A new trailer for Harry and Meghan’s long-awaited Netflix documentary has been released, but has come under fire for seemingly misleading footage.
The Sussex's latest foray into celebrity life came around the same time that Prince William and Kate Middleton hosted the Earthshot awards in the US.
It also coincided with serious allegations of racism within the royal household.
In the latest trailer, producers seemingly used totally unconnected footage to illustrate the Sussexes' plight.
This included the press filming Donald Trump ’s former lawyer Michael Cohen in New York and Katie Price outside a court in Crawley - not Harry and Meghan.
The clips are used to draw parallels with what they and Princess Diana endured in being relentlessly chased by photographers and narrated by the royal couple.
This comes just days after an image in the first teaser was revealed to be a scrum of photographers at a Harry Potter movie premiere - not harassing the Duke and Duchess.
Another was dated to before Meghan’s relationship with the royal prince, and was from when he was dating Chelsy Davy.
In the latest clip, as Harry narrates over the top, a brief clip shows photographers rushing towards a building that is thought to be Crawley Magistrates Court - where Ms Price was appearing for drink driving last year.
As it’s shown, Harry says: “I was terrified - I didn’t want history to repeat itself”, in allusion to the tragic circumstances surrounding his mother’s death.
Another short part of the video shows photographers mobbing around a car, as Meghan said: “I realised they [the Royal Household] are never going to protect you”.
But the brief footage used to illustrate her point is of the former president’s disgraced personal attorney, leaving his New York apartment in 2019 to serve time in prison for financial crimes, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress.
Another photograph that stirred some controversy was a photograph taken of Harry and Meghan from a balcony above.
Royal correspondent Robert Jobson tweeted: “This photograph used by @ Netflix and Harry and Meghan to suggest intrusion by the press is a complete travesty.
“It was taken from an accredited pool at Archbishop Tutu’s residence in Cape Town. Only 3 people were in the accredited position. H & M agreed the position. I was there.”
The new docuseries has proven controversial since its inception with some blasting it as an attack on the royal family.
However, Meghan and Harry’s past allegations of racism will carry new weight in the aftermath of a recent storm that rocked the royal household.
A long time friend of the Queen confronted a black charity leader and ‘interrogated’ her, demanding to know where she came from - and unsatisfied when she revealed she was from London.
In the latest trailer, parallels are drawn between the challenges the couple faced and those faced by Princess Diana, Harry’s mother.
He blasted the “pain and suffering of women marrying into the institution” and was later seen saying: “I was terrified, I didn't want history to repeat itself”.
The trailer confirmed that the first episodes will debut this coming Thursday and more will be released a week later on December 15.
Netflix have been approached for comment.
