Alexander Larman

Harry and Meghan have stepped up their war on the Windsors

(Credit: Netflix)

The first part of the Harry and Meghan show on Netflix was something of a let down. Over three tedious hours, there was a lot of sentiment and half-veiled digs at the Royal Family, as well as some philosophising about racism and Brexit, but millions of viewers got to the end of the third hour and sighed as one: ‘Is that it?’ 

Expectations were not high that the second instalment, coming to Netflix this Thursday, was going to live up to the advance hype. But it appears a nasty surprise is in store, at least for the Royal Family. Much of the explosive material that has been teased to viewers for months is now, finally, going to be let out into the open. It looks every bit as dramatic as watchers of this particular saga might have wished for.

Today’s trailer has almost too many shocking and revelatory moments to list, but a few key moments stand out. The first is Harry angrily saying:

‘They were happy to lie to protect my brother, but they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us’.

As if it wasn’t clear already, it seems hard to see how the relationship between Harry and his brother William can be rebuilt. After the Queen’s death, Harry, Meghan, William and Kate were pictured on a walkabout in Windsor; Harry’s comments on Netflix suggest that, despite the appearance of a reconciliation, all is not well between the two siblings.

Meghan’s fury over their security detail being ‘pulled’ is another moment that gives an insight into just how acrimonious the family breakdown has been. The Duchess of Sussex claims she was ‘being fed to the wolves’ before she left Britain with her husband.

‘Everyone in the world knew where we were,’ she says of the concerns she and Harry had about their safety.

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