The British Royal Family remain calm and carry on after the Harry and Meghan series

LONDON (AP) The British royal family stuck to routine and remained silent Friday on the second half of the documentary series about Prince Harry and his wife Meghans, which made hard-hitting statements against Harry’s brother, Prince William.

While the first half of the six-part Netflix series focused on the couples’ deadly encounters with British media, the final three episodes targeting the royal firm the family and its staff.

In three-hour episodes released Thursday, Harry claimed William yelled at him during a family gathering and accused palace officials of lying to protect his older brother, who is now heir to the throne. Meghan has spoken of wanting to end her life as she struggles to cope with toxic media coverage.

Harry, grandson of the late Queen Elizabeth II, married American actress Meghan Markle in a fairytale wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018. Less than two years later, the couple left Britain, citing what they saw as the media’s racist treatment of Meghan and a lack of support from the palace.

In the documentary, Harry, 38, said William lashed out at him at a family summit at Sandringham Castle in January 2020 to talk about the couples’ plan to step down as senior royals.

It was terrifying to see my brother yelling and yelling at me and my dad saying things that just weren’t true. And my grandmother, you know, sits quietly there and takes it all in, Harry said.

He also accused royal communications officials of leaking and planting stories in the media, saying staff would seek to deflect negative coverage of a royal by publishing a story about another family member.

Meghan, 41, has revealed she considered taking her own life amid a torrent of negative media coverage before the couple decided to split from the royal household.

It was like it would all stop if I wasn’t there, she said.

Harry added that he believed the Mail on Sundays publication of a letter Meghan wrote to her estranged father over which she successfully sued the newspaper publisher contributed to her miscarriage in 2020.

Neither Buckingham Palace, which represents the king, nor Williams Kensington Palace’s office have commented on the series.

There were no dissenting opinions in the documentary, which included interviews with the couple and supportive friends and commentators.

Royal expert Pauline Maclarnan, author of Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture, said William and Harry’s relationship would be very difficult to mend after the bombshell allegations.

It seems to be very definitive, she said.

Hours after the final episodes were released, members of the Royal Family showed unity by attending a Christmas charity concert in London on Thursday night. William, his wife Kate and their two eldest children, George and Charlotte, were joined at the Westminster Abbey Christmas Concert by King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and other family members.

British newspapers, at the center of much of the couples’ anger, were furious with the series. The Daily Mail said in an editorial that the only saving grace was that Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, was spared seeing this sordid exercise in self-promotion.

The Sun called Harry a traitor, comparing him to the devoted William.

The Times of London has urged Meghan and Harry to give up their royal titles, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Harry and Meghan must see the hypocrisy of still claiming to be royals, the newspaper said in an op-ed. They have made it clear that they see themselves as being at war with the institution of the monarchy, an institution they seem to despise.

The show comes at a crucial time for the monarchy. The king is trying to show that the institution still has a role to play after the death in September of his mother, whose personal popularity dampened criticism of the crown during his 70-year reign.

While the Netlfix series has damaged the couple’s relationship with the Royal Family, perhaps irreparably, Maclarnan said it will likely help the couple forge their new careers as US-based charity activists and media personalities.

I think it will have built their brand pretty well, she said. I think a lot of people will see their point of view more, but especially (the) younger generation. And I really think that’s where they’ve always been aiming anyway.