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Jennifer Newton

Crying Meghan Markle says royals were 'never going to protect her' in Diana comparison

Meghan Markle can be seen sobbing in the latest trailer of her and Prince Harry's explosive Netflix series and claims: "I realised I was never going to be protected".

A second highly-charged teaser for the docuseries dropped today and features the couple talking about their lives in the royal family and the hierarchy within it and claiming there is a leaking and planting of stories.

At one point in the minute-long promo for the brand new show, Harry holds his head in his hands as a heavily pregnant Meghan stands in the background and he says: "It's a dirty game."

Meghan Markle in the brand new trailer for the Netflix series Harry & Meghan (Netflix)

He then adds: "The pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution this feeding frenzy" while pictures of his late mother Princess Diana being hounded by photographers can be seen as well as the now Princess of Wales Kate.

The trailer then features a shot of Harry and Meghan looking alarmed as they sit in a car before Meghan adds: "I realised they are never going to protect you."

She is then seen crying again while Harry explains: "I was terrified, I did not want history to repeat itself."

Images of Harry's late mother Princess Diana by hounded by photographers feature in the new trailer (Netflix)

It comes after earlier in the trailer when a photo of the royal family at Trooping the Colour in 2019 appears and Harry says: "There is a hierarchy in the family. You know, there's leaking but there is also planting of stories."

It ends with Harry saying: "“No one knows the full truth. We know the full truth.”

Meanwhile Netflix has also confirmed the first half of the six-part series will drop on Thursday (December 8) and the rest will come the Thursday after (December 15).

It comes as the Royal Family have been warned to brace themselves for their worst nightmare as Harry and Meghan’s bombshell Netflix documentary series airs this week.

One source in contact with a Netflix production insider said: “I genuinely think it’s going to be worse than the royals can imagine.

Last Thursday the first official teaser for Harry & Meghan, the Sussexes’ behind-the-scenes Netflix docuseries, dropped.

In one section of the footage, Meghan appears to be wiping away tears with both hands as they stream down her face, while Harry sits and tilts his head right back, seemingly in distress.

Meghan gazes out of the window in the brand new trailer (Netflix)

The couple is heard by a voice in the background being asked: “Why did you want to make this documentary?”

Harry says “No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors… I had to do everything I could to protect my family”, while Meghan says, “When the stakes were this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?”

Now royal sources say King Charles and Prince William will hold crisis talks to respond to any allegations of racism or ill-treatment of Harry and Meghan in their TV series.

A senior royal source said: “There is a completely united front from the King and his family concerning the numerous attempts to privately make peace with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which sadly have once again resulted in the other side wishing to air their repeated grievances to the world.

“If there is a need to respond to anything in the upcoming series then you can be assured that response will be swift and robust.”

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