Meghan Markle Says She Was 'Fed to the Wolves' in New Netflix Trailer

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Meghan Markle says she "was being fed to the wolves" during her time in the royal family in a new trailer for her Netflix documentary.

Part 2 of Harry and Meghan is due out on Thursday, December 15, and will show Prince Harry saying there were leaks and planted stories.

There will also be an account of negativity towards the couple on social media, provided in part by Christopher Bouzy, founder of data analysis firm Bot Sentinel.

Harry, Meghan as Royals and on Netflix
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seen at the Mountbatten Festival of Music, at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, England, on March 7, 2020, and in a still from their Netflix documentary 'Harry &... Karwai Tang/WireImage/Netflix

In a new trailer, Meghan says: "I wasn't being thrown to the wolves. I was being fed to the wolves."

The teaser does not make clear who Meghan's statement relates to, though if the wolves are the media then the duchess may be accusing the palace.

In a previous trailer, Harry said: "There's a hierarchy of the family...You know, there's leaking but there's also planting of stories."

And in this one he says: "They were happy to lie to protect my brother. They were never willing to tell the truth to protect us."

The ad for episodes 4 to 6 begins with Harry saying: "I wonder what would've happened to us had we not got out when we did?"

Meghan then says: "Our security was being pulled. Everyone in the world knew where we were."

Harry adds that "I said 'we need to get out of here,'" and there is also footage of the prince filming himself on an airplane saying: "We are on the freedom flight."

The prince also refers to "institutional gaslighting" during the commercial, making it clear there will be criticisms of the Monarchy in Part II.

The first three episodes have already provoked a storm, even though Part 2 did not reach the stage of the couple's royal journey when royal relations fell apart.

Among the moments feverishly debated in the U.K., Meghan re-created a curtsy she said she performed for Queen Elizabeth II during their first meeting.

Harry said: "How do you explain that you bow to your grandmother and that you will need to curtsy. Especially to an American, like, that's weird."

The duchess said: "Now I'm starting to realize this is a big deal. I mean, Americans will understand this, we have 'medieval times, dinner and tournament.' It was like that, I curtsied like I was..." Meghan then re-enacts the curtsy before adding: "'Pleasure to meet you your majesty, was that okay?' It was so intense."

Chris Ship, royal editor at ITV News, told Australian show Sunrise: "I was surprised that they left that in the show. You could even see from Harry's face in the clip that you just showed there, he looked a bit uncomfortable about the way Meghan appeared to be disrespectful of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth."

He added: "That's getting a lot of pick up over here in the U.K. at the moment and I think that has offended quite a lot of people here."

In the second part, viewers will hear from Bouzy, who investigated anti-Meghan accounts on Twitter and found evidence of racism among social media users.

A report compiled by Bot Sentinel in 2021 suggested that 83 accounts were behind around 70 percent of negative messages about the duchess on Twitter.

About the writer

Jack Royston is Newsweek's Chief Royal Correspondent based in London, U.K. He reports on the British royal family—including King Charles III, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—and hosts The Royal Report podcast. Jack joined Newsweek in 2020; he previously worked at The Sun, INS News and the Harrow Times. Jack has also appeared as a royal expert on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, ITV and commentated on King Charles III's coronation for Sky News. He reported on Prince Harry and Meghan's royal wedding from inside Windsor Castle. He graduated from the University of East Anglia. Languages: English. You can find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. You can get in touch with Jack by emailing j.royston@newsweek.com.


Jack Royston is Newsweek's Chief Royal Correspondent based in London, U.K. He reports on the British royal family—including King Charles ... Read more