Reaction to the Harry & Meghan 'doc' abroad - and how it undermines their claims about the British media and public

[susan12345678]

Harry and Meghan continually insist that the British media is responsible for the negative way they are perceived by the UK public. Out of curiosity, I had a very quick look at coverage of their 'documentary' in 3 other countries (France, Germany and Australia). Interesting to note that almost all of the comments on the articles I read were very negative and that people were saying exactly the same sorts of things that people in the UK are saying, namely, that they are monetizing their links to the RF at the expense of Harry's family, that they disrespected HMQ, that they shouldn't be using titles (or that these should be removed), that they are self-obsessed and narcissistic in the way they come across, etc etc.

Germany:

www.spiegel.de/panorama/harry-und-meghan-in-einer-netflix-doku-hier-hat-wohl-noch-jemand-ein-huehnchen-zu-rupfen-a-58d248ff-3702-4ebd-aebf-26797ad1a60b#kommentare

Example of one of the most popular comments:

"You don't have to be a fan of the royals, but the way Meghan makes fun of her first meeting with the Queen is deeply revealing. If the "medieval theater" is so repugnant to them, they could have opted for a private life before the wedding. But then the royal lifestyle and public attention would be gone."

www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/harry-und-meghan-das-sind-die-reaktionen-auf-die-netflix-doku-18520511.html

A popular comment:

"Harry has actually done his brother William a huge favor in making this Netflix series. Finally, the whole world knows what the Sussexes are really like. At last we can see exactly what William and Kate have had to put up with."

France:

madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/actu-people/harry-meghan-le-premier-episode-mievre-et-bien-lisse-du-documentaire-netflix-20221208

Comments aren't up/downrated but all comments published were negative, example:

"They are immature, ungrateful and selfish... neither of them shine with intelligence.... Apparently mediocrity sells now."

Australia:

www.smh.com.au/world/europe/prince-harry-takes-swipe-at-william-charles-in-netflix-documentary-20221208-p5c4xp.html

Popular comment:

"Harry says he no longer wants to be a Royal but continues to profit off his Royal life and connections. He complains about the paparazzi and his loss of privacy yet he uses the media to get money via a tell all doco and book trading away his, and other royals’, privacy for cash.
If he doesn’t want to be a Royal, then more power to him. But stop making your living off complaining about being a Royal. Go get a job as a builders labourer or rejoin the army and serve your country again. I think most people are sick of the hypocrisy going on here. Be a Royal and live the hard life that that must be or be a nobody and shut up about it."

Harry, Meghan and their fans really need to accept that the negativity they attract is a consequence of their behavior - not the media, and certainly not racism.

Many Americans comment that they're embarrassed by her too!

Just reading similar in El Mundo, a Spanish newspaper.

"Harry and Meghan declare outright war on the British crown".

www.elmundo.es/loc/celebrities/2022/12/10/63934306e4d4d806438b45be.html

They also have it in for Diana, saying in her Bashir interview she was "blinded by hatred" and had a "victim attitude" and said that her husband should never be king. The newspaper links the attitude to Harry and Meghan's documentary trying to undermine the monarchy. They compare the Netflix documentary to them using "long range ballistic missiles" on the monarchy, saying they've already detonated the nuclear bomb on Oprah. Basically saying the Sussexes are fighting a battle they know they cannot win.

Are there any countries where the coverage is positive?

Given their stance against the media, surely no media company is going to agree with them and say how wonderful they are? Therefore, the narrative is going to be negative from the media

Given their stance against the media, surely no media company is going to agree with them and say how wonderful they are? Therefore, the narrative is going to be negative from the media

I’m more interested in public opinions, as reflected in the comments etc

The top comment on the Spanish article I linked to is "Harry y su mujer un par de inmorales, ya hasta premiados por ir de víctimas, hasta cuando con sus lamentos? Luego el trauma por la muerte de Diana, a propo, Williams también perdió a su medre, la Maria Luisa de Noruega casada con un muy oscuro chaman, estos dos se han retirado con discrepción , la noruega si es educada , la estadounidense como todos ellos sienten que todos deben estar impresionados por ellos, vaya discordia entre hermanos ha sembrado."

