Harry and Meghan Netflix

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on the long Walk at Windsor Castle on ...

However, a Netflix source tells Vanity Fair that communications offices for King Charles and the Prince of Wales were contacted in advance and given the right option to comment to claims made in the series. It is understood that Harry and Meghan wanted the series to focus more on them and less on the fallout with Harry’s family. Royal commentator and DYNASTY contributor Afua Hagan told Vanity Fair, “I breathed a sigh of relief watching episodes one to three because it wasn’t as bad as I feared. I think the next three episodes have the potential to be far less comfortable for the royals.” [bracing themselves](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-netflix-series-trailer-shows-meghan-in-tears) for the next three episodes of the docuseries, which drop next Thursday. On Friday, family sources said there is “no chance” of a family reunion this Christmas.

Episode one of the couple's series is watched by 2.4m people in the UK on its first day.

I've always been a hugger, I didn't realise that that is really jarring for a lot of Brits. "Some of the members of the family were like, 'My wife had to go through that, so why should your girlfriend be treated any differently? Why should she be protected?" As well as the 2.4 million viewers for the first instalment, episode two had 1.5 million viewers on the first day, and the third part attracted 800,000. It is more than double the first-day figure for the latest series of The Crown, and the same number as watched BBC One's EastEnders on Thursday. More than two million people watched the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series in the UK on Thursday.

Archie seems to have a British accent, and Meghan's half-sister, Samantha, doesn't come off well at all. Gael Fashingbauer Cooper.

Meghan says she didn't know she was about to meet Queen Elizabeth II until they were on their way to do just that, and that Harry quickly asked her if she knew how to curtsy, which she thought was a joke. She doesn't exactly say that her fashion and hugs were met stiffly, but that's the impression you get, especially when she goes on to say she thought the royals would let down their hair and relax once they were behind closed doors and learned that they don't. And when Meghan tries to be friendly to the photographers early on, Harry tells her she can't do that, because it gives them ammunition to claim that she enjoys the constant attention. He says royals are told not to react to the camera crush, not to feed into the frenzy and that deals are made -- the royals will pose for certain photos in exchange for being left alone for some time. ) But Meghan does say that when she first met the duo, she was barefoot and in ripped jeans and says she's a "hugger." But Harry did say there's pressure on the male royals to marry someone who will fit the mold of what a royal wife is expected to be, rather than choose the person they are "destined to be with." Harry supposedly had an extensive list of what he was looking for in a partner but seems embarrassed by that and won't share it, instead waving at Meghan and saying she fulfilled all the criteria, noting "this is the list." Their next date was two days later at the same place, and this time she was late but only by five minutes. (And none of his younger sister, Lilibet.) But Archie appears a few times in the first episode. His lateness started Meghan thinking maybe he was an egomaniac and things wouldn't work out for them, but he was so apologetic when he arrived that she forgave him. Episode 3 covers the lead-up to the royal wedding, which included tricky relationships with Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, and her half-sister, Samantha. [Harry & Meghan](/culture/entertainment/dishy-harry-meghan-netflix-series-is-out-now-how-to-watch-when-episodes-drop/), the new [Netflix](/tags/netflix/) documentary series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, debuted last week on Netflix.

OPINION: Here we are again ... accusations flying and emotions running high.

Nor do I think their chances of them getting a second equally vast Netflix deal is particularly high given that their cupboard of family revelations and secrets must be about bare by now. Harry and Meghan have clearly been put through the ringer but does their journey deserve six hours of high-definition retelling? Watching the doco, I could not help wondering about what exactly is the point of this lengthy, expensive exercise. Fleet Street has responded exactly how you would expect, getting out their biggest and shoutiest fonts while the Palace has pushed back against the assertion they refused to take part in the show. With the first three episodes now available for your viewing, ahem, pleasure the most obvious and immediate outcome of the show would seem to be war. Henry VIII is not only known for his penchant for acquiring (and getting rid) of wives but for going to war too.