Prince Harry suffers fresh blow as ratings for bombshell documentary released
Prince Harry suffers a humiliating blow as his bombshell ITV documentary has been beaten in ratings
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Prince Harry’s new ITV documentary was beaten in ratings by a TV show about plane safety, in a fresh blow to the Duke of Sussex.
The Duke of Sussex detailed his experience with the media and his “monumental victory” in court as part of ITV documentary, Tabloids on Trial, which aired last month. The show revealed the impact of unlawful tactics allegedly used by some newspapers.
Among the bombshell claims made during the program, Prince Harry said that his legal battles with the media were a 'central piece' to his rift with the Royal Family.
He also claimed that the UK is now “too dangerous” for wife Meghan Markle to return to, as security concerns for his family remain.
Prince Harry suffers a humiliating blow as his bombshell ITV documentary has been beaten in ratings
ITVThe documentary, which aired on July 25, also featured famous faces such as Hugh Grant, Hugh Grant, Charlotte Church, and Paul Gascoigne.
However, whilst the documentary was enlightening on Harry’s perspective on why he needed to leave the UK, TV ratings from ThinkBox show that other programmes ranked higher.
Tabloids on Trial was the 35th most watched programme on ITV that week, bringing in just below 1.1million views.
Turbulence: How Safe Is Your Flight, a show about the science of turbulence which was shown on the same broadcaster, drew in 1.2million viewers.
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Harry and Meghan had their automatic security removed after they moved to the US in 2020GettyIn the show, Harry spoke about how he did not view the UK as a safe place for his family.
He said: “It's still dangerous. All it takes is one lone actor, one person who reads this stuff to act on what they have read. Whether it's a knife or acid, these are things that are of genuine concern for me.
“It's one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country”, he said during the sit-down interview.
When the Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working royal in 2020, he was subsequently stripped of his Metropolitan Police bodyguards.
Harry took part in an interview on ITV ITVThe Ravec committee, who decide on security for royalty, VIPs and senior public figures, ruled that Prince Harry should have a “bespoke” arrangement for his publicly-funded security when in the UK, as he was no longer eligible for the level of protection for working royals.
Harry then challenged this through the High Court, launching a lawsuit against the British home secretary, though he has lost it several times.
Last week, People magazine quoted a former employee of the Sussexes’ foundation as saying the Duchess “supports Harry 100 per cent, but she wishes he could let go of these lawsuits, be happy and live in the moment”.