The intimate moments Harry and Meghan have shared in their docuseries

From their engagement evening to snaps at home with the kids: The HIGHLY-intimate moments Harry and Meghan shared in their explosive £88 million Netflix docuseries

  • Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary was released at 8am today 
  • Sussexes have already made number of claims in trailers released in recent days
  • But royal aides believe that the series will actually by slim on new revelations 
  • Harry and Meghan LIVE: Follow for more revelations from the docuries’ first three episodes 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix’s docuseries is filled with intimate moments that the couple have decided to share with the public. 

The Montecito-based Duke and Duchess of Sussex have lifted the life on their relationship, from its early days spent exchanging dates to their married life and life as parents. 

They’ve opened about their first date in Soho in London, to which Prince Harry, 38, showed up late, and their engagement, where an excited Meghan called a friend to say it was ‘happening.’

Here, Femail has compiled some of the intimate moments the couple have decided to share with the public. 

In the explosive documentary, Harry claims he was ‘brought up by friends in Africa’ in jibe at Charles and says Royal family is ‘part of the problem’ as Netflix show brands Britain ‘racist’ -and shows Meghan taking aim at ‘formal’ Kate and William 

FaceTimes

The couple talked through FaceTime for some time at the beginning of their relationship as they had to spend some long stretches of time apart 

The couple met over Instagram, with the first picture Prince Harry ever saw of his future wife being a snap of Meghan with a Snapchat dog filter on. They then talked over FaceTime for some time as they got to know each other. 

The docuseries’ first episode shares glimpses of their long-distance relationship with Harry and Meghan talking over FaceTime. 

One snap showed Meghan in bed with her computer, plastered with selfies of her and Harry and her dog by her side. 

Another intimate snap showed Harry gazing lovingly at Meghan during a Facetime session. 

A picture show Prince Harry during a FaceTime session with Meghan before the couple went public with their love story

Engagement  

In never-before-seen snaps from the romantic proposal Harry captured down on one knee surrounded by candles as he holds a ring in his hand.

The prince is kneeling on a blanket in the garden next to Meghan’s adorable pooch and a large bouquet of white roses.

Harry said: ’I wanted to do it earlier, because I needed to ask permission from my grandmother, I couldn’t do it outside of the UK.

‘I popped a bottle of champagne while she was roasting a chicken and that kind of slightly gave the game away, she was like “you never drink campaign what’s the occasion” and I was like I don’t know just had it lying around.’

An incredibly intimate snap of Meghan and Harry’s engagement was shared in the docuseries, showing the royal on one knee 

The couple have released a picture of the evening of their engagement which sees them celebrating with their dog 

Meghan quipped ‘it was a magnum’ before bursting into laughter.’

Harry revealed he got 15 electric candles and placed them around the walled garden of their home to propose to Meghan.

In a candid clip Meghan calls her friend Jess in exciting and whispered down the phone ‘oh my god Jess. It’s happening. He told me not to peek.’

Meghan showing baby Grandma Diana

Meghan is seen pointing to a picture of Diana on the wall to a baby Archie saying: ‘That’s grandma Diana.’

In the first episode of the documentary, The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry shared how they keep ‘grandma Diana’s’ memory alive for their children.

Meghan appears to film her young son as she shows the little boy a photograph of Princess Diana.

Meghan is seen pointing to a picture of Diana on the wall of their Montecito home to a baby Archie saying: ‘That’s grandma Diana.’  

Pregnancy with Lilibet

In a sweet picture shared in one of the first three episodes released today, viewers can see a pregnant Meghan relaxing on a bed at home in Montecito, California, with her son Archie while she is pregnant with her second child

A snap shared in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive Netflix docuseries shares a sweet glimpse of her pregnancy with Lilibet in 2021. 

In a sweet picture shared in one of the first three episodes released today, viewers can see a pregnant Meghan relaxing on a bed at home in Montecito, California, with her son Archie while she is pregnant with her second child. 

The couple announced Meghan was expecting on Valentine’s Day in 2021 with another intimate picture of their in their garden and Archie. 

Their daughter was born on first July last year and celebrated her first birthday in London with the Queen. 

Meghan kisses Archie on the lips 

Meghan’s close bond with her young son is evident throughout the documentary, with lots of clips and snaps showing the two snuggling and playing together

Meghan’s close bond with her young son is evident throughout the documentary, with lots of clips and snaps showing the two snuggling and playing together.

