The King 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, royal sources say.
Charles and William will put on a united front after bracing themselves for a series of bombshells by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when the first half of their six-part documentary is broadcast on Netflix next Thursday.
Senior aides to the monarch and Prince and Princess of Wales plan to watch the three episodes in order to react swiftly to any further damaging accusations against the monarchy.
On Thursday, Harry and Meghan controversially released a dramatic one-minute trailer on social media, during the Prince and Princess of Wales’s three-day visit to Boston.
Royal sources said the “churlish” decision was done to deliberately torpedo William and Kate’s US trip, which concluded last night with them hosting the Prince’s Earthshot Prize environmental awards.
Set to dramatic mood music, Prince Harry appears in the teaser saying: “No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors.
In another clip Meghan says: “When the stakes were this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?”
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.”
Palace insiders have nicknamed Harry and Meghan “the Kardashians” because “they want all the attention they can possibly get”.
Harry and Meghan last year took part in an interview with US chat queen Oprah Winfrey and complaind about their treatment by royal family.
They claimed a senior member of the family, made racist comments concerning the colour of their unborn children’s skin while Meghan also accused the institution of making her feel suicidal when she was pregnant.
It led to the late Queen issuing an unprecedented statement, expressing her love for Harry and Meghan, with the caveat “recollections may vary”.
William and Kate are set to jet back to the UK on Saturday.
They were welcomed warmly by huge crowds on their trip, which was also overshadowed by a racism row at Buckingham Palace.
Lady Susan Hussey, William’s godmother, was forced to resign in disgrace after repeatedly questioning the heritage of a black domestic abuse campaigner at a palace reception.
The heir later said: “Racism has no place in our society.”
Aides said the couple “remained completely focused on putting their energies into the job at hand”.
One senior source said: “This trip was to pay tribute to the people of Boston for their generous hospitality and celebrate them alongside the Earthshot Prize finalists for making such great strides in the race against climate change.
“Arguably next week some attentions may have a different focus.”
William and Kate carried out separate engagements yesterday.
The heir met US President Joe Biden and the Princess visited Harvard University for her research into early childhood development.
President Biden met William at a chilly Boston Harbour, and asked while approaching him: “Where’s your top coat?”
William, wearing just his suit, laughed and smiled, and was expected to discuss his Earthshot plans.
Wills also visited the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, with Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, the ex-US president’s daughter.
William this week told how JFK’s ‘Moonshot’ project – to launch America’s space race in the 1960s – inspired his Earthshot project, which offers £1million awards to solve environmental problems.
In the evening the couple joined a star-studded line-up at the Earthshot awards, which included football legend David Beckham, singer Annie Lennox and actor Rami Malek.
In a speech, William paid tribute to the 15 finalists of the second annual awards and said the project’s legacy was “helping our communities and our planet to thrive”.
William also described himself as a “stubborn optimist” in an article published earlier. He wrote: “I believe in the power of human ingenuity.
“Dire predictions about our natural world aren’t the only side to this story and they don’t have to be our future.”
Among the innovators taking home £1million prized for their ventures was London-based firm Notpla, which created a seaweed-based bio-degradable alternative to plastic packaging.
