Harry and Meghan's Netflix series proves some of their claims weren't true

08.12.2022 - 19:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk

This morning, the first three episodes of the much anticipated Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries were released and the show has already got the whole world talking.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a series of claims about their life in the royal family in a bid to give "the other side of their high-profile love story", which they are said to have been paid over $88m for by the streaming giant.

Last week, they put out teaser clips of the series which showed Meghan in tears and the couple saying that they wanted to give their side of 'the story'.

Netflix viewers even had difficulty accessing the app today to tune in to the bombshell series, with many taking to Twitter to say it had crashed.

During the first episode, Harry said: "No one knows the full truth. We know the full truth. The institution knows the full truth. And the media know the full truth because they've been in on it."

But now that half of the series has been released, we take a look at the claims the couple have made which appear to be inaccurate to what they have said previously.

1. Meghan had no idea who Prince Harry was - Not true

Shortly after their engagement, the pair sat down with the BBC for an interview, where Meghan said she didn't really know anything about Harry due to living in America.

She claimed: "Because I'm from the States, you don't grow up with the same understanding of the royal family. And so while I now understand very clearly there's a global interest there, I didn't know much about him."

However, in the first episode of the 'Harry & Meghan', the Duchess tells the camera about the time that her friend first told her that someone in the royal family had their sights set on her, writes The Mirror.

A mutual friend told the actress that