However there is one particularly intimate moment, which shows the Duchess scooping her son up to give him a kiss on the lips.

The royal mother-of-two can be seen embracing her son, while he places his hands on either side of her face to share a peck with one another.

The clip, which may have been filmed by Prince Harry, appears to have been taken shortly after the little boy woke up from a nap, with Archie dressed in a sleep sack. 

Archie’s first birthday

Prince Harry and Meghan shared a snap from their son Archie’s first birthday in their explosive Netflix documentary today 

The image of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrating their little boy’s big day is among the first royal fans have seen of Archie as the couple have been notoriously private about him.

However in the first episode of their new £100million Netflix documentary, they shared a series of photographs and clips of Archie, including him seeing snow for the first time.

Highly personal clips show him running on the beach, at their home and the couple snuggling up with the toddler.

Archie seeing snow for the first time 

A cute moment in the documentary shows Archie seeing snow for the first time, nestled in Meghan’s arms

In one adorable moment in the documentary, Meghan, wrapped in a huge green anorak, can be seen whisking her son outside so he can see snow.

The clip is believed to have been filming during the period in which the couple lived briefly in Vancouver Island. 

At the time, in autumn 2019, they had departed from the UK and were said to be taking a brief break from royal duties. 

They went on to stay at a $14million home on Vancouver Island, Canada, around Christmas.

She can be seen saying: ‘Look at the snow! Look at the snow!’ 

The little boy, who was dressed in a bright blue snow suit, can be seen looking up at his mother from her arms.

Archie’s sunset

Prince Harry and his son Archie are seen watching hummingbirds on what appears to be the patio of their Montecito home

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie has been heard making an adorable comment in his American accent in the coupe’s new £88m Netflix documentary.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s eldest child, three, has appeared throughout the first three episodes of the couple’s new TV series, which landed on the streaming service this morning.

In the second episode, Prince Harry is seen taking his son for a walk in an area that appears to be near their home in Montecito.

As his three-year-old son walks ahead of him, Prince Harry is heard singing Heigh-Ho from Snow White. 

Harry wheeling Archie on the suitcase  

A sweet snap shows Prince Harry playing around with his son at home and pushing a suitcase on top of which Archie is sitting 

Elsewhere, the Duke can be seen wheeling around his young son Archie on top of a suitcase.

The clip appears to have been taken while they were living in Vancouver Island.

Prince Harry and his son appear delighted to be playing together on the hardwood floors of the mansion. 

Shoulder rides with Prince Harry  

In one adorable snapshot of Prince Harry and his young son Archie, the Duke can be seen giving the little boy a shoulder ride

In one adorable snapshot of Prince Harry and his young son Archie, the Duke can be seen giving the little boy a shoulder ride.

Dressed in matching white t-shirts, the pair can be seen gazing at one another as they enjoy the warm sunshine. 

It’s one of the clearest photographs royal fans have ever seen of the young boy – who is dressed in a white t-shirt, striped blue trousers and adorable little blue Croc shoes.   

Meghan and Archie heading to the playhouse  

In the new documentary, royal fans were treated to a better shot of the playhouse as Meghan and Archie, dressed in matching outfits, walked towards it

In 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex showed off a lavish playhouse built for their son in the garden of their home in Montecito, California, in an illustration shared on the front of their new Christmas card.

The miniature cottage, designed in a traditional British style, is thought to have been a custom commission and would have cost the couple up to $7,000, toy specialists told FEMAIL.

Featuring a thatched roof and split stable doors, the playhouse has a ‘rustic British cottage’ feel and has ‘English countryside vibes’ that wouldn’t look out of place in the grounds of one of the British royal residences, according to Jamie Stanford, managing director at UK-based toy company Liberty Games.

Indeed the playhouse looks strikingly similar to the Wendy house Prince Harry’s grandmother the Queen was gifted on her sixth birthday by ‘the people of Wales’ that remains in the grounds of Windsor’s Royal Lodge.

But in the new documentary, royal fans were treated to a better shot of the playhouse as Meghan and Archie, dressed in matching outfits, walked towards it.

The mother and son duo, wearing matching cream tops with tanned trousers and brown Ugg-boots, strolled across the lawn to the premium playhouse hand-in-hand in the clip. 

