the firsten stallment of the documentary series didn t necessarily cause the shock or the drama that was expected. prince harry accused the royal family of unfiltered bias when it comes to race. he said they didn t do enough to support meghan, but frankly that was nothing new. so it came as little surprise on an official visit to the newly titled city of wales they gave no comment on the netflix series. he went about his plans, meeting ryan reynolds and rob mcel henny. of course it s possible the palace will change its tack if specific family members are mentioned. the target was the media, not just the tabloid but accredited members of the traveling press corps that covers royal engagements. prince harry called the press pack of correspondents, quote, an extended pr arm of the royal
happened to his mother. to see another woman in my life whom i loved go through this media frenzy. it is the hunter versus the prey. the conspiracy theory he was talking about between royal correspondents, the press pack is essentially just a pr arm of the royal family. he doesn t believe it should be broken. that s what pulled him out. that press pack is one thing. there s a large part of the rest of the media which is completely, you know, running wild as it were and do come out with lots of speculative stories which they re frustrated with as well. which part of the media are they talking about? there s something in the palace which is this conspiracy, doesn t really exist, it s just a pooling system where we have one camera instead of 30 and they share the footage.
u.k. to understand how transcendent the british monarchy is in this country. that s what harry and meghan are breaking down by telling the true story of what happens behind palace walls. that s a big challenge for the palace. they don t talk about what goes on behind the scenes and this is incredibly awkward for them. a lot of the allegations have been made in the oprah interview. they re fleshing it out. there s almost a historic document. their main focus is on the conspiracy between the palace and the media and this is where harry speaks to them. anyone can be a royal expert. the whole point is to try to lend legitimacy to media articles and they get paid for it. the press pack of royal correspondents is an extended pr arm of the royal family. there s been an agreement that s been there for over 30 years. i think what a lot of those
they re smelling the tea but just how holt is it? the first three episodes of prince harry and meghan markle s docu-series out on netflix today and cnn s max foster gives us acloser look. so we re here on reporter: it s been billed as the firsthand account of the relationship wbetween harry and meghan. the first three episodes of the docu-series on the couple dropped in the early hours of this morning. and it returned to some familiar themes. and that sort of press pack of royal correspondents is essentially an extended pr arm of the royal family. reporter: harry comparing meghan s experience to that of his mother, diana s. he feared she would be driven away by the media harassment. as far as a lot of the family were concerned everything that she was being put through, they ve been put that as well. so it was almost like a rite of
wife and my son, i am genuinely concerned for the safety of my family. for prince harry the whole system of royal coverage is corrupt. he draws comparisons between meghan s treatment and the intrusion that led to the death of his mother prince diana. harry calls the press pack of royal correspondents an extended pr arm of the royal family . an agreement he believes has existed for over 30 years . the media he says sees his trauma as its narrative to control . it was almost like a rite of passage. my wife had to go through that, why should your girlfriend have to be treated any differently? why should she be protected? i said the difference here, is the race element. the daily mail columnist sarah vine is here, she is mentioned in the documentary, we will come to that.