Netflix said the series would “share the other side of their high-profile love story” and “explore the challenges that forced them to step back from their full-time roles at the institution”.
Boston party gone bad?
The focus on Harry and Meghan comes as William and Kate make their first international trip since the death of Queen Elizabeth and with their new titles of Prince and Princess of Wales.
While they are set to meet US President Joe Biden, his first visit to the US for eight years, the main objective is for the couple to attend an award ceremony for the Earthshot Environmental Prize which was founded by William.
A source close to William said ahead of the trip, “Our number one focus…is the earthshot prize and we won’t be distracted by other things.”
But, it has already been overshadowed by other events. On Wednesday, the prince’s 83-year-old godmother stepped down from her honorary role in the royal household at a high-profile Buckingham Palace ceremony after repeatedly asking a black woman, Ngozi Fulani, “What part of Africa are you from?”
Fulani, who was born in Britain and works for a domestic abuse support group, described the incident as “abuse”. Both Buckingham Palace and William immediately condemned the incident and the prince’s spokesman said that “racism has no place in our society”.
To cap off a bad day for William and Kate, during their visit to a Boston Celtics basketball match, some in the crowd could be heard chanting “USA, USA” when their pictures flashed on a big screen at the stadium. are shown on UK media reports said the couple also faced some abuse from the crowd.