Meghan cuddling up with Archie in the car  

In another intimate black-and-white photograph of the couple with their children, Meghan can be seen cuddling up with her son Archie in the back of a car

In another intimate black-and-white photograph of the couple with their children, Meghan can be seen cuddling up with her son Archie in the back of a car.

In the snap, the little boy can be seen cuddling up on his mother’s lap as they take a drive.

Archie, who is dressed casually in a shirt and jeans, can be seen holding an American flag in the car.

Meanwhile Meghan holds onto her young son’s head and appears to offer him a kiss.

It is not known when or where the snap was taken.  

Reading with the children 

In one moment in episode two, Prince Harry can be seen snuggling up with one of his children on the sofa of his $14 million mansion

In one moment in episode two, Prince Harry can be seen snuggling up with one of his children on the sofa of his $14 million mansion.

The Duke appears to be reclining on the sofa while reading a book with a young Archie in the clip.

Meanwhile two of the couple’s dogs, Pula and Guy, are also seen lounging around with the Prince. 

It is not known whether the clip was filmed by Meghan, or by the documentary film makers, but offers an intimate glimpse into the couple’s life at home with their children. 

Trip to Botswana 

The couple have shared a glimpse into a couple trip they took to Botswana in 2017 before their wedding

In another intimate revelation in episode one of the fascinating documentary Meghan and Harry opened about their week together in Botswana at the beginning of their relationship.

Meghan said: ‘So I had one week off [work] and it was the same week, so he said do you want to come to Botswana? I said let me think about it and then I did.’

Harry admitted he was ‘astonished that she said yes’ as he had only met Meghan twice at the point.

He said: ‘This woman that I have only met twice, she’s coming to Botswana and we are going to be living in a tent for 10 days.’

Meghan admitted: ‘I am getting on a plane, and we are living in the middle of a bush, what, like what if we don’t like each other and then we are stuck in the middle of a bush in a tent.’

’So, I get there, this is the first time I have seen him in a month, we are awkward at first, do we kiss, do we hug, and I just remember he handed me a chicken sandwich.

Harry continued: ‘Then we jumped in a land cruiser and off we went. We were sitting next to each other and then we were holding hands and then we squeezed in a kiss, and everything felt natural. We had to get to know each other before the rest of the world knew.’

Meghan baby feeding chicken

In another moment in the first episode of the series, Meghan can be seen with a baby strapped to her chest as she feeds the chickens at the couple’s $14 million mansion

In another moment in the first episode of the series, Meghan can be seen with a baby strapped to her chest as she feeds the chickens at the couple’s $14 million mansion.

The baby can be seen wearing an adorable hat which featured pom-poms on the top.  

While it’s not known whether the baby is Lilibet or a young baby Archie, the couple previously revealed photographs of Archie feeding the chickens.

In the image shared during the explosive Oprah interview, the little boy is seen feeding chickens in the garden of his parents’ $19million home in Montecito, California, whilst wearing jeans, a grey t-shirt and yellow Peppa Pig Hunter wellies. 

Meghan and Harry previously revealed in their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey that they had rescued chickens which were destined to die at a factory farm.

They live in a hut emblazoned with a sign which reads: ‘Archie’s Chick Inn. Established 2021’.

Sneaking around in London 

In the first episode of the Netflix drama, the couple discuss keeping their relationship private during the first few months

In the first episode of the Netflix drama, the couple discuss keeping their relationship private during the first few months. 

They share a number of clips and snaps from the period, including one showing Prince Harry larking about with some swans. 

The clip, which was filmed by Meghan, shows the pair relaxed and enjoying their time together before their relationship became public.

In one highly personal photograph of the couple from the period, Meghan and Harry can be seen enjoying a kiss with one another.

The couple met over Instagram, with the first picture Prince Harry ever saw of his future wife being a snap of Meghan with a Snapchat dog filter on. They then talked over FaceTime for some time as they got to know each other.

First dates  

The couple said this selfie was a picture of the moment they decided to give their relationship a go, on their second date, at Soho House in London 

Harry, 38, who is now based in Montecito, LA, with his wife and their two children, admitted to being late on their first date which took place at 76 Dean Street in Soho, as the couple shared text messages and other details about how they got together before the world knew. 

The couple were filmed reminiscing about their first date in a sneak peak of the show released as the  first three episodes dropped on Netflix today. 

