LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan have rejected criticism of a documentary about their lives, with a press release from their spokesman saying that the couple had by no means cited privateness as a cause for stepping again from the royal household.
Within the first three episodes of the much-anticipated documentary, the couple – the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – made a sequence of disclosures, with Meghan recalling her first loss of life menace, Harry speaking about sporting disguises to their dates, and beforehand unseen footage of their son Archie.
The launch, which in keeping with figures cited by the BBC drew 2.4 million TV viewers in Britain for the primary episode on the day it was launched, prompted some to criticise the couple as a result of they’ve beforehand complained vigorously about press intrusion.
Nevertheless, a press release issued by the couple’s press secretary rejected this line of criticism.
“The Duke and Duchess have by no means cited privateness as the explanation for stepping again. This distorted narrative was supposed to entice the couple into silence,” the assertion mentioned, in keeping with a report by the BBC.
“They’re selecting to share their story, on their phrases, and but the tabloid media has created a wholly unfaithful narrative that permeates press protection and public opinion.”
Reuters has requested for a duplicate of the assertion, which was additionally reported by different media shops.
The assertion highlighted that neither Harry nor Meghan had talked about privateness when stepping again from royal duties in January 2020 and had expressed a need to proceed their public roles and duties.
Their 2020 assertion didn’t give a cause for the choice to step again as senior royals.
Days after the choice they issued a warning over harassment by paparazzi photographers.
That echoed criticism from 2019 when Harry mentioned he felt his spouse had confronted “bullying” from some tabloids just like that confronted by his mom Princess Diana who died in a 1997 automotive crash whereas attempting to flee paparazzi photographers.
The couple have minimize ties with Britain’s 4 largest tabloids and efficiently sued various publications, with additional authorized motion pending.
Reporting by William James and Michael Holden; Enhancing by Ros Russell
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