The first part of the long-awaited series shows the couple navigating their early relationship. Critic Eric Deggans says it avoids offending specific royals, but offers a critique of British society.
Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle, announcing their engagement on November 27, 2017 in London, England.Harry & MeghanThe first three episodes — focused on the romance, engagement and marriage of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry — treads carefully around criticisms of specific royals or individual actions.
where he wore a Nazi soldier's uniform to a costume party was"one of the biggest mistakes of my life." But the docuseries handles such moments with a light touch, covering narrative ground at such a relentless pace, that it barely has time to explain before the story moves on.If anything, the media itself gets the most sustained and direct criticism throughout the docuseries — particularly the gossip-focused tabloid press and especially the British tabloids.
As the docuseries progresses, we see the couple transformed from young lovers sneaking moments together under the nose of the world's press, to a more cautious pair who wind up hiring a security firm to plan how they move about, trained in special driving techniques to shake off pursuing photographers. Meghan is discouraged from smiling at or speaking cheerfully to the paparazzi for fear she would be portrayed as enjoying the attention.
So, even as the docuseries offers an unprecedented look inside the story of a woman who married into the British royal family, it is undoubtedly framed from the couple's perspective — made with little sense of how a more objective source might view their information.
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