‘You were late,’ Meghan laughed, saying Harry kept messaging her, writing: “I’m struck in traffic, I’m so sorry, I am in traffic, I am sorry”.’

Harry added he was ‘panicking, I was freaking out, I was so sweaty.’

Meghan said waiting alone for him to show up left her wondering: ‘is this what he does, this I’m not doing.’

She said she wondered if he was ‘one of the guys who has so much of an ego that any girl would wait and sit around for 30 minutes for you. 

‘I was not interested in that,’ she added. 

But her doubts were proved wrong when Harry actually showed up.  

‘When I walked in, I was hot and sweaty and a red ball of mash,’ he said. 

Meghan laughed and recounted how Harry was: ‘genuinely like so embarrassed you were late.’

The couple also shared a picture of their second date, which took place at Soho House.  

Halloween party with Eugenie and Jack

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared previously unseen photographs as they partied with Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on Halloween in their new Netflix documentary

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared previously unseen photographs as they partied with Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on Halloween in their new Netflix documentary.

The Duchess of Sussex previously revealed how she and the Duke went out incognito in Halloween costumes with his cousin and her then boyfriend for a final night out before their relationship was revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres show.

And in the first episode of their new £88 million Harry & Meghan series today, the couple shared a number of photographs from the big night out. 

In one snap, Meghan and Harry can be seen crowding in for a photograph with Eugenie and Jack, as well as another friend, Marcus. 

Prince Harry and Meghan sharing a kiss 

In what appears to be another highly personal photograph of the couple shared by the Duke and Duchess in the documentary, the pair can be seen taking a walk in the English countryside

In what appears to be another highly personal photograph of the couple shared by the Duke and Duchess in the documentary, the pair can be seen taking a walk in the English countryside. 

In the snap, the pair shared a kiss while walking Meghan’s dog Bogart through the hills on a grey day.

The couple appeared low-key as they were dressed in matching green wellington boots, jeans and green jackets. 

Meanwhile Meghan, who is known for being ultra-glamorous, appeared make-up free with her hair swept back into a ponytail.

While it is not known when the image was taken, it appears to offer an insight into the couple’s life while living in Windsor.  

Sneaking off to the beach

In the first episode, Harry and Meghan sneak off to the Big Sur beach in California and joke of being ‘naughty’

In the first episode of the docu-series, Prince Harry appears to film intimate footage of the two sneaking off to the beach.

The documentary shows the couple were in Big Sur in California in September 2020. 

Meghan  can be heard saying: ‘We’ve gone rogue’ as she films Prince Harry, while the two share a laugh.

She continued: ‘I feel like we’re doing something so naughty.’

The two could be seen taking a walk to a secluded beach, before she said: ‘Oh my goodness, my love.’ 

Fresh faced Meghan 

The Duchess of Sussex appeared bare-faced and with her hair wrapped in a towel within moments of her Netflix documentary series 

The Duchess of Sussex appeared bare-faced and with her hair wrapped in a towel within moments of her Netflix documentary series. 

Meghan Markle, 41, reflected on her decision to step back from royal duties in a clip filmed in Canada, with the duchess shown in a low-key denim shirt and jeans. 

It was a far cry from the usual ultra-glamorous Meghan, who is known for her love of designer brands and highly personal jewellery, the public may be used to seeing. 

The couple had been reported to have tried to push it back to 2023 despite the streaming giant paying them a rumoured $100million (£88million) for the fly-on-the-wall series. 

It comes as the Palace is said to be ‘poised to respond robustly to any unjust claims’  but Charles, William and Kate ‘WON’T be watching.’

The couple had been reported to have tried to push it back to 2023 despite the streaming giant paying them a rumoured $100million (£88million) for the fly-on-the-wall series. 

There have been mixed reports, with the royals reportedly ‘at odds’ with the production staff on their Netflix docuseries because the ‘panicked’ couple want to make ‘such extensive edits’ that the team believe the project could be ‘shelved indefinitely’.

King Charles and Prince William are poised to issue a ‘swift and robust’ response to any unjust claims in Harry and Meghan’s series – but William and his wife Kate are not likely to watch it themselves, sources have said.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a number of claims in two trailers released by Netflix ahead of the programme airing 

Senior royals are said to be bracing for the worst and will be prepared to address any unfounded accusations as the new series drops on the streaming service at 8am.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already made a number of claims in two trailers released by Netflix in recent days, saying they had no protection from the Palace and accused aides of actively leaking and ‘planting’ stories against them as part of a ‘dirty game’.

