Prince Harry claims people were ‘happy to lie to protect’ Prince William in new Netflix trailer

Prince Harry is getting candid about his decision to step back as a senior working royal.

On Monday, Netflix released a new trailer for the second installment of their docuseries "Harry & Meghan," which drops on Dec. 15. The first three episodes were released on Dec. 8.

In the clip, the 38-year-old is seen speaking to the camera as he reflects on how he and his wife Meghan Markle struggled with the British tabloids targeting them. Harry also claimed that he and the former American actress were treated differently from his older brother, Prince William.

The Prince of Wales, 40, is heir to the British throne.

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"They were happy to lie to protect my brother," alleged Harry in the trailer, before adding that he and Markle, 41, were the victims of "institutional gaslighting."

"They were never willing to tell the truth to protect us," he added.

Harry also noted that he was left to "wonder what would have happened to us had we not got out when we did."

"I said, ‘We need to get out of here,’" Harry recalled.

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The trailer also showed a self-shot of Harry that appeared to be taken on a cellphone. The father of two is seen speaking while on a flight.

"We are on the freedom flight," said Harry.

In the trailer, the former "Suits" star spoke about the impact of the couple’s decision to step back. Upon their announcement in 2020, the U.K. government removed their 24-hour police protection because they were no longer entitled to taxpayer-funded security.

"Our security was being pulled," said Markle. "Everyone in the world knew where we were… I wasn’t being thrown to the wolves. I was being fed to the wolves."

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The trailer ends with a clip of the Sussexes enjoying their new lives in the coastal city of Montecito, California, with their son Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, 1.

"To move to the next chapter you’ve got to finish the first chapter," said Harry. "I’ve always felt as though this was a fight worth fighting for."

"It gave us a chance to create that home we had always wanted," chimed Markle.

Kinsey Schofield, royal expert and host of the "To Di For Daily" podcast, told Fox News Digital she was appalled by Harry’s latest claims.

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"Harry and Meghan’s documentary is littered with dishonesty to bolster their calculated version of events," she alleged. "When Harry says, ‘They were happy to lie to protect my brother, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us,' I am confident he is referencing The Firm. They likely fixed this soundbite [during editing] to not come off as aggressive but if the British media is so terrible then protecting Harry and Meghan would never be on their radar and Harry would not expect that of them."

"Harry has provided the palace with many more controversial stories to navigate than William ever could," Schofield claimed. "William is the heir. Of course, the palace is going to protect him. Keep your nose out of trouble and nothing can be said about you… The palace worked overtime to change Harry's image from an angry bar dweller to a war hero. Had they not actually protected Harry with a very strategic transformation, there is no way he would have the platform he has now to slander his family. He was popular. Because The Firm worked very hard to make him likable."

"Instinct tells me that the palace staff stopped defending Meghan over the fact that she has been accused by multiple employees of cruel treatment," added Schofield.

On Friday, Britain’s press erupted in outrage at the docuseries, which lambasted the U.K. media over its treatment of the royal couple.

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But much of Britain reacted to the Netflix show with a shrug. Buckingham Palace had no comment, and the prime minister didn’t watch.

In the first three episodes, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as well as friends and loved ones, detailed the couple's early lives and blossoming romance. It led up to their fairytale wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018, and their growing discontent with what they saw as the media’s racist treatment of the duchess and a lack of support from the palace.

Harry has long railed against press intrusion that he says clouded his childhood and contributed to the death of his mother, Princess Diana. She was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 at age 36 while being pursued by photographers.

In the doc, Markle claimed that the media wanted to "destroy" her, while Harry says his wife was subjected to a press "feeding frenzy." That riled British newspapers, many of which splashed their anger across front pages and editorial columns.

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Bob Seely, a lawmaker with the governing Conservative Party, said he would try to introduce a bill in Parliament to strip the couple of their royal titles. Seely said Prince Harry was attacking important British institutions, "as well as trashing his family and monetizing his misery for public consumption." Meanwhile, Employment Minister Guy Opperman branded the couple "utterly irrelevant" and urged people "to boycott Netflix and make sure that we actually focus on the things that matter."

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said it did not back Seely’s bill or a Netflix boycott.

"It’s a matter for the public what channels they want to watch," said spokesman Jamie Davies. He said the prime minister had not watched the series, and the government "would never comment on royal matters."

