Harry & Meghan: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry release new statement amid ‘hypocritical’ controversy

No matter what they, and/or how they do it, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry always land in trouble with the international media as well as netizens. The latest reason for online rutality and public scrutiny, however, is because of the first three episodes of their docuseries Harry & Meghan that was recently released on streaming giant, Netflix.

Soon after the docuseries started to stream globally, the internet was abuzz with stories of them being hypocritical since they had moved to US for privacy but ended up highlighting some of their most private moments in the docuseries.

Both Meghan Markle and Prince Harry today (November 10) have denied that they quit their respective royal duties and emigrated to the US because they wanted privacy, while defending their decision to inculcate some of their most private moments in the Netflix docuseries right from their dating days to the marriage.

In the three-part series, Meghan and Harry have shared ample number of pictures, as well as video clips of their family, including their children Archie and Lilibet. The docuseries also has photographs from their initial days of dating and an exclusive footage of Prince Harry proposing to Meghan Markle that was 'live-streamed' to a friend, according to DailyMail.

What has irked some is the couple’s decision to hand over 15 hours of home videos which they had recorded in the early months of 2020, according to director Liz Garbus, who has never really addressed the elephant in the room: The British Royal family’s control over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

According to a news report by DailyMail, some experts have claimed that the duo’s choice to move out of the royal home and quit their royal duties was an indication that they wanted a life away from the flashlights, with more privacy. In fact, Prince Harry had said that with Megxit, he hoped to help him and his family lead 'into what I hope will be a quieter life' and the couple has also issued various high-profile privacy court cases in the United Kingdom.

The couple’s spokesperson, Ashley Hansen, has criticised the experts’ observation that Megxit was about the couple’s privacy, and told The New York Times in her statement on behalf of the couple:

“Their statement announcing their decision to step back mentions nothing of privacy and reiterates their desire to continue their roles and public duties. Any suggestion otherwise speaks to a key point of this series. They are choosing to share their story, on their terms, and yet the tabloid media has created an entirely untrue narrative that permeates press coverage and public opinion. The facts are right in front of them.”

As seen in the docuseries, Prince Harry's introduction was of him staring at his phone screen from Heathrow Airport's VIP Windsor Suite while the couple wrapped up their royal duties in March of 2020 and emigrated to North America.

Liz Garbus, who has directed Harry & Meghan, said, “You're right there with Harry in the Windsor Suite processing the fact that he's leaving the royal family for the first time in his life. Then there was another clip with Meghan at home, alone, fresh out of the shower, her hair in a towel, no makeup, processing on her end what their life might actually be like. It's very personal and raw and powerful, and it made me appreciate the incredible weight that went into their decision. It also affirmed the choice I had made about wanting to unravel how this historic break came to be.”

With Prince Harry’s memoir up for release in January, there are speculations of yet another row over the couple’s privacy once the book hits the stands.