But the Royal Family believes the series will actually by slim on new revelations.

A source told The Mirror: ‘There’s a real feeling in the camp that Harry and Meghan are making a lot of noise and there isn’t much more to say.

King Charles and Prince William (pictured with Queen Consort and the Princess of Wales) are poised to issue a ‘swift and robust’ response to any unjust claims

‘But preparations are being made for all outcomes, especially if there are unjust accusations being made.’

Members of the Sussexes’ now defunct household are also said to be ‘seething with rage’ over trailers for the six-part documentary. 

Officials from both Buckingham and Kensington Palace will watch the first three episodes of the series this morning.

But it is understood that the Prince and Princess of Wales will refuse to watch the first three episodes of the documentary.

An insider also told The Sun that the royals are reluctant to engage in a tit-for-tat battle over the series.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an appearance at the Ripple of Hope Awards in New York 

They said: ‘If there are parts which are blatantly wrong, then it is only right that they are corrected.

‘The trailers already have some glaring errors and misrepresentations, which doesn’t bode well for the full series. But the plan is to keep schtum and carry on.”

Left-leaning Oscar nominated director behind Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series

 

Liz Garbus, the Left-leaning Oscar nominated director behind Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series has had a 25-year career working on projects about oppressed women and is ‘long admired’ by Duchess of Sussex .

Ms Garbus is known for her critically acclaimed exposes and documenting the stories of ‘survivors’, and worked on the Handmaids Tale finale.

Raised in New York by a civil rights lawyer father, her career has spanned almost 25 years, covering documentaries, true crime and high-end drama.

Her notable titles include The Farm: Angola, USA; Bobby Fischer Against The World; Love; Marilyn; and The Fourth Estate.

The Duchess of Sussex previously suggested that the show’s direction was in the hands of left-leaning filmmaker Liz Garbus ‘even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it’.

She said: ‘It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it. 

But that’s not why we’re telling it. We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.’

But sources told the newspaper they are unlikely to respond until the full series has been released – due next Thursday.

Aides are understood to have been briefed by the King and Prince of Wales to issue a ‘swift and robust’ response if required.

‘If there is a need to respond to anything in the upcoming series then you can be assured that response will be swift and robust.’

It is understood that Netflix offered a right of reply to senior royal to allow them the chance to respond to any allegations featured in the series.

But Buckingham and Kensington Palace both deny receiving any such approach.

Harry and Meghan, meanwhile, have vowed that it is just the ‘beginning’ and have earlier spoken of ‘sweeping down walls of oppression’.

But Netflix’s use of ‘misleading’ footage in two trailers for the series would not have been tolerated by British broadcasters, according to producers.

Former BBC and Channel 4 commissioning editor Peter Grimsdale said lawyers would have intervened before the trailer was relased.

He told The Times: ‘It’s almost hard-wired into us to make sure we know where every shot comes from because that’s the sort of thing that if there was complaints about it, you would be in real trouble. 

‘There’s a certain duty of care. I think people working for Sky would feel the same way. It’s partly a function of regulations just being different in America.’

Mr Grimsdale added: ‘99.9 per cent of the time this doesn’t happen because every one checks.’

It comes after the Sussexes faced an awkward grilling from journalists about their explosive documentary in New York. 

Harry and Meghan were asked if they were putting money before family as they graced a star-studded gala hosted by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights organisation, where they received an award for fighting racism in the Royal Family.

The pair did not give a direct response, but the duke could be heard saying ‘so many questions’ before they were escorted inside.

Earlier, they told the ceremony that their war against ‘oppression’ has only just begun.

Harry and Meghan delivered the politically charged pre-taped remarks after being honoured with an award for fighting racism in the Royal Family by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, a prize that counts Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton among its former recipients.

Meghan also talked about her struggle with suicidal thoughts since becoming a member of the Royal Family, telling the audience she ‘didn’t want to be alive anymore’ and revealing that the decision not to end her life ‘wasn’t easy’, in remarks echoing those made during her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

In a speech praising the late RFK, the Duke of Sussex told the star-studded Ripple of Hope Gala: ‘As we all face a complete and challenging time in the world, we choose the path of optimism of care for each other and our communities. 

