Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their Netflix docuseries.Photo: Netflix
Harry & Meghandirector Liz Garbus is speaking out against Buckingham Palace.
The Oscar-nominated director described creating the hit Netflix docuseries, which tells the story ofPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s romance and decision to leave their royal lives, as a polarizing experience that gave her insight into the"alleged palace mind games"that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex went through.
She added: “We lived through some of those moments that were a little bit likeAlice Through the Looking Glass.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Courtesy of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
A representative for Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment regarding Garbus' claims.
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While at the start of the series, which began streaming on Dec. 8., a title card states, “Members of the Royal Familydeclined to comment on the contentwithin the series,” shortly aftervolume one of the six-episode docuseriespremiered, a palace source told PEOPLE that neither members of the family nor Buckingham Palace orPrince William’s office at Kensington Palace were approached for comment on the content of the series.
A Netflix source later told PEOPLE that communications offices for King Charles andPrince Williamwere contacted in advance and given the right to reply to claims within the series.
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A royal source added while speaking with PEOPLE that Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace did receive an email claiming to be from a third-party production company through an unknown organization’s email address. When they contacted Archewell and Netflix to verify the source, they received no response. The royal source also says the substance of the email did not address the entire series.
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Netflix said in a statement that the first three episodes ofHarry & Meghanlogged 81.55 million viewing hours after its debut with more than 28 million households watching at least part of the series.
source: people.com