King Charles III declined to comment on the Netflix series during public engagements in London on Thursday or during a visit Friday to Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC, where he met the team’s owners, Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Both said they had not watched the series, with McElhenney joking, "I’ve never heard of it."

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex walked away from royal duties in early 2020 and moved to California to start a new life as campaigners, charity benefactors and media personalities.

Fallout from LA racism scandal keeps shaking City Council

Two months after becoming entangled in a racism scandal that shook public trust in Los Angeles government, disgraced City Councilman Kevin de Leon has refused calls to resign and is attempting to rehabilitate his reputation as he faces a politically uncertain future.

As of Monday, de Leon, a former state legislator, is the only council member still resisting calls from President Joe Biden to step down, while continuing to collect his annual salary of nearly $229,000 — among the most lucrative paydays for city council members in the nation.

Gil Cedillo, another councilman involved in the scandal over a leaked recording of racist insults emerged in October, had vanished from public view within days of its disclosure but refused to resign. His term expired Monday at 12:01 a.m., after he lost a reelection bid earlier this year.

Continuing fallout from the racism scandal is one challenge that will confront the city’s new mayor, Democrat Karen Bass, as she takes office Monday. Meanwhile, three other current or former Council members have been indicted or pleaded guilty to corruption charges.

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Stripped of his ability to participate in council committees, facing widespread pressure to resign and after an extended absence from council meetings, de Leon has been maneuvering in public and private to emerge from political purgatory, despite being reviled by colleagues who say they cannot work with him.

His situation deteriorated Friday, when he scuffled with an activist who heckled him at a holiday toy giveaway that was partially captured on video and posted on Twitter. The confrontation left children at the event in tears.

Council President Paul Krekorian, who has called on de Leon to step down, said in a statement that the councilman, one of his staff members and a volunteer were attacked and he called it intolerable. The Los Angeles Times reported that activists said de Leon was the aggressor.

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"This city has endured horrendous division and toxicity in recent months," Krekorian said. "We need to reject hatred in all of its forms and we need to reject the atmosphere of intimidation, bullying and threats."

De Leon appeared Friday at his first council meeting since mid-October, setting off a chaotic protest between competing factions in the audience. About a dozen protesters bellowed at de Leon to leave the ornate chamber, while his supporters chanted "Kevin, Kevin."

Some council members walked out and police ejected two people, fearing they might fight.

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"Leave, Kevin!," one protester shouted at de Leon. "This is why these meetings need to be shut down."

The scandal triggered the resignation in October of then-City Council President Nury Martinez and a powerful labor leader, Ron Herrera, along with calls from Biden and other elected officials for de Leon and others to resign.

The uproar stemmed from a leaked recording of crude, racist comments from a year-old meeting involving Martinez, Herrera, de Leon and Cedillo — all Latino Democrats — in which they plotted to expand their political power at the expense of Black voters during a realignment of district boundaries.

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The once-a-decade redrawing of district lines can pit one group against another to gain political advantage in future elections.

The California Legislative Black Caucus has said the recording "reveals an appalling effort to decentralize Black voices during the critical redistricting process." A long line of speakers at Council meetings that followed said it echoed the Jim Crow era and was a stark example of "anti-Blackness."

De Leon has apologized repeatedly but said he will not resign. He argues that he wants to continue working on homelessness, fallout from the pandemic and the threat of evictions for renters in his district, which includes downtown Los Angeles and the heavily Latino Boyle Heights neighborhood.

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There is no legal avenue for his colleagues to remove him — the council can only suspend a member when criminal charges are pending.

Krekorian, the council president, has said "the only way we can begin to heal as a city is for Mr. de Leon to take responsibility for his actions, accept the consequences and step down."

While de Leon has largely stayed away from City Hall, he has continued to quietly conduct business, including attending holiday events and meeting officials on pending homeless projects and illegal dumping problems.

With his appearance at the council meeting Friday, it’s clear he is trying to gradually step back into the public sphere. Meanwhile, organizers behind an effort to recall him from office have been cleared to collect petition signatures needed to qualify the proposal for the ballot.

Council members also have received a spate of letters from people identifying as de Leon's constituents, defending him and urging the council to let him resume his duties. They also asked the council to refrain from any additional punishment, which is being considered and could include restricting de Leon's office funds.

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