‘We understand this honour, not about the culmination of a life’s work, but instead and in many ways for us, a beginning.’

Members of the Sussexes’ now defunct household are said to be ‘seething with rage’ over trailers for the six-part documentary

The couple have been shown claiming they had no protection from the Palace and that aides actively leaked and ‘planted stories’ against them as part of a ‘dirty game’

He said: ‘Bobby Kennedy said, ”Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.”’

His wife said: ‘The enduring dream of RFK of a just and peaceful world is so much more than a simple hope. It’s a direct ask, a specific challenge, a call to action, a test of individual courage and collective spirit. And his appeal to humanity is as relevant today as it was in 1966 when he stood before the University of Cape Town, a place we’ve visited and hold close to our hearts. And he delivered a vision for the common good of society.

‘He also said those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance’.

The timeline of Prince Harry and Meghan’s bombshell documentary series  

September 2020 – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s production company, Archewell Productions, signed a reported $100million deal with the streaming giant.

July 2021 – Meghan announces first project with Netflix – an animated series called Pearl. She was taking on the roles of ‘creator and executive producer’ – marking the first time the former actress and Suits star would work in the position of EP. 

September – Spotted filming in New York at the Global Citizen Live event 

April 2022 – Spotted filming at the Invictus Games in the Hague 

May – Reports emerge Netflix are hoping for an ‘at-home with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex-style’ docuseries 

Meghan’s animated series Pearl is dropped by Netflix as part of a wave of cutbacks prompted by the streaming service’s drop in subscribers. 

June – Couple were told they wouldn’t be able to film while attending Jubilee celebrations 

August – Meghan hints that the documentary could focus on their ‘love story 

September – The Queen dies. Reports emerge the the couple want to ‘downplay’ what they’ve said about the royal family in the documentary 

October – It was reported how the Duke and Duchess were ‘at odds’ with the production staff on their Netflix docuseries because the ‘panicked’ couple wanted to make ‘such extensive edits’ that the team believe the project could be ‘shelved indefinitely’.

Meghan then appears to try to distance herself from the project during an interview.

She suggested that its direction was in the hands of left-leaning filmmaker Liz Garbus ‘even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it’.

At the end of the month, it’s announced Prince Harry’s memoir will be released on January 10 and will be called Spare. 

November – It was reported Prince Harry was trying to get Netflix to postpone the documentary until after Christmas so it was released at around the same time as his bombshell memoir.

It is claimed Prince Harry and Meghan first hired Oscar-nominated director Garrett Bradley for the series – before they had a falling out and she left.

Meanwhile Netflix face heavy backlash over the fifth series of The Crown, and reports suggest the streaming platform might push back the release date of Harry and Meghan’s series in response.

However, it is then revealed the couple will release the documentary on December 8. 

December 1 – First trailer is released, showcasing a number of highly personal images 

December 8 – Part one of the documentary is released 

December 15 – Part two of the documentary is set to be released  

January 10 2023 – Prince Harry’s memoir Spare is due to be released 

Just six months after the couple set up home in California in March 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced a shiny new deal with Netflix, saying they wanted to provide ‘hope and inspiration’ by teaming up with the streaming goliath.

The Duke and Duchess said their company, unnamed at the time but now known as Archewell Productions, would make documentaries, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming. 

In a statement, the Sussexes said: ‘Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope. As new parents, making inspirational family programming is also important to us.’

They added that Netflix’s ‘unprecedented reach will help us share impactful content that unlocks action.’

Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer and co-chief exec, said at the time: ‘We’re incredibly proud they have chosen Netflix as their creative home and are excited about telling stories with them that can help build resilience and increase understanding for audiences everywhere.’

After putting ink to paper on the deal, the Sussexes were said to have welcomed cameras into their luxury Montecito mansion for a reality-type documentary, Page Six reported.

While it’s unclear on exactly how much of their home life the couple were prepared to share, they certainly did let Netflix cameras trail them on public appearances in 2021 and 2022. 

When Harry and Meghan jetted to the Global Citizen Live event in New York in late September 2021, a camera crew accompanied them. 

And just over six months later in the Hague, in April this year, the Duke and Duchess were filmed at the Invictus Games, hugging Team United Kingdom competitor Lisa Johnston and meeting competitors and chatting to the crowds. 

One of the organisers at the event said the Netflix team arrived in six people carriers with caseloads of equipment.

