Prince Harry has ‘absolutely no regrets’ and is ‘delighted’ by Netflix series with Meghan

Prince Harry is said to have been “delighted” to see the first three episodes of his Netflix documentary series air this week and has “no regrets at all”, despite facing criticism from many in Britain.

A close friend of her late mother, Princess Diana, told the Mirror that the Duke of Sussex hopes that his brother, Prince William, and their father, King Charles, watch the series to get a better idea of ​​what he and Meghan have been through.

The source told the newspaper: “Harry is delighted with the narrative of the documentary and how he and Meghan found each other.

‘The reason for doing this was to share their truth about their lives. He feels like he told the story he wanted the world to hear and he has no regrets at all.”

Harry is still reportedly hoping he can make “some sort of peace” with the rest of the royal family, despite many thinking the series has only made any chance of reconciliation less likely.

William is said to be angry at the disrespect he feels Harry showed his grandmother when she was alive during the Megxit saga.

And sources believe the explosive documentary, which the heir to the throne is understood to have not seen but is likely to at some point, will do little to change his mind.

It is also said that he is wary of Harry’s motives given that he has a book coming out early next year.

“All relationships are built on trust, but for members of the Royal Family, who live their lives in the spotlight, it’s doubly so,” said a friend.

The prince is a very private man and what Harry is doing is anathema to everything he believes in. For that alone, many believe it’s unlikely he’ll ever be able to repair his relationship with them. He has passed too much water under the bridge.

After Meghan recalled her awkward first meeting with William and Kate in episode two, Harry again seems to snub his brother in the trailer for the second volume by not including the Prince and Princess of Wales in any of the many wedding photos. that appeared. on the screen.

The new trailer, released today, shows a series of never-before-seen photos of the couple dancing at their 2018 wedding with major personalities including pop legend Elton John and Suits actress Abigail Spencer.

But in an apparent slight, none of the images from the lavish reception at Windsor Castle include the groom’s brother, despite Prince William serving as best man at the wedding, in a break with tradition.

In a clip about the reception from 2018, Meghan said: “I really wanted the music to be fun.” Even our first dance.

She turns to her husband and asks: ‘Song of 1,000 dances? A thousand dances? I always make mistakes.

The Duchess sings the lyrics to the 1960s soul hit Land Of A Thousand Dances, which the couple chose for their first dance.

It is the first time that the couple has publicly acknowledged which song they chose for their first dance.

Initial reports suggested it was the Whitney Houston hit I Wanna Dance With Somebody, after Meghan referred to it as her “happy song” in a 2016 magazine interview.

But Finding Freedom’s biography later contradicted earlier reports by stating that the first dance took place to Wilson Pickett’s 1968 song “I’m in Love.”

The clip was released in the midst of the fallout for the first three episodes, which were released at 8 a.m. Thursday morning.

The couple have since drawn criticism for the series for attacking British institutions while discussing their experiences, including racism, with almost half of Britons arguing that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should be stripped of their duties as a result. their titles.

A survey by the Mail on Sunday found that 44 per cent of people think they should lose their titles, while just 19 per cent disagree.

A similar proportion, 42 percent, think Harry should be dropped from the line of succession, with 23 percent disagreeing.

Almost a third, 28 percent, think they should not be allowed to attend King Carlos III’s coronation, with 31 percent disagreeing.

And the royals have been particularly upset by the Netflix show’s criticism of Queen Elizabeth and her Commonwealth legacy, which was dismissed as ‘Empire 2.0’.

A source noted that Harry and Meghan previously served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, which supports youth empowerment in Commonwealth countries, and were happy to be associated with him “until they quit their jobs to earn money”.

They also feel that the Sussexes’ decision to secretly record 15 hours of video diaries, which they handed over to the filmmakers, was an “appalling” betrayal of trust. They began filming in March 2020, nearly 12 months before they officially stepped down as senior royals.

“Harry has made a virtue of protecting his grandmother throughout this entire saga, repeatedly pointing out how much respect he had for her and dismissing her claims about racism. And yet this is what they were planning all along? It’s appalling,” said another source.

The Duke and Duchess signed lucrative deals, believed to be worth more than £100m, with Netflix and Spotify after stepping down as royals.

In the first three episodes of the six-part series, Harry accused the royals of having a “great level of unconscious bias” and colluding with the media who wanted to “destroy” Meghan, as well as belittling her father since his brother for their relationship. girlfriend choices.