Harry and Meghan’s documentary seems to have had the opposite effect. A British poll shows that nearly half want to erase the prince's title, while supporters of William have surged. A survey by
YouGov showed that 44% of the British public felt more sympathy for William and Kate Middleton after watching the new documentary, while only 17% of the British public felt similar to Harry and Meghan.
Perhaps this was an unforeseen outcome for the Sussexes, whose six-part documentary about their royal family focuses on the brother-in-law couple. Prince Harry's autobiography will take the war with the William brothers to an intense new milestone, telling them all about the conflict.
In the series, the two tried to portray William as an authoritarian who would scold his brother and manipulate events, while Kate sister-in-law was difficult to approach and inhumane.
Royal author Tom Quinn was not surprised by the findings. He told the media: "I'm just surprised that the documentary series didn't do too much damage to the Sussex family. I find it very annoying to watch and it makes you realize that they are people who have lost their souls."
I'm not surprised that people are more sympathetic to the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal because they showed the grace of an elder brother and sister-in-law and they didn't complain about Harry. The
survey also showed that nearly half, or 44%, of the British public believe Harry should be deprived of his title as Duke of Sussex. Of course, this view probably won't have any impact on Harry. Tom Quinn explained: "I think it is unlikely that the king will erase Harry's title of Duke of Sussex because if so, he and Prince William appear to be doing what Harry and Meghan did."
The survey also showed that 23% of participants felt worse about the Sussexes after watching the documentary, while only 7% agreed that the film helped them gain more empathy.
Regardless of the public's reaction to the film, the fact remains that it's still a gimmick for Netflix, as the first episode racked up 4.5 million views in its first week.
The memoir will further bring down the relationship between the brothers. The result is likely to be even more worrying for the Sussexes as Harry is due to give another interview to CNN's "Tell It" ahead of the launch of his memoir on January 10.
It is reported that the prince's memoirs will continue the sharp "attack" on William's brother, while King Charles III King is rather mild. Therefore, the impact of the memoir will be to such an extent that it will almost destroy the two men's brotherly relationship beyond repair.
The consequences of the memoirs for the royal family were worse than they imagined. They said: "Everything is laid bare. King Charles will escape more gently than I thought, but it will be particularly heavy on William and even Kate will be attacked."
There is extremely trivial detail and the conflict between the brothers is also described. I personally can't imagine how Harry and William will get along after this incident.
In December last year, media reports said that William had cut off all contact with his brother and his wife and had no intention of restoring communication. Elsewhere, the Sussexes want to accept an apology from their entire family.
An important theme in Harry's memoir will be the pain of losing his mother as a child - something he can't seem to fully get over and still finds a shadow of himself somewhere in Meghan.