The film crew were given maroon bibs to help them stand out from the dozens of photographers covering the games and given exclusive access to the couple with behind close door meeting with the athletes.

However, when it came to the Queen’s Jubilee in June – just a few months before the late Monarch died on September 8th, the couple were firmly told they wouldn’t be able to film while attending the celebrations.   

Indeed, Meghan and Harry took a low key role in the national event, missing out on key moments on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, which only senior roles were allowed to attend. 

Even before it’s release, the show has made waves on both sides of the Atlantic and it is expected to cause fresh turmoil for the Royal Family. Harry also has his memoirs, named ‘Spare’, on the way. 

Royal experts have claimed in recent weeks that these two bombshell projects will further set back any prospect of a meaningful reconciliation between the couple, who live in a $14.65million Montecito mansion with their two children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, with King Charles and Prince William. 

This summer, Meghan hinted that the documentary  could focus on their ‘love story’.

Speaking in an interview with The Cut, the Duchess said her five-year-long romance with Prince Harry is one of the ‘pieces of her life’ that she has not yet been able to share with the public.

The Duchess continued: ‘The piece of my life I haven’t been able to share, that people haven’t been able to see, is our love story.’ 

But after the Queen’s death the Sussexes were said to have wanted to ‘downplay much of what they have said about Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales’ in their documentary series, according to a previous report.

It was then reported how the Duke and Duchess were ‘at odds’ with the production staff on their Netflix docuseries because the ‘panicked’ couple wanted to make ‘such extensive edits’ that the team believe the project could be ‘shelved indefinitely’. 

One Hollywood industry source said the couple were facing doubts about the series following the Queen’s death.

They said: ‘A lot of conversations are happening. 

‘I hear that Harry and Meghan want the series to be held until next year, they want to stall.

‘I wonder if the show could even be dead in the water at this point, do Harry and Meghan just want to shelve this thing?,’ they added.

A Netflix insider also claimed: ‘Netflix has been keen to have the show ready to stream for December. There’s a lot of pressure on (Netflix CEO) Ted Sarandos, who has the relationship with Harry and Meghan, to get this show finished.’

However the source added that the streaming platform was ‘standing by the filmmakers’ who want to keep the content in the project, and that it will still be ‘going forward.’ 

Insiders reportedly told US website Page Six earlier this year that the couple were ‘having second thoughts’ on the project.

‘Harry and Meghan are panicked about trying to tone down even the most basic language. 

‘But it’s their story, from their own mouths,’ one Netflix source told the website last month.

Another said: ‘They’ve made significant requests to walk back content they themselves have provided’.

And Prince Harry faced claims that he was trying to get Netflix to postpone his controversial fly-on-the-wall documentary until after Christmas so it was released at around the same time as his bombshell memoir. 

Hollywood news website Deadline previously said that ‘rattled’ Netflix bosses ‘blinked first’ and decided to push back the original December release date after the US company came under heavy criticism over its bombshell fifth series of royal drama The Crown.

Meghan even appeared to distance herself and Harry from their upcoming and controversial Netflix documentary around a month after Her Majesty’s death. 

The Duchess of Sussex suggested that its direction is now in the hands of Left-leaning filmmaker Liz Garbus ‘even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it’.

Harry and Meghan were asked if they were putting money before family as they graced a star-studded gala

She said in a magazine interview: ‘It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it. But that’s not why we’re telling it. We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.

‘It’s interesting. My husband has never worked in this industry before. 

‘For me, having worked on Suits, it’s so amazing to be around so much creative energy and to see how people work together and share their own points of view. That’s been really fun.’

Garbus, who was also due to work on the Duchess’ series Pearl before it was scrapped by Netflix, is a documentarian and filmmaker and also helmed the last season of The Handmaid’s Tale, which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2021.

The TV drama is an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, which became an instant feminist classic following the story of a woman named Offred, who is forced to live as ‘handmaid’ producing children against her will in a totalitarian North America.

Garbus has been involved in a host of other TV and film projects about oppressed women, notably including Girlhood, which follows two female inmates – victims of horrific violence and tragedy – who are serving time in a juvenile detention centre.

She has also had control over a documentary about the life and legend of singer, pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone as well as a film called Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech.

Meanwhile the director’s Instagram page is openly political, with recent posts urging for women’s abortion rights and comments about ‘brilliant’ Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. 

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