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Harry and Meghan: The Rise and Fall

Duration: 3 x 60'

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Shot in a cinematic style, this is the definitive story of Harry and Meghan - an intimate tale with an epic scope. It's a love story that has captured the imagination of the world and changed the Royal Family forever.

This three-part series is an in depth look at this enduringly compelling story. From the moment they met in 2016 until now, it has been eight years of constant headlines. What started as a fairytale about a Prince falling in love eventually led to the break-up of a family, and everyone having an opinion about who was in the wrong.  This is Succession meets Downton Abbey...in real life. 

With extensive use of Harry's exclusive ITN interview as well as unrivalled Royal archive, including intimate footage of the couple on tour in South Africa when the cracks in their relationship with the Royal Family were first revealed, this series tells the story of two very different worlds colliding. Each episode will give a glimpse of the world they have left behind for their new one in California, as we hear how one of the world's most famous couples have embraced their new life away from the Royals in the glitzy celebrity world of Montecito.

This series will also explore parallels with Harry's mum, Princess Diana. Have any lessons been learnt? Are there any similarities between the life of Diana and that of her youngest son? Through archive and interviews, this series will hear from those who knew her and Harry as a child and chart how he has evolved from the cute youngster who charmed the world, to troubled teen and then national military hero and eventually Royal pariah.

EPISODE 1 SYNOPSIS

This is the story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, how they met, married and then fell out with the Royal Family. It is a love story that captured the imagination of the world and then changed the Royal Family forever.  

EPISODE 2 SYNOPSIS

After struggling to adapt to Royal life, Harry and Meghan step back as senior members of the family. They move to California, but drop a bombshell by giving an interview to Oprah Winfrey that makes headlines around the world. 

EPISODE 3 SYNOPSIS

Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, and a revealing TV interview shows the rift with his brother, Prince William, while the death of the Queen and King Charles III’s illness leads to questions over Harry and Meghan’s future. 

 

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