British Royal Family News says they are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are once again being criticized for their shameless self-promotion as they are apparently looking to keep the spotlight on themselves instead of their charities.
This comes after a report says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be part of a Netflix documentary that will focus on their decision to ‘Megxit’ from the royal family and start their new lives in Los Angeles, with new footage of them leaving Frogmore Cottage. Here’s what you need to know.
British Royal Family News: Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Criticized For Shameless Self-Promotion
According to the UK’s Daily Star, reps for the Sussexes apparently pitched footage of Harry and Meghan leaving their former home of Frogmore Cottage and their “farewell tour” of Buckingham Palace for their new Netflix documentary. Royal commentator Daniela Elser believes that the move looks like a “bank account building exercise.”
She said, “The sticking point here is that it is one thing to want to use their platform to maximise their reach and to support the causes and charities they work closely with; it’s another thing entirely to relentlessly put themselves at the center of the narrative and to keep the spotlight perpetually on them, rather than the actual charities themselves. If what has been reported is in fact true, there is something inherently uncomfortable about using philanthropy or even simple acts of generosity such as visiting a food bank, as what could look suspiciously like a brand and bank account building exercise.”
Elser added, “Here’s another question: Assuming this series does eventuate, once we have all gotten over the sheer, delicious novelty of watching a duke and duchess donning a ladle at a soup kitchen or hugging the homeless, whether the poor downtrodden souls asked for it or not, this entire endeavor just sounds … horrendously dull.”
Back in September, a spokesperson for the couple quashed rumors suggesting that they were filming a new reality show for Netflix. It remains to be seen whether or not Harry and Meghan will indeed take part in this documentary though.
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