Harry, Meghan to "spoil" Prince William, Kate's US trip: source
02-12-2022
By Aarti Rawat
Sources told Page Six that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix teaser was a "planned strategy" to eclipse the Prince and Princess of Wales' US tour.
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The dramatic trailer for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's long-awaited six-part docuseries, "Harry & Meghan," released early Thursday when Prince William and Kate were in Boston for William's issue,
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the Earth shot Prize ceremony, which has been called his "Super Bowl." "When the risks are this high, doesn't it make more logic to hear our tale from us?" Markle, 41, asks in the video.
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"If tomorrow is William's Super Bowl, then here's your concert," Markle's friend Omid Scobie tweeted on Thursday.
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One royal insider told Page Six the Sussexes are seeking to "disrupt and conflict" with William and Kate's American visit.
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"Surprise, surprise, how extremely boring Harry and Meghan," royal observer Hugo Vickers told Page Six. This happens. Their work seems pretentious."
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The footage also shows one image of a frosty-looking William, Kate, Charles, and Queen Consort Camilla at the 2019 Commonwealth Day service, with Harry and Meghan in the back row.
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"If the Sussexes are worried they'll look diminished and less reliable in contrast to the Prince and Princess of Wales' first trip overseas in this new era,
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they've overplayed their cards with a string of PR new releases designed to clash with Wales' visit this week," said a royal insider to Page Six.
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In addition to the trailer, Harry published a promotional video on Wednesday announcing the 2023 Invictus Games, featuring himself and Markle playing table tennis.
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Before William and Kate's anticipated Boston arrival, the promo aired. However, other sources stressed that Netflix executives chose the docuseries trailer's timing, not Harry and Markle.
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Page Six reports that the Sussexes requested its release on Monday, Nov. 28, before the show's Dec. 8 premiere.
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The royal insider said that while the Sussexes profess to be a "privacy-obsessed couple," the 60-second video offers intimate photographs, moments, and places never before shared and with raw emotion.
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"The Hollywood aura is Kardashian-like." Palace insiders worry about what the show will say and if it would feel like a declaration of war.
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"When is enough?" the palace insider inquired. The insider said, "This is unfortunate, but I very much suspect the king's son will be prohibited from attending his coronation."