Since in 2020 the Dukes of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife the exactriz Meghan Marklethey decided to give up their duties as members of the British royal family and move to the United States it was expected that sooner or later they would decide to tell their story in a documentary series. Especially after they founded their own production company Archewell Productions. That moment has arrived with the announcement of Netflix of the next premiere —still undated— of the documentary series ‘Henry and Meghan’.
In the advance published by the platform we can see that the couple will open the door to their intimate and personal life starting with the photographs in their archive and continuing with interviews in which they will talk about their love story, their beginnings in hiding and also what led them to make the decision to disassociate themselves from their obligations as members of the British royal family. In the video there are only two statements from them in which the essence of the docuseries is condensed. “Nobody sees what happens behind closed doors. I had to protect my family,” says Enrique to explain the main reason for his decision. And Meghan justifies that “with so much at stake” they are the ones who should tell their story, instead of the headlines. They already took a big step in this direction when they gave a well-known interview to Oprah Winfrey in which both of them, but especially Meghan Markle, revealed the insults she had suffered from her husband’s family.
after that was inevitable to relate the story of Meghan Markle, the actress who fell in love with a prince, with that of Diana of Wales and her failed fairy tale with Prince Charles. The situation was not the same, but there were parallels in terms of their relationship with her in-laws. In fact, we have been able to remember those events recently with the fifth season of ‘The Crown’.
Back to the docuseries that consists of six episodesfrom the platform they explain that it shows with “unprecedented completeness”, the version of the Dukes of Sussex about their well-known love story: from the clandestine beginnings of their relationship, to the problems that made them feel compelled to abandon their functions in the institution. “It is not limited to the love story of a couple, but portrays our world and how we behave towards each other,” they say in the description. In addition to the protagonists, the series has testimonials from family and friends — many of whom have never spoken publicly about them — and historians commenting on the current state of the Commonwealth and the British royal family’s relationship with the press. ‘Henry and Meghan’ is an unprecedented vision of one of the most controversial couples in recent history and is directed by Liz Garbus, a critically acclaimed filmmaker, two-time Oscar nominee and two-time Emmy winner.
