Prince Harry says people were 'happy to lie to protect' Prince William, but wouldn't 'tell the truth to protect' him and Meghan
- Prince Harry says people lied to protect his brother Prince William.
- Harry made the allegations in the promo for Vol. II of his and Meghan's docuseries.
Prince Harry said people told lies in order to protect Prince William's reputation in the new promo for his docuseries.
Speaking in the promo for Vol. II of "Harry & Meghan," which airs on Netflix on Thursday, Harry said: "They were happy to lie to protect my brother. They were never willing to tell the truth to protect us," while an image of Buckingham Palace appeared on the screen.
The couple appears to be speaking about their reasons for stepping back from royal life in the new promo.
Harry speaks about "institutional gaslighting," while Meghan said she was "being fed to the wolves" while living in the UK.
The promo also features a video clip of Harry on an airplane, which he describes as his "freedom flight" out of the UK.
Harry and Meghan announced their step back in January 2020. They released a statement at the time, saying they wanted to split their time between the UK and North America and to focus on their charity work.
However, during a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, the couple said racism among the British tabloids towards Meghan played "a large part" in their decision to leave the UK.
Harry and William have reportedly had a rift for many years, with the first reports of a falling out between the brothers surfacing after Harry and Meghan moved out of Kensington Palace, the home they shared with William and Kate Middleton, in 2018.
Then in the spring of 2019, Harry and Meghan moved their press office to Buckingham Palace. They previously shared a press office with William and Kate at Kensington Palace.
Speaking in the ITV documentary "Harry and Meghan: An African Journey" in October 2019, Harry said he and William were "on different paths."
Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Correction: December 13, 2022 — An earlier version of this story overstated the specificity of one of Prince Harry's accusations in the "Harry & Meghan" trailer released on December 12. In the trailer, he says, "They were happy to lie to protect my brother." He doesn't identify "they" as Buckingham Palace.