Harry and Meghan

A black-and-white photo of Meghan sitting on a kitchen island and Harry The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Netflix's Harry and Meghan. Courtesy of Prince Harry ...

There is definitely a certain pleasure in watching them being beautiful and in love in the midst of all their beautiful things, but it’s not enough to power a six-episode docuseries. If you have read even one news article or think piece on Harry and Meghan, everything from the chronology of their relationship to the political commentary is well-trodden ground. The three episodes that make up volume one of Harry and Meghan rehash the saga, taking us up to the point of the wedding, with very little new information. While this information is nicely integrated into the narrative, it is hardly a silence-breaking bombshell — and while revelations may come in volume two, what’s on display in volume one is not promising. The story of Harry and Meghan is by this point quite familiar to the general public, and we already know exactly what their perspective on it is. It was historic, too, when in 2020 they announced that they would be stepping down from their positions as senior members of the British royal family.

The first three episodes of Harry & Meghan, the new Netflix documentary series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their life away from the British ...

Meghan says she didn't know she was about to meet Queen Elizabeth II until they were on their way to do just that, and that Harry quickly asked her if she knew how to curtsy, which she thought was a joke. She doesn't exactly say that her fashion and hugs were met stiffly, but that's the impression you get, especially when she goes on to say she thought the royals would let down their hair and relax once they were behind closed doors and learned that they don't. And when Meghan tries to be friendly to the photographers early on, Harry tells her she can't do that, because it gives them ammunition to claim that she enjoys the constant attention. He says royals are told not to react to the camera crush, not to feed into the frenzy and that deals are made -- the royals will pose for certain photos in exchange for being left alone for some time. ) But Meghan does say that when she first met the duo, she was barefoot and in ripped jeans and says she's a "hugger." But Harry did say there's pressure on the male royals to marry someone who will fit the mold of what a royal wife is expected to be, rather than choose the person they are "destined to be with." Harry supposedly had an extensive list of what he was looking for in a partner but seems embarrassed by that and won't share it, instead waving at Meghan and saying she fulfilled all the criteria, noting "this is the list." Their next date was two days later at the same place, and this time she was late but only by five minutes. (And none of his younger sister, Lilibet.) But Archie appears a few times in the first episode. His lateness started Meghan thinking maybe he was an egomaniac and things wouldn't work out for them, but he was so apologetic when he arrived that she forgave him. Episode 3 covers the lead-up to the royal wedding, which included tricky relationships with Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, and her half-sister, Samantha. [Harry & Meghan](/culture/entertainment/dishy-harry-meghan-netflix-series-is-out-now-how-to-watch-when-episodes-drop/), the new [Netflix](/tags/netflix/) documentary series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, debuted last week on Netflix.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said they never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from royal life. Prince Harry and Meghan's global press ...

The facts are right in front of them." Any suggestion otherwise speaks to a key point of this series. This distorted narrative was intended to trap the couple into silence. The Sussexes' global press secretary, Ashley Hansen, said in a written statement: "The Duke and Duchess have never cited privacy as the reason for stepping back. Another critic responding to one of the trailers was quoted by a newspaper as saying: "They've blown their own protestations out of the water and detonated their own privacy policy." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said they never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from royal life.