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Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries becomes UK’s most-watched subscription TV show

A Netflix docuseries detailing the life of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has become the most-watched subscription TV series.

Released in two parts, the six episode docuseries saw the Royal couple talk abut life before, during and after their life in England. They also spoke about what was happening behind the scenes with some explosive allegations.

And it seems the Netflix docuseries was a hit with Harry & Meghan, the series, becoming the UK’s most-watched subscription TV series of the year so far, figures show.

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The first episode was watched by 4.5 million people in the seven days after its release on December 8 - a million and a half more than the equivalent figure for episode one of the new series of The Crown (2.8 million), which was released a few weeks earlier on November 9.

During the series, Harry alleged that his brother, the Prince of Wales, left him terrified after screaming and shouting during the Sandringham summit and that Kensington Palace “lied to protect my brother” when it issued a statement denying a story William had bullied him out of the Royal Family.

Harry and Meghan’s documentary also beat this year’s other big releases on Netflix, including the highest-rated episodes of the latest series of After Life (4.1 million), Stranger Things (3.9 million) and Bridgerton (3.4 million).

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