Meghan Markle's Lawyer Says There is 'Evidence' of Negative Palace Briefing

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's lawyer says she has seen "evidence" of negative briefing against the couple by Buckingham Palace, while Meghan told her Netflix documentary: "You would just see it play out."

Harry & Meghan Part II is set to drop on Thursday, December 15, and a new trailer contains a direct allegation that the palace briefed journalists against the couple.

Jenny Afia, Meghan and Harry's London-based lawyer and a partner at law firm Schillings, says in the footage: "There was a real kind of war against Meghan and I've certainly seen evidence that there was negative briefing against Harry and Meghan to suit other people's agendas."

She added: "This barrage of negative articles about the breakdown of the relationship with her father was the final straw in a campaign of negative nasty coverage about her."

Meghan herself is shown saying: "You would just see it play out. It was like a story about someone in the family would pop up for a minute and they'd go 'gotta make that go away.'

"But there is real estate on a website home page, there is real estate there on a newspaper front cover and something has to be filled in there about someone royal."

The allegation is the biggest bombshell yet from the couple's long-awaited Netflix series and looks set to re-ignite tensions with the royal family.

A previous trailer showed Harry saying: "There's a hierarchy of the family…You know, there's leaking but there's also planting of stories."

However, Afia directly stated that off-the-record comments made to journalists by the palace were negative.

Lucy Fraser, described as a friend of the couple, says in the new trailer: "Meg became this scapegoat for the palace and so they would feed stories on her whether they were true or not to avoid other less favorable stories being printed."

The comments may cause concern for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who previously shared a press office at Kensington Palace with Harry and Meghan.

Harry also told the Netflix show in a previous trailer: "They were happy to lie to protect my brother but were never willing to tell the truth to protect us."

However, a Netflix subtitle changed his words to read "the British media are happy to lie," causing confusion over whether the duke was referring to the palace lying or the media lying.

The latest trailer suggests that whatever Harry meant during that statement, the palace can expect a significant broadside during the second part of the Netflix show.

What makes it all the more awkward for the U.K.-based royals is that they will be on show on Thursday night during a Christmas carol service.

If there are any accusations against family members, body language experts may be on hand to study every facial express.

Newsweek approached Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment.