In a clip from Harry & Meghan, now available to stream on Netflix, Prince Harry believes he was harassed by the paparazzi. Far from England, in Lesotho, he found a true friend.
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During the first installment of Netflix’s documentary series Harry & Meghan, the British prince opened up regarding the paparazzi attention he received in his late teens and early 20s.
“Not all of the stories were false, but there was a lot of exaggeration and the usual hype,” he said. There’s a difference between having to accept “OK, we have this position in this family and so there’s going to be some level of interest” and being swarmed by paparazzi chasing you in cars until at a red light, then continue on foot on the road. Which probably happened 30 or 40 times when I was younger. It was too much.”
Referring to news reports showing him slagging on photographers leaving nightclubs and drinking underage alcohol with friends in the mid-2000s, Harry went on to explain that “He had to deal with a lot of emotions at the time – especially in relation to the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in 1997.
“Everything that was happening in the UK was so intense. I was trying to balance the whole experience of a young boy trying to come to terms with the loss of his mother without much support, help or guidance. It didn’t feel fair, unfair,” continued Harry, who is now 38.
However, he stressed that his meeting with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2004 was a positive point. After bonding over the loss of their respective mothers, he and Seeiso quickly became “like brothers”. “Lesotho has given me space and freedom to breathe, live and grow,” he added of his time in the African country.
The first volume of Harry & Meghan is now available to stream on Netflix. The second installment will air on December 15.
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