The Queen signed off on Prince Harry’s mental health docuseries with Oprah Winfrey as she had no idea he would be talking about the Royal Family, it was reported.
The Me You Don’t See became available to watch on Apple TV last week, with a follow up show due to be broadcast this Friday. In the series, Harry accused his family of neglecting his wife Meghan Markle and discussed the trauma of attending Princess Diana’s funeral as a child.
A source close to The Queen has now claimed she gave Harry her ‘blessing’ for the documentary in 2018 – but had thought it would focus on military veterans getting the right mental health support when returning to civilian life.
The insider claimed the initial premise and description of the show was then ‘pushed to the side’, with Harry instead choosing to launch an ‘attack on his father and childhood’.
They told the DailyMail.com: ‘Those around the Queen and Prince Charles are absolutely gobsmacked by what has happened. It is a question of trust, and honestly any of that is hanging by a thread at the moment.
‘No one within the Palace circles has anything but sympathy for Harry’s trauma and troubled life, but there is upset and discomfort at him sharing it on an international television show.
‘Certainly the intimate detail of his hardships paint a very negative picture of his family and upbringing. Many people have a different view.’
The insider said no-one in the senior royal circle would have agreed to the series if they had known ahead of time what it would contain.
Harry has long been a campaigner for mental health issues, and he announced the series with Apple TV in 2019.
In a statement, he said: ‘I truly believe that good mental health – mental fitness – is the key to powerful leadership, productive communities and a purpose-driven self.
‘It is a huge responsibility to get this right as we bring you the facts, the science and the awareness of a subject that is so relevant during these times. I am incredibly proud to be working alongside Oprah on this vital series.’
During the series, Harry opened up about watching his mum crying while driving him and Prince William through streets packed with paparazzi. He also recalled her funeral, in which he met strangers who were grieving her death.
He said: ‘It was like I was … showing one tenth of the emotion that everybody else was showing. I was just – this is my mum, you never even met her.’
The Duke also suggested Diana had been hounded to death because she was dating ‘someone that wasn’t white’ at the time, film producer Dodi Fayed.
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