Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals in 2018
A brand new German documentary, The Misplaced Prince by award-winning filmmaker Ulrike Grunewald, has sparked criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, elevating questions in regards to the distinction between their advocacy work and their prosperous way of life.
The movie delves into the couple’s life in Montecito, California, following their exit from the Royal Household, and examines Harry’s evolving position in relation to the monarchy.
A notable level of competition highlighted within the documentary is Meghan’s option to put on high-end designer outfits throughout visits to underprivileged nations, which some argue undermines the message of solidarity with struggling communities.
Because the Mirror’s Russell Myers notes on the documentary: “If you’re going to places like Nigeria, like Colombia, which have huge socio-economic problems, some of the world’s poorest communities in these countries, and you’re turning up wearing tens of thousands of pounds worth of designer clothes – it really doesn’t send the right message.”
In the meantime, Dai Davies, a former Head of Royal Safety and a Divisional Commander within the Metropolitan Police, accuses Harry of failing to combine a lot with unusual folks on what he describes as their ‘fastidiously orchestrated’ worldwide journeys. “In Colombia, although there are very rich people there, the vast majority, 85 per cent or 90 per cent, are very poor,” Dai stated.
“And what I’ve noticed of these tours, he mixes with the upper classes. He doesn’t really, apart from carefree orchestrated areas where he mixes with so-called the ‘normal people’ – well they’re not.
“These are fastidiously orchestrated campaigns so far as I can see… I look fairly dispassionately on the proof and the proof I’ve seen is, it is all about Harry and Meghan. It is little or no to do with an precise alleged rationale for going there.”
The documentary additionally critiques Harry and Meghan for leveraging their previous royal connections to fund their opulent way of life.
It alleges that the couple dedicates solely about an hour every week to their Archewell Basis, which reportedly noticed a pointy decline in donations—from $13 million (£10.2m) in 2021 to only $2 million (£1.5m) in 2022.