Prince Harry Says He Was 'Terrified' History Would Repeat with Meghan Markle in Netflix Trailer

Mar. 15, 2025

Prince Harryis opening up about his motivation to protect his wife,Meghan Markle.

“I didn’t want history to repeat itself,” Harry said as footage showed cameras flashing — both on Meghan and Harry as well as his mother, Princess Diana.

Prince Harry, 38, said earlier in the Netflix show trailer, “You know, there’s leaking, but there’s also planting of stories,” later calling it a “dirty game.”

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Meghan, 41, added, “I realized, they’re never going to protect you.”

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The trailer concludes withPrince Harrysaying, “No one knows the full truth. We know the full truth.”

Volume one of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s six-episode docuseries, simply titledHarry & Meghan, hits Netflix on Thursday, Dec. 8. Volume two will premiere on Dec. 15.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Netflix

Meghan briefly spoke about what audiences can expect to see in the docuseries in an October interview withVariety.

“It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it,” theArchetypeshost said of working with Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus. “But that’s not why we’re telling it. We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.”

“It’s interesting. My husband has never worked in this industry before,” she continued of the entertainment business. “For me, having worked onSuits, it’s so amazing to be around so much creative energy and to see how people work together and share their own points of view. That’s been really fun.”

Meghan Markle.Netflix

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In her AugustinterviewwithThe Cut, Meghan was vague when asked if the upcoming show would cover the couple’s love story.

“What’s so funny is I’m not trying to be cagey,” she said. “I don’t read any press. So I don’t know what’s confirmed. I will tell you Liz Garbus is incredible.”

The firsttrailer released on Thursdayfor the docuseries showed severalpersonal photosof Meghan andPrince Harry, ranging from a never-before-seen snap taken at their wedding reception to the duo kissing in the kitchen.

Meghan and Prince Harry first signed amulti-year dealwith Netflix in September 2020. At the time,The New York Timesreported that the Sussex’s production hub, later named Archewell Productions, would exclusively create documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming for the popular platform.

Meanwhile,Prince Harry’s book is set to debut on Jan. 10, 2023. Penguin Random House confirmed that King Charles' son will share his story inSpare,a 416-page memoir where Harry reflects with “raw, unflinching honesty.”

source: people.com