Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have used photos they had allowed to be taken by the press in the trailer for their new documentary, alluding to infringing on their privacy.
The latest teaser for the highly anticipated Netflix documentary series showed a photographer taking snaps of Harry, Markle, and young son Archie from the balcony of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s mansion in South Africa in 2019.
While the snap may seem intrusive, it was actually taken by a photographer who was part of an accredited press corps at Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s home.
British royal correspondent Robert Jobson said, “This photo used by @Netflix and Harry and Meghan to suggest media intervention is a complete farce.” tweeted on monday“It was taken from a licensed swimming pool at Archbishop Tutu’s mansion in Cape Town. Only three held accredited positions. H&M agreed to the position. I was there.” I was in.”
Jobson at the time tweeted a photo A former royal who introduced the then-baby Archie to the Archbishop.
“This shot from the same certified pool position on my iPhone was taken at Archbishop Tutu’s Cape Town mansion,” he wrote alongside the photo. “There was no break-in. I was part of the pool in his three British palaces. No one else was allowed in and we shared the words and photos with the British media.” .”
Approved “royal rota” of journalists are usually invited to join the royal family on official visits and tours abroad. will be invited to a meeting of For example, in the case of Archbishop Tutu. Then send the report to fellow journalists.
ITV Royal Editor Comment from Chris Shipp“Here Robert Jobson makes a valid claim. Archie’s filming at Archbishop Tutu’s mansion was highly controlled.
“And the ITN Productions cameras filming the Sussex African documentary were there with their permission. It wasn’t a media scrum. did.”
The use of the image comes after it was revealed that the paparazzi photos used in the first teaser released last week were actually taken at the official Harry Potter premiere.
As The Sun reported, photographers were actually pointing their cameras at the all-star cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in London. The event took place in 2011, five years before the Prince and the former “Suits” actress met in 2016.
A short clip in the latest trailer also showed photographers crowding around a British courthouse. British personality Katie Price was sentenced to DUI last December.
“I was terrified. I didn’t want history to repeat itself,” Harry narrated as the footage played.
In another clip, cameramen swarmed around the car, with Markle insisting the royal family wasn’t going to protect her. The image is switched to the existing image.
Markle, however, was not tracked down.The footage used is the fact that President Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, left his New York apartment in 2019.
Netflix and director Liz Garbus did not respond to requests for comment.
The latest preview also attacked the couple’s “family hierarchy,” claiming that insiders “leaked and planted” stories about them.
They describe royal life as a “dirty game” and use footage of Princess Diana and Kate being cornered by photographers to talk about “the pain and suffering of women who marry into this establishment.”
As revealed, the show will premiere for three episodes on Thursday, Dec. 8, with three more episodes to premiere the following week.
