Prince Harry has defended his decision with his wife Meghan Markle to speak out about alleged grievances they faced with the royal family after their Netflix documentary series was criticized as hypocritical, Anderson Cooper told In an interview in 60 minutes that efforts to address the issue in private backfired and led to their further demonization in the press.
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- Cooper asked Harry, Duke of Sussex, Why The Couple Decided To Be ‘Too Public’ He aired his troubles with the royal family after retiring from his royal duties and moving to California, which has been the source of criticism over the recent Netflix docu-series.
- Harry said he and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were unable to address their issues privately, telling Cooper: “Every time I’ve tried to do it in private there have been reports, leaks and false stories against me and my wife.”
- Harry criticized the royal family’s practice of “feeding” stories to royal family reporters, saying he and Meghan were told the palace “couldn’t make a statement to protect them”, even though it happens to other family members, telling Cooper: “There is a point where silence is betrayal.”
- Harry’s comments on 60 minutes It comes after the couple’s press secretary previously commented on the criticism leveled at them, Accusing critics of creating a “distorted narrative” and “totally untrue” The Sussexes have cited the press’s desire for privacy as a reason to back off from being an active royal.
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“You know, the family motto is never complain, never explain, but it’s just a motto,” Harry told Cooper, adding that there were an “endless” number of complaints and explanations “provided through leaks.”
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Harry’s comments to Cooper are part of a short excerpt published Monday from his interview on 60 minuteswhich will be broadcast in full on January 8. Harry’s Diary, SpearIt will go on sale on January 10.
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Harry and MeganThe six-part Netflix documentary series featured a wealth of footage from the couple’s private lives and detailed a wide range of grievances the couple faced during their time in the royal family, including the constant and false press attention Meghan received, which Harry and Meghan attributed to the palace and press teams of other family members Who fed journalists negative and false stories.
However, the disagreements began earlier, when the couple first made their concerns clear to Oprah Winfrey in an interview in March 2021, Which included accusing the royal family of racism and failing to protect them, even criticizing Meghan leading to suicidal thoughts. Criticized for using the lavish Netflix series and upcoming Harry memoirs to speak out against the royal family and draw attention to themselves and their lives, the Sussexes have withdrawn from royal life in part because of the unwanted press attention they have received.
Harry and Meghan gave up their royal duties in January 2020 and now reside in California. While they still retain their royal titles, Buckingham Palace announced in 2021 that they would no longer be members of the royal family.
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The documentary got high ratings But mostly negative comments in the UKand led to lower approval ratings for Harry and Meghan among the British public and calls for their royal titles to be removed.
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