Harry and Meghan: Trailer for documentary series Live to Lead

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US fans of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have rallied to their defence after the recent controversy following the release of their documentary series Harry and Meghan and a new Netflix project. In the series, the couple discussed how they met and their departure from royal life, as they made claims about their poor treatment by sections of the media.

Commentators in the UK, including Piers Morgan and Jeremy Clarkson, have criticised the series, with the latter subsequently tweeting about how he was “horrified to have caused so much hurt” amid 17,500 complaints being made to ISPO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation.

In the piece, Clarkson talked about how much he “hated” Meghan, going on to say that “everyone who’s my age thinks the same way.”

Prince Harry and Meghan saw their popularity drop with the wider UK public, after the release of their show, according to polling carried out by YouGov.

However, following the release of the six-part series to the Netflix streaming platform, several supporters in the United States have spoken up in their defence.

Writing in the New York Times, Salamishah Tillet, Pulitzer prize-winning professor at Rutgers University, shared her experience of watching the documentary, referring to a scene where an exasperated Meghan talks of how hard she tried as a member of the Royal family after the pair moved to Canada in 2020.

The critic and professor stated: “For women, especially women of colour, ‘I tried so hard’ is a frustratingly familiar refrain, particularly when paired with ‘it still wasn’t good enough, and you still don’t fit in.”

Speaking to American broadcaster CBS, Ayesha Hazarika (a former UK political advisor) said: “Meghan and Harry have become a bit of a lightning conductor for a lot of anger from a lot of these people who are clinging to the past.”

On the US talk show The View, co-host Sunny Hostin talked of how the Duke and Duchess “are suffering,” adding, “they took over their narrative, and they have every single right to do that.”

The lawyer and journalist added: “I think what they went through in terms of how racist that family was against her, in terms of how racist that country was against her, that’s something that King Charles can handle and can take care of, and he seems not to be able to do that.”

The news comes as the couple’s second collaboration with Netflix was announced yesterday.

‘Live to Lead’ will feature contributions from Bryan Stevenson, Jacinda Ardern, Albie Sachs, Siya Kolisi, Gloria Steinem, Greta Thunberg, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

The docuseries is inspired by the life of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela and sees Prince Harry and Meghan as executive producers.

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It will see various leaders “reflect on their legacies and share messages of courage, compassion, humility [and] hope” and is released on New Year’s Eve.

The Netflix teaser for the series features the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg talking of how: “At every turn in my life, I thought ‘Do I really want this?’ and, if the answer is yes, you find a way” as well as part of a speech by climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Prince Harry is also due to release his upcoming memoir, titled Spare, on January 10, 2023.

Published by Penguin Random House, the book is sure to reveal further details about the couple’s dramatic exit from the Royal family.

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