Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new Netflix show will be aired this year, according to friends of the couple.
The couple, who has a multi-million dollar deal with the streaming giant, are said to have been filming their own documentary. But reports earlier this week had suggested that the series may be delayed until next year. I t came after Netflix faced a backlash over the upcoming season of The Crown, which is set to feature several controversial storylines as it charts the royals in the early 1990s. And it was reported that as a result, Harry and Meghan's show would be pushed back to next year.
However, The Telegraph reports that friends of the couple say that the series has not been delayed and it will be available later this year.
It comes after sources claimed that the Netflix show contradicts what Harry has written in his hotly anticipated memoir.
The docuseries, which tells the "love story" of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, reportedly left some producers "confused during filming".
One industry insider said the couple were making "contradicting" statements when compared to the contents of Harry's book, Page Six reports.
The memoir, y et to be given an official release date after the Queen's death, has been the source of much speculation in recent months, with Palace aides reportedly nervous about it.
A Netflix source said: "A lot in the show contradicted what Harry has written, so that was an issue.
"Then Harry and Meghan made significant requests to walk back content they themselves have provided, for their own project."
Meanwhile, Netflix has been forced to defend The Crown amid criticism of its forthcoming fifth series.
Sir John Major is said to have described upcoming scenes, which reportedly depict the King, then the Prince of Wales, plotting to oust the Queen, as "malicious nonsense".
The new series, which will launch on November 9, is expected to show Charles cutting short a holiday with Diana, Princess of Wales, to host a secret meeting with former prime minister Sir John at Highgrove in 1991.
For the forthcoming series of the lavish royal drama, which features recast roles, Dominic West stars as Charles, while Elizabeth Debicki plays Diana and Imelda Staunton the Queen.
A spokeswoman for The Crown said: “The Crown has always been presented as a drama based on historical events.
“Series five is a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family – one that has already been scrutinised and well-documented by journalists, biographers and historians.”