Translation - Harry and his wife have no morales, they're even being given prizes for supporting victims, how far are they going with their complaints? Then the trauma over Diana's death, William also lost his mother, Maria Luisa of Norway married a "dark shaman" and those two have withdrawn with discretion. Norwegians are polite, the Americans think that everyone should be impressed by them. What discord they have caused between brothers.

I'm interested to know where they will go after the netflix shows, Harry's book release etc. Once they've told the world "their truth", what really happened etc (of which 3 episodes in, we're still non the wiser) There must surely be a limited arsenal of weapons they can fire at the RF, so will they just fade away into oblivion?

It's hard to see what their next move will be. They'd done Oprah, they've "told their truth" on Netflix. So what else is there to say?

Harry, Meghan and their fans really need to accept that the negativity they attract is a consequence of their behavior - not the media, and certainly not racism

This totally sums up the whole situation for me.

Hopefully they'll just fade off into obscurity afterwards, no one in the RF will entertain telling them anything after all this, what a fool he has been to cut off all ties with his family, sure he will come to bitterly regret it in later life

Here’s an article from Canada - over 1000 comments, almost all critical

www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-meghan-netflix-docuseries-1.6676340

I presume it's all about America for those two where they still seem to have support.

From the Canadian interview
""I just think it's more of the same. I mean, this time it's delivered in quite a sort of feature-like way. There's no balances at all. It's very glossy. It's very gutteral," British PR expert Mark Borkowski said in an interview."

at "guttural"

Umm.. parading their children around for clicks. That’ll be next. Sadly.

All I know is that when the DM are so incensed they’re writing 20 articles in one day, like they did yesterday, throwing their toys out the cot, Harry and Meghan are doing something right.

The New York Times:

www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/style/royal-family-feud-william-harry.html#commentsContainer

"While William and Kate seem to carry out their duties in the Firm with a degree of seriousness and nods to country first, Harry and Meghan have become so tiresome in their unrelenting attention seeking gimmicks, which, probably are Meghan's machinations over Harry's. What a useless pair of dimwits."

Another of the top most popular comments from the NY Times:

"The Prince and Princess of Wales are not "Out and about, jockeying for attention."
They are performing official duties, and in the case of the Earthshot Prize, doing crucial work for a sustainable environment. They were welcomed in Boston, with thousands waiting in the rain and cold to see them, and President Biden making time to meet with Prince William. The Times downplayed this, saying they had a "mixed reception" because a few fans booed at a Celtics Game.
The Times is one of the few, if not the only, publication to praise Harry and Meghan's one sided Netflix "Documentary," which was nothing but a regurgitation of their Oprah Interview almost three years ago. Clearly the Times is anti-Monarchy, the mystery is why since it doesn't involve the USA."

Still curious to know where that elusive positive reception is, away from the nasty smears of the British media....

Good to hear the world is as seeing them for what they really are!

We are looking a comments from the public, not the media articles. They all appear pretty damning. not surprising at this tone deaf couple.

But the media control the comments. They literally decide what comments get published, thus keeping their agenda. I live in the US and don’t know anyone who is anti H&M. Most people couldn’t care less about any of them.

But the media control the comments. They literally decide what comments get published, thus keeping their agenda

None of the sources I linked to are preventing people from posting supportive comments. The NYTimes would love it if people did, but the public are quite negative about them

If the NYT printed that then things must be going downhill.

If the NYT printed that then things must be going downhill

Just to be clear, the quotes above are comments from NYTimes subscribers/readers in response to the article

I reckon they'll go back to Instagram and start doing sponsored posts like the Kartrashians. It will feature a mix of 'charity work', advertising, then when they've realised they've pissed people off just a bit too much there will be some A and L photos.

Then I'm guessing there will be another round of Netflix documentaries as further damage control.

I can't imagine they will do anything of value.