Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are “gaslighting the nation” and “lining their pockets with distress”, royal commentator Sarah Vine stated following the discharge of the second trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming Netflix documentary.
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“Two issues stand out. First, the weaponisation of Princess Diana and her personal expertise as a royal consort so as to elevate Meghan. It’s hardly shocking: Harry has talked about his spouse earlier than within the context of his mom, however this goes one step additional,” Sarah Vine stated.
“By inserting footage of the late Princess Diana alongside photos of Meghan in varied levels of misery, the message is evident: the 2 are just about one and the identical,” the royal commentator stated.
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“That is intelligent. Not solely does it enlist (and enrage) the armies of Princess Diana followers who nonetheless, to today, imagine she was assassinated by the Royal Household and who will, little doubt, sally forth on social media to unfold the gospel; it additionally permits Meghan to inherit Diana’s iconic standing,” Sarah Vine stated.
“Which is presumably helpful when pitching sufferer narratives to Netflix,” Sarah Vine added.
She additional branded the comparability a “low cost shot.”
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This comes because the royal household is reportedly planning to deal with the docuseries as “enterprise as standard”. The primary instalment of the “unprecedented” six-part Netflix sequence is anticipated to be launched on Thursday.
“The Royal household can be going about their enterprise as standard. There are engagements within the diary and they’re going to keep on with them. That is their solely focus,” Day by day Specific reported.