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A new German documentary drags Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the mud in the aftermath of their controversial royal exit and resulting drama. Harry and Meghan’s reputation took a hard hit this week following the release of the documentary titled Harry: The Lost Prince, which aired on Germany’s ZDF network on Tuesday night. The documentary delves into the lives of the Sussex royals before their scandalous “Megxit,” and while navigating life in California. Earlier this year, Harry and Meghan’s neighbor Richard Mineards gave the first hint about the upcoming documentary, teasing the unveiling of several dark secrets about the Sussexes, which could damn them for good.
After a long-anticipated wait, the film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Ulrike Grunewald, finally hit the screens. As promised, the documentary explored closeup details about the Sussexes’ lives in California, straight off the lips of their Montecito neighbors among other acquaintances with firsthand experience fraternizing with the couple.
Meghan Markle Slammed for Not Contributing to Montecito Community
Richard, who shared his bit about the documentary months back, spilled some damning details about the duo’s lives in Montecito. He especially criticized Meghan Markle for distancing herself from her neighbors, and not being an asset to the very rich neighborhood as would have been expected of someone of her status. He divulged,
“I personally don’t think that Meghan is an asset to our community… She doesn’t really go out or get involved with the community. Harry has to a certain extent, because he’s quite jolly… but Meghan doesn’t seem to get seen anywhere… And you don’t see him either.”
Ex-head of Royal Protection Dai Davies, a former Divisional Commander in the Metropolitan Police also slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the new German documentary. He pointed out how Harry often ends up only fraternizing with the upper class during faux royal tours like their trips to Nigeria and Colombia earlier this year while masquerading themselves as philanthropists looking to promote good causes aimed at helping the underprivileged. According to him, these visits only saw the sussexes mix with normal people on a few, carefully orchestrated occasions. He divulged,
“In Colombia, although there are very rich people there, the vast majority, 85 percent or 90 percent, are very poor and what I’ve noticed of these tours, he mixes with the upper classes. He doesn’t really, apart from carefree orchestrated areas where he mixes with so-called the ‘normal people’ – well they’re not. These are carefully orchestrated campaigns as far as I can see… I look quite dispassionately at the evidence and the evidence I’ve seen is, it’s all about Harry and Meghan.”
Harry and Meghan Ropped Into Corruption Claims in Explosive German Documentary
The couple also took a hit for allegedly “bordering on corruption” in their decisions so far. Royal commentator Jack Royston claimed in the documentary that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle simply wanted to eat their cake and have it by keeping their royal status while basking in the glitz and glam of Hollywood. This desire, he suggested, informed Harry and Meghan’s decision to split their time between working for the Queen in the UK and earning big bucks in the US with their celebrity status. The problem with the plan was that the couple would have eventually come off as working royals “who are also available for a price.” Jack added,
“That is a huge compromise to demand odd the monarchy. If that were to be perceived to be promoting their commercial projects while representing the Queen, then that’s also… starting to border on corruption there because they should never be using the monarchy as a platform.”
As royal fans may recall, ahead of their 2020 royal exit the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their plans to split their time between the UK and North America, to enable them to continue to fully support Her Majesty while working to become financially independent. In their statement, the pair hoped to balance their time between both regions while continuing to honor their “duty to the Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.”
However, this decision created tension at the time, especially as the Sussexes failed to consult other royals or officials before taking the said decision or releasing the statement. The monarchy resisted this plan until it eventually became apparent it was never feasible from the start, with the Sussexes’ attack on the firm they claimed to support, via various channels.
