Royal Family: Citing media infiltration, Harry and Meghan gave up royal life last year.
London:
Britain’s top royals have united in a rare joint statement to criticize the BBC over a documentary claiming a fight that sums up the scenes before Prince Harry and his wife Meghan give up front-line duties .
“The Princes and the Press” is about how Harry and his brother William handle the press as they become famous adults in the royal family following the death of their mother Diana in 1997.
The first of two episodes, which aired on Monday night, showed that Harry was particularly hostile to the media, which was only made worse by critical coverage of Meghan Markle after his arrest. First dated the US actress in 2016.
The show claims palace insiders provided the media with negative stories about Harry and Meghan that were initially very popular, as a power struggle took place behind the palace walls.
Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace – representing Queen Elizabeth II, her son Prince Charles and grandson William respectively – were further angered when the BBC refused to show them the documentary before it was released. it aired, according to reports.
“A free, responsible and open press is of vital importance to a healthy democracy,” said a joint statement by the three royal households, which was included in the programme.
“However, too often are inflated and baseless claims from unnamed sources presented as fact and it is disappointing that anyone, including the BBC, gives them credence.”
The show also discussed Meghan’s alleged bullying of palace staff, interviewing the lawyer for the former “Suits” star, who denied the claims.
Buckingham Palace is investigating the allegations internally. Meghan’s lawyer appeared on the show to deny the allegations.
Citing media infiltration, Harry and Meghan gave up royal life last year and now live in the United States, where they’ve signed a string of lucrative deals and spoken out about a host of issues. , including misinformation.
They have also publicly criticized Britain’s most famous family, including accusing an unnamed senior member of racism.
This month, Meghan apologized to a UK court after admitting to being involved in a favorable biography during her brief tenure as a frontline royal, but she had previously denied get that.
The apology comes as part of an appeal by the Associated Newspaper – whose headlines include the Daily Mail – against the Supreme Court’s ruling that it violated the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy rights, by published parts of the letter she had written to her estranged father.
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