a barrier to Meghan’s assertions. Convinced that she was a victim of racist prejudice in Britain, she recently told an interviewer: “Just existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy.”
The Netflix series is her latest vehicle to wreak damage on the Royal Family and Britain.
Just a glimpse of Harry and Meghan’s new documentary trailer confirms the worst fears triggered ever since their commercial deal was sealed two years ago
Brushing aside more tears in the trailer, she quipped with menace: “When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make sense to hear our story from us?” What stakes?, Britons will ask.
Voluntarily, in 2020 she dumped her luxurious royal lifestyle which required loyalty and some not-too-arduous royal duties.
At the time, many were puzzled, unable to believe that Meghan never intended to stay for long in Britain.
But as she later revealed, marrying into the Royal Family was just a “chapter” in her life, a stepping stone to becoming a global celebrity after she failed, just before meeting Harry, to land any significant acting parts.
Becoming a Duchess was a perfect interlude while seeking a new career. Netflix, she calculates, gives her a new opportunity to launch her next “chapter”. Naturally, that self-interest is concealed by the Sussexes.
To justify his own vengeance, Harry’s lament in the trailer is familiar: “I had to do everything I could to protect my family.”
Britons will be rightly puzzled. “Protect” his family from what? Exactly what did the Sussexes suffer or fear in Britain? In the Netflix trailer we see clues: Overlaid pictures of newspapers being printed and banks of photographers.
Compliant husband
The same Sussexes who in 2020 loudly claimed that only by leaving Britain could they protect their privacy have sold their souls with breathless vulgarity to Netflix, Spotify and countless obliging magazines.
Carefully chosen from a private archive, the Netflix trailer features dozens of intimate black and white photos of the Sussexes embracing, smiling lovey-dovey, jumping for glee, kissing, standing in their kitchen and listening to Harry play the guitar. (Yes, no one knew he had ever even held a guitar!)
There’s even the shot of Meghan allegedly brushing away a tear at the Queen’s funeral. Cynics at the time surmised that the gesture, in fact, was a jobbing actress’s affectation.
King Charles III, Harry’s mortified father, must now find a suitable response to his son’s treachery
Juxtaposed with those images is a single shot of Kate — stern and scowling in Westminster Abbey.
Clearly a target of the Netflix series, Kate does not deserve to be mocked by the Sussexes.
For years, she generously supported Harry, a damaged, flawed man racked, on his own admission, by mental health complications. Their friendship was destroyed after Meghan arrived.
Kate sought to help the American find her way in Kensington Palace.
But she was understandably upset by Meghan’s abrasive treatment of their staff. Meghan has never convincingly denied the staff’s denunciation of her bullying tactics.
In her notorious Oprah Winfrey interview Meghan claimed Kate had made her cry in the days before her wedding. And apologised.
Most believe Meghan’s allegation to be inaccurate — it was Kate who cried.
Now Kate’s problem, shared by Charles, Camilla and William, is that next week the world will see Harry and Meghan mercilessly slice up the Royal Family’s justified reputation for hard work and loyal duty to feed the Sussexes’ appetite for glory and financial fortune.
The Sussexes’ venom will spread across the world, damaging not only the Royal Family but Britain’s reputation.
The old maxim “never explain, never complain” has never had to neutralise such a determined, imaginative enemy.
Clearly a target of the Netflix series, Kate does not deserve to be mocked by the Sussexes
From her sunlit £12million Montecito mansion, Meghan has already regaled an obedient interviewer with new fantasies about herself.
“I have a lot to say, until I don’t,” said the woman who has wrongly described herself as a princess.
“Do you like that? Sometimes as they say, the silent part is still part of the song.”
There was no signed document, she explained, restricting her ability to speak about “my whole life experience”. And that is what the Netflix series is about.
After suffering all the supposed hurt inflicted upon her by the Royal Family, Meghan wants the world to witness her “truth” — that she is “still healing”.
Generously, she has said she had considered forgiving the Windsors but: “It takes a lot of energy to forgive.”
‘Petulant Princess’
Tantalising the Royal Family, she repeatedly dangles the threat: “I’ve really made an active effort, especially knowing that I can say anything.” Until recently, the mood against Meghan was negative, not least in America.
Earlier this year, the New York Post derided the “Spoiled Princess” and the “Petulant Princess” while the Washington Post urged the Sussexes to “stop making themselves the centre of the story”.
But her recent Spotify podcast series has restored some sympathy for Meghan.
Through a succession of interviews with famous women, Meghan’s Californian psycho-babble has attracted unusual applause.
Now she hopes her denunciation of the Royal Family on Netflix will add more followers, and give her a chance to launch a political career, standing for Congress as a Democrat in possibly three years.
The principal casualty of her warfare is King Charles — unfairly targeted by his son and Meghan as a villain. Silence will no longer save his reputation and the monarchy’s existence.
For months I have urged the Palace to combat and squash the Montecito Malevolents.
In a well-crafted TV address, the King should confront head-on Meghan’s outrageous claims.
He should describe how warmly she was welcomed into the Royal Family and how she spurned their generosity.
And he should conclude that the Netflix series has crossed a line of decency.
Since the Sussexes can only flourish with their royal titles, it is time for Charles to strip them of the privilege. He should also declare that neither is welcome to return to Britain. Outcast in California, Harry will one day regret his treachery.
Time is short. In early January, Harry’s autobiography will be published. Undoubtedly, he has loaded his book with denunciations of his family.
To defuse a true crisis and save the monarchy from further damage, Charles should exorcise the Sussexes from the Royal Family before the book’s publication, reducing the importance of their contents to a mere footnote in history.
- Tom Bower is author of Revenge: Meghan, Harry And The War Between The Windsors.
Meet the new Kardashians
In the new trailer for Harry and Meghan’s Netflix show, there are echoes of the Kardashians everywhere
It’s hardly a surprise they have been dubbed ‘the new Kardashians’ in royal circles
AFTER seeing the trailer for Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix series it’s hardly a surprise they have been dubbed “the new Kardashians” in royal circles.
As you can see from these pictures comparing the trailer and scenes from the US family’s reality TV series Keeping Up With The Kardashians, echoes are everywhere, from pregnancy shots to Meghan weeping, hugging and playing about with Harry.
US royal reporter Kinsey Schofield said of the Sussexes: “I can’t believe they’re putting this type of content out.
“Once you open yourself up like this there’s no going back. Perception changes, you seem more attainable – you are officially a Kardashian.”
Many have compared pictures of Meghan weeping to the Kardashians
Intimate shots such as those during Meghan’s pregnancy led US royal reporter Kinsey Schofield to say ‘I can’t believe they’re putting this type of content out’
Many have been comparing the trailer and scenes from the US family’s reality TV series Keeping Up With The Kardashians
