Palace ‘stopped protecting Harry' after seeing he had 'one foot out the door’ says expert

Palace aides stopped 'protecting' Prince Harry after they found out he would leave the Royal Family, an expert has claimed.

In the latest trailer for his six-part Netflix docuseries, the Duke of Sussex says "they were happy to lie to protect my brother" but "were never willing to tell the truth to protect us” while an image of Buckingham Palace is shown.

Although it is not clear exactly to whom he is referring with his comments, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield of the To Di For podcast has suggested it was Harry's own aspirations to step back as a working royal that may have halted The Firm protecting him after many years.

Speaking to the Daily Star, she said: “Harry has provided the palace with many more controversial stories to navigate than William ever could.

Prince Harry has suggested the Palace did not try to "protect" him, unlike William (Netflix)

“William is the heir. Of course, the Palace is going to protect him.

“If the Palace stopped protecting Harry, perhaps it was in response to Meghan’s bully allegations… or the fact that everyone knew that Prince Harry had one foot out the door.”

Kinsey said that throughout his life, the Palace had worked "very hard" to "make him more likeable" - including giving him a successful career in the Army after years of him making wild headlines in his youth.

In the latest trailer for his Netflix docuseries, the Duke of Sussex says "they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us” (Netflix)

Kinsey Schofield said The Firm may have stopped after years of protecting him after finding out he would be leaving (Netflix)

She commented: "Harry should be grateful that the Palace worked so diligently to change his image. He went from angry bar dweller to war hero overnight.

“Had The Firm not protected Harry with a very strategic transformation, there is no way he would have the platform he has now to slander his own flesh and blood.

In addition to his Netflix documentary, Prince Harry plans to keep divulging royal secrets into the new year, The Mirror has learned.

Palace efforts in the past to protect Harry saw him go from "angry bar dweller to war hero overnight", Kinsey said (Getty Images)

The Duke of Sussex, 38, is said to taking offers from major US TV networks to sit in front of the cameras and promote his memoir Spare in January.

And an insider says CBS morning TV host and close friend of Meghan's Gayle King is in the “hot seat” for a major interview about his life.

A senior CBS network source confirmed that Harry has held talks to seal a primetime TV interview special.