Prince Harry was forced to deny claims that Meghan Markle “broke royal protocol” when she joined the family, long before the couple both stepped down from their duties in 2020.

After they both left the Firm, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a Netflix documentary series revealing never-before-seen insights into their lives.

As part of the series, Meghan discussed her transition into the Royal Family, which at times proved tricky because she didn’t realise they only champion “deliberately non-controversial causes”.

Referencing her speaking out about the MeToo movement, She said: “I didn’t know that that would be taboo to talk about. I knew that there was a protocol for how things were done.”

During this part of the documentary, a voiceover suggests Meghan “broke royal protocol” by doing this and other things such as hugging a schoolgirl, but Harry defends her, saying, “On top of that, with the press, there were a lot of invented protocols”.

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