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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s six-part documentary series chronicled the couple’s love story, their time as working royals and their eventual exit from the Firm. Harry and Meghan aired on

Netflix in December and marked the beginning of an onslaught of royal revelations from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. This month, Harry has taken part in several media interviews to

promote his tell-all memoir Spare, which was published on January 10. While his book has been criticised by some, one royal author has praised Harry for “telling the truth”, admitting he was

initially concerned that the book would be like the “tame” documentary. Writing in The New York Times, Salamishah Tillet, Pulitzer prize-winning professor at Rutgers University, shared her

experience of watching the documentary, recounting a scene in which Meghan talked about how hard she tried as a member of the Royal Family. “For women, especially women of colour, ‘I tried

so hard’ is a frustratingly familiar refrain, particularly when paired with ‘it still wasn't good enough, and you still don't fit in,’” she said. Ayesha Hazarika, a former UK

political advisor, told American broadcaster CBS: “Meghan and Harry have become a bit of a lightning conductor for a lot of anger from a lot of these people who are clinging to the past.”

While Sunny Hostin, co-host on the US talk show The View spoke about how the Duke and Duchess “are suffering,” adding, “they took over their narrative, and they have every single right to do

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HIM' [INSIGHT] THIS MORNING ROW ERUPTS OVER ROYAL FAMILY'S 'DIGNIFIED SILENCE' [ANALYSIS] Harry and Meghan’s documentary started with an onscreen message stressing its

authenticity: “This is a firsthand account of Harry and Meghan’s story, told with never before seen personal archive.” The couple told their love story, detailing their first date during the

summer of 2016, the first few months of enjoying a secret romance, and their luxurious wedding in May 2018. They also delved into the negative aspects of being members of the Royal Family,

criticising the British press, describing the Firm’s formality behind the scenes and indicating that Meghan — a former Hollywood actress — was different from the get-go. At one point, Harry

recalled his family’s first meeting with Meghan, revealing that they were “incredibly impressed”. “Some of them didn't quite know what to do with themselves,” the Prince said. “I think

they were surprised. They were surprised that a ginger could land such a beautiful woman and such an intelligent woman. But the fact that I was dating an American actress was probably what

clouded their judgment more than anything else at the beginning, ‘oh she's an American actress; this won't last’.” Meghan added: “The actress thing was the biggest problem, funnily

enough. There is a big idea of what that looks like from the UK standpoint — Hollywood — and it's just very easy for them to typecast that.” Later in the series, Meghan described her

first meeting with Kate, Princess of Wales, recalling a casual dinner held at Kensington Palace. “When Will and Kate came over, and I met her for the first time, they came over for dinner, I

remember I was in ripped jeans and I was barefoot,” she said. “I was a hugger. I've always been a hugger, I didn't realise that that is really jarring for a lot of Brits. I guess

I started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside.” The Duchess continued: “There is a forward-facing way of being, and then you close the

door and go, ‘You can relax now’, but that formality carries over on both sides. And that was surprising to me.”