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Audiences across the globe have been given unprecedented access to the real lives of the world’s most talked about couple in Harry and Meghan, a six-part docuseries series that takes a ‘vulnerable’ look into the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s high-profile relationship.
Taking a behind-the-scenes look at their high-profile love story and life in the spotlight, the first three episodes of the documentary (also dubbed as Volume 1), began streaming on December 8th and were every bit as explosive as the trailer suggested.
So without further ado, let’s dig into the big moments from episodes 1 – 3, and what you need to know before watching the final three episodes (also dubbed as Volume 2) which drops on December 15th.
Episode 1
The first episode of Harry & Meghan opens with the text saying that “Members of the Royal Family declined to comment on the content within this series”, which may mean that the Royal family had the chance to view the docuseries in advance.
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It is revealed very early on in the episode that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle chose to do ‘video diaries’ in the days and weeks after they chose to abdicate from their royal duties.
Episode one of the docuseries also goes into the intimate details of how the two met. We already knew it was mutual friends, but we learn more about their first and second dates, and how from the second date on they decided to “make a go of it”.
Harry described the videos as a way to “document all the mis-information”.
Episode 2
”I felt completely helpless.”
Those were the words of Prince Harry when speaking on the abhorrent treatment that his now wife, Meghan, faced at the hands of the British tabloid media.
Fittingly, as the polarising couple discuss their hatred of the press, they are in fact being tailed in their car, by paparazzi and are visibly anxious knowing that their every move is being followed (or should we say stalked).
Shockingly, Harry muses that instead of Harry & Meghan versus the press, their experience was better described as ”hunter versus prey.”
Yikes.
Moving on from the media frenzy, the episode then moves on to racism in Britain both in the press, the public and the monarch.
”The direction of the palace [Buckingham] was just ‘don’t say anything, don’t do anything,” says Harry.
”They said it was a rite of passage, and to that, I said the difference here is the race element.”
Meghan then shocks viewers, claiming that she never saw herself as a ”black woman” before moving to the UK.
”People are aware of my race because they made it such an issue when I went to the UK, but before that, most people didn’t treat like a ‘black woman'”.
Moving on from the racism and nasty press attention the episode sheds light on Meghan growing up, as she returns to her primary school, featuring interviews with a number of childhood friends.
The pair even discuss their shared experience of growing up as children of divorce and the impact this has had on their own parenting style, ending with some brand new images and first hand quotes from the couples about their engagement (awww).
Episode 3
Smiles on the outside, struggling on the inside. IMAGE: Getty
Racism within the monarchy is a headline that just won’t go away.
And with the racist history of royal family explored IN DEPTH in episode three, those headlines certainly won’t go away anytime soon!
With discussions about how the royal family ”finally caught up to the rest of Britain” by having a ”black princess”, Meghan cements herself as the unwitting punching bag for a public and press who like
the monarchy, just can’t “get with the times.”
Harry then blasts so called ”royal experts”, touches on his and William’s ”contractual relationship” with the UK media as Meghan laments over the intense pressure of royal duty.
And honestly, we don’t blame her.
Moving on, there discussions on the drama with Meghan and her father, as she admits she now no longer has any contact with him, of which Harry says he ”blames himself”.
Crikey, we can’t wait for the next three episodes!
