The Royal Family has questioned the credibility of Harry and Meghan's documentary saying they hadn't been asked to comment. After the documentary was released on Netflix on Thursday morning., a Buckingham Palace source disputed claims that the royals had refused to co-operate with their six-part series.
It has been reported by the Press Association that the source was clear that neither Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace nor any member of the family were approached for comment on the content.
No official comment from the King or the Prince of Wales on the content of the documentary, that included allegations of racism and "unconscious bias" and a series of barbs aimed at Charles, William and Kate.
Meanwhile, King Charles continued on his official business in the immediate wake of the first three parts of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's documentary in which the couple covered topics like their early relationship, the media intrusion, Meghan confronting the "formality" of the royal family as an American and Harry growing up without his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Read more here about how she protected her family.
The King wished volunteers and members of the public a "Happy Christmas" ahead of attending an Advent service in central London on Thursday morning.
Charles met with representatives and beneficiaries of local initiatives before unveiling a plaque at the King's House community hub in King's Cross on Thursday morning.
The monarch then greeted the cheering crowds gathered on Pentonville Road outside as he made his way to the nearby Ethiopian Christian Fellowship Church for an advent service.
The first three episodes contain a series of barbs that are likely to upset the King, including Harry's claim that he was "literally brought up" by a "second family" in Africa where he chose to spend three-month stints in his late teens and twenties as he came to terms with his mother's death.
Harry also describes a "huge level of unconscious bias" in the Royal Family - with reference to Princess Michael of Kent wearing an offensive Blackamoor-style brooch in front of his wife at Buckingham Palace.
There is also a suggestion that the UK is racist and more obsessed with race than the US, with Meghan declaring that she "wasn't really treated like a black woman" until she came to Britain.
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