The drama over Harry & Meghan's new series is getting worse
every day — and now an ex-royal insider has waded into the fray.
In the second trailer for the much-anticipated
docuseries Harry & Meghan, the Duke of Sussex wonders aloud:
"I wonder what would have happened to us, had we not got out when we did."
Then it cuts to his wife, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, revealing:
"Our security was being pulled. Everyone in the world knew where we were."
Prince Harry later refers to "institutional gaslighting," while Meghan admits to feeling
as though she was "being fed to the wolves." Clearly, both parties feared for their physical
safety. The first three episodes of the series dropped on December 8, 2022, and there weren't
any particularly huge or new revelations, though the Sussexes did discuss the issues
they had with the British press, and the impact their implicit racial bias seemingly played in
how Meghan was treated. Harry is reportedly happy to be able to tell their story with the series.
The royal family, meanwhile, has yet to publicly respond. That doesn't mean that
others aren't chiming in with their thoughts, of course. Piers Morgan hasn't made a secret
of the fact he isn't a fan of Meghan, and on his show Piers Morgan Uncensored,
he spoke with Dai Davies, a security specialist and a former head of royal protection. Apparently,
Davies doesn't see things the same way that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex do.
Piers Morgan asked Davies, who claims to have insider knowledge from the police force about
keeping the royal family safe, for his response to Prince Harry complaining about his personal
security being taken away. Davies is emphatic in his disagreement with that perspective,
claiming it's "absolutely not" the truth and that, in reality:
"The protection team followed them to Canada."
He then outlined how, once the couple settled in California, it was determined that it was no
longer sustainable for British police officers to continue providing security to the couple. Davies
also referred to alleged "inconsistencies" and "half-truths" in what he's heard about the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex. Davies then brought up the threats that the royal family faces,
which come through the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, a designated unit
within the police force that works with the NHS to determine the danger an individual may pose
to a public figure. Davies argued that, the more stories Meghan and Harry tell,
the bigger potential for harm to be done to the royals as a consequence. Notably, the Sussexes
pointed to press intrusion as one of the main reasons they stepped away from the royal family.
That's not the end of the documentary's controversial side, however. Prince Harry opens
up about the "pain and suffering of women marrying into [the] institution" while a shot of Kate,
Princess of Wales shows on the screen. While Kate and other members of the royal family
still haven't publicly reacted to the new documentary, the internet certainly has.
Sharon Osbourne, of all people, recently chimed in to give her two cents on the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex opening up about their experiences during an interview with Piers Morgan.
"It was all very distasteful, Piers. I was totally bored by the whining, the whining, the whining."
However, some reactions to the revelations from the documentary have demonstrated
significant support for Harry and Meghan, particularly when it comes
to their invasion of privacy. One Twitter user empathizes with the couple, saying:
"The paparazzi needs to be completely outlawed. The fact that we live in a
world where it's okay to stalk people 24/7 is outrageous."
Another user called for change to British paparazzi laws,
referring to them as "feral pit bulls." With three more episodes,
public opinion may change once again as new information is brought to the open.