American media turns on Harry and Meghan with second volume of Netflix series

Sympathy for Meghan and Harry among the US media waned on Thursday with the second installment of the couple’s Netflix show, where they complained for three hours about how they think the Royal family and the media treated them. 

In the final three episodes of their Netflix show, Harry and Meghan turned up the heat with their allegations against the royals, accusing them of being jealous of Meghan’s fame and not understanding their quest for love and freedom. 

While the episodes will have come as a delight to their fans, they have left a bad among US journalists.  

Even Meghan’s friend Gayle King – who has been effusive in her praise of the couple until now and who attended Meghan’s baby shower – said it was the ‘right tac’ that the Royal family isn’t responding, and called the episodes ‘dicey’. 

‘Harry and Meghan said all along they wanted to tell their story, the way they see it.

‘Now they’re getting the chance to do it… this does sound very dicey.’  

The Associated Press, universally regarded as the peak of journalistic impartiality, summarized the finale with this headline: ‘Harry, Meghan vent their grievances in  final Netflix episodes.’  

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Even Meghan’s friend, Gayle King, called the new episodes ‘dicey’ during CBS Mornings. ‘Is it fair to say, “shots fired?”‘ she asked the network’s royal correspondent Charlie D’Agata, before describing the finale as ‘dicey’ 

NBC reporter Daisy McAndrew slammed the couple for taking ‘no responsibility’ for their role in the chaos that now engulfs the Royal family, while her colleague Kier Simmons said: ‘Goodness me, what will William be thinking this morning?’ 

‘I kept thinking, what would William and Kate think about these constant revelations and accusations? It’s very often when you have a family row, if you want to try to patch it up, you’ll take some responsibility. There was nothing of that from Harry and Meghan from how perhaps they might take a little responsibility of how things have gone wrong.

‘There can be very little coming back. All these accusations about William behaving badly, William shouting and screaming, William being unkind to his brother,’ McAndrew said. 

She added that Harry’s relationship with King Charles III ‘got worse today’. 

In the studio, host Hoda Kotb refrained from giving her assessment of Harry and Meghan’s comments, but she did point out the series was knocked off the number one most watched spot by the Addams Family series, Wednesday. 

‘It’s not in the number one slot. It’s in the number two slot. Wednesday is in the number one slot!’ she said.

NBC reporter Daisy McAndrew said the couple took ‘no responsibility’ for their role in the rift with the Royal family and said there is ‘no way back’ from the Netflix series 

CNN Royal Correspondent Max Foster said the Palace must respond now to the ‘very serious’ allegations made by Harry and Meghan in the new episodes 

NBC’s Kier Simmons’ assessment was: ‘Goodness me, what is William thinking this morning?’

Hoda Kotb on TODAY pointed out that Harry and Meghan’s show was less popular on Netflix than Wednesday, the new Addams Family kids’ show 

ABC’s James Long was more generous. He said the couple remain ‘very popular’ in the UK among younger people and that they are a ‘missed opportunity’ for Britain 

Fox news columnist Lee Cohen said they were on track to become ‘the most hated royals’ ever and that Harry was following in the footsteps of ‘the reviled’ Duke of Windsor.  

‘Like the Windsors before them, the Sussexes have fallen out of favor in Britain for their indecorous behavior. 

‘But while the Duke of Windsor let his people down by being irresponsible, he and his wife did not seek the spotlight in any meaningful way. Nor did they exist, as the Sussexes seem to, hell-bent to destroy the monarchy,’ Cohen wrote. 

CNN, which is not normally particularly charged on the subject, took a firmer stance this morning. 

Royal correspondent Max Foster told This Morning hosts Kaitlan Collins, Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow shortly after 6am: ‘There’s a lot more here there was last time,’ referring to the first three episodes of the series. 

Fox said the pair are now on track to be the ‘most hated royals’ after the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson in an opinion column by Lee Cohen

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NBC news was among outlets that seized on the fresh allegations lobbed at the Royal family 

The Washington Post also focused on Harry and Meghan’s allegations against the palace

Howard Stern slammed the couple for complaining about the intrusion into their lives while putting them on display themselves

The criticism crossed borders, with Spanish newspaper El Pais running this column this week

The Associated Press, universally regarded as the peak of journalistic impartiality, summarized the finale with this headline: ‘Harry, Meghan vent their grievances in final Netflix episodes’

He repeated the couple’s view that the Royal family was ‘jealous’ of the media attention they received, but said: ‘Of course, this is all entirely from the Sussexes’ view.’ 

CNN’s Foster urged the Palace to this time issue a response, explaining: ‘There are some really severe allegations here. They have to give some sort of response.’ 

Spanish newspaper El Pais ran a column this week titled ‘When there’s nothing left to reveal.’ 

‘With their Netflix docuseries, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have added little more than a few extra details about the royal family to their well-known narrative. Just what is their endgame?’ asked writer Maria Porcel. 

The couple did win over one reporter – ABC’s James Long, who claimed there was a ‘generational divide’ in the UK, and that they are ‘very popular’ among younger people. 

‘It’s early days, people are really interested to hear from them. Seeing Meghan hearing how this has impacted her, I think that is landing with people. 

‘There’s a big generational divide… the polls say they’re very unpopular here but I think among younger people Harry and Meghan are really popular in this country.

‘Overall it’s a missed opportunity for Britain,’ he said. 

In his radio show earlier this week, Howard Stern said the pair were acting like ‘whiny little b*****es’. 

‘It’s been painful. I don’t — I wouldn’t stay with it, but my wife wants to watch it, so, you know, we have shows we watch, but they come off like such whiny b*****s. I gotta tell you man, I just don’t get it. 

Harry and Meghan in the final three episodes of their Netflix show, where they made fresh allegations against the Royal family 

The couple shared new photos and videos from their wedding and their private life 

Hollywood superstar Tyler Perry gave the couple his mansion to live in, saying he ‘applauded’ their fight for ‘to be love and be free’ 

‘I feel bad for Prince Harry losing his mother and all that… so you got my empathy there. 

‘But Jesus Christ, when those two start whining about ‘wah wah wah, and they don’t like me’ and she wants to be beloved in this country, but man, oh man, you know, it’s just very weird to watch two people who keep screaming, ‘We wanted our privacy, we wanted the press to leave us alone.’ 

‘And then what is their special that they put out on Netflix — showing you them and their kids and their life. It’s like the Kardashians except boring. You know what I mean?’ 

The final three episodes begin with Harry and Meghan’s magical Windsor wedding, but then takes a ‘turn’ into how they were unfairly treated by the Royals and the media afterwards. 

Harry describes an intense meeting with King Charles III, Prince William and the late Queen Elizabeth II, during which he claims William ‘yelled and screamed’, and the Queen sat ‘quietly, taking it all in.’ 

The couple share yet more intimate photos and videos from the multi-million dollar mansion they were loaned by Hollywood superstar Tyler Perry, who also makes an appearance. Serena Williams is also featured. 

Netflix is said to have paid a whopping $100million for a multi-show deal with the couple. The docuseries is the pinnacle of that partnership.