{"id":149290,"date":"2022-12-06T02:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T02:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-accused-press-of-faking-hounding\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T02:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T02:08:00","slug":"prince-harry-meghan-markle-accused-press-of-faking-hounding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-accused-press-of-faking-hounding\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry, Meghan Markle accused press of ‘faking’ hounding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle allegedly used a photo in their new documentary trailer that they themselves approved to be taken while suggesting the press was invading their privacy. <\/p>\n

The newest teaser for their highly anticipated Netflix docuseries showed a photographer taking a snap of Harry, Markle and their young son Archie from a balcony at Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s residence in South Africa back in 2019 while they were on an official tour.<\/p>\n

Although the snap appeared to be intrusive, it was actually taken by a photographer who was part of an accredited press pack at Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis photograph used by @Netflix and Harry and Meghan to suggest intrusion by the press is a complete travesty,\u201d British royal correspondent Robert Jobson tweeted Monday<\/a>. \u201cIt was taken from an accredited pool at Archbishop Tutu’s residence in Cape Town. Only 3 people were in the accredited position. H & M agreed the position. I was there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with baby Archie was taken in South Africa by an accredited photographer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jobson then tweeted a photo<\/a> of the former royals introducing a then-baby Archie to Archbishop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shot by me from the same accredited pool position on my iPhone was taken at Archbishop Tutu’s Cape Town residence,\u201d he wrote alongside the photo. \u201cThere was no intrusion. I was part of a 3 person UK palace pool. Nobody else was allowed in and we shared the words and photos with the UK Media.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An approved \u201croyal route\u201d of journalists are usually invited to join the royal family on official visits and foreign tours. Often during these trips, only one or two reporters and photographers will be invited to join at certain meetings \u2014 like with Archbishop Tutu. They then send their reporting on to their fellow journalists.<\/p>\n

ITV royal editor Chris Ship commented<\/a>, \u201cHere Robert Jobson makes a valid point. The filming of Archie at Archbishop Tutu’s residence was highly controlled. <\/p>\n

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Another clip shows a distraught Harry sitting near pregnant Markle.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cAnd the ITN Productions camera filming the Sussexes’ Africa documentary was there with their permission. It was not a media scrum. They spoke to Tom Bradby inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

The use of the image comes after it was revealed that photo of paparazzi used in the first teaser, released last week, was actually taken at an official \u201cHarry Potter\u201d premiere. <\/p>\n

As The Sun reported, the photographers were really pointing their cameras at the all-star cast of \u201cHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two\u201d in London. The event took place in 2011, which is five years before the prince and the former \u201cSuits\u201d actress met in 2016.<\/p>\n

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Clips from the latest trailer also show the former royals in a happier time.<\/figcaption>
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A brief clip from the latest trailer also showed photographers swarming around a court in the UK \u2014 where British personality Katie Price appeared last December to be sentenced for drunk driving. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was terrified, I didn’t want history to repeat itself,\u201d Harry narrated as the footage is played. <\/p>\n

Another clip showed photographers huddling around a car as Markle claimed the royal household was never going to protect her. It then cut to an image of Meghan dabbing her eyes, seemingly in tears.<\/p>\n

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The first trailer for the doc received criticism for using paparazzi shots from a \u201cHarry Potter\u201d premiere. <\/figcaption>
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But Markle was not being pursued, the footage used is in fact of President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen leaving his New York apartment in 2019.<\/p>\n

Netflix and director Liz Garbus did not return our requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Also in the latest preview, the couple hit out at the \u201chierarchy of the family,\u201d claiming insiders \u201cleaked and planted\u201d stories about them.<\/p>\n

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They describe royal life as a \u201cdirty game,\u201d and use footage of Princess Diana and Kate being hounded by photographers while they talk about \u201cthe pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution.\u201d<\/p>\n

As we revealed, the show will premiere Thursday, Dec. 8 with three episodes, and another three episodes the following week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n