New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was shocked to see her face in the trailer for live to leada Netflix documentary series produced and hosted by Meghan and Harry.
This seven-episode program, scheduled for December 31, will portray the journeys of great figures in recent history, from Nelson Mandela to Greta Thunberg through Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This week’s trailer features images of these different personalities…and Jacinda Ardern is one of them. As Meghan and Harry are at the center of public ire in the UK, this head of a Commonwealth member state spoke out on Wednesday.
“I found out what was going to happen yesterday”
As reported by guardianJacinda Ardern says she didn’t know she would appear in the documentary and had no contact with Harry and Meghan about it. She explains that these images of her used in the trailer come from an intervention dating back to 2019 for the Nelson-Mandela Foundation.
“They were producing content for future leaders, focusing on young leaders,” he explained. “I was not involved in decisions about the future of these images and had no direct contact with the Sussexes (…) I found out yesterday what was going to happen.”
Remember, however, that you support the foundation’s right to use these images as it sees fit.
break with the monarchy
the trailer of live to lead It comes as Meghan and Harry have just caused another media storm in England with their self-titled documentary series, which aired on Netflix this month. The couple, at odds with the crown since leaving the UK with losses and an accident in 2020, made embarrassing new revelations there for Buckignham.
Inside Harry and Megan, they affirm in particular that Meghan Markle had become the “scapegoat of the palace”, and they accuse the royal family of having deliberately mounted the press against her. It also reveals the stormy behind-the-scenes of her departure, with Harry claiming that British tabloids caused Meghan’s miscarriage.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have multiplied accusations and controversial outings since leaving Buckingham. In an interview with the American presenter Oprah Winfrey last year, they assured in particular that the royal institution had denied Meghan psychological help in the face of the fierce press, and assured that a member of the royal family had worried about Archie’s skin color , her then-eldest unborn child, Meghan being mixed-race.
Harry and Meghan signed a contract with Netflix in September 2020 and are committed to producing content for the streaming giant. After harry and meghan Y live to lead, another documentary series on the Invictus Games (a disabled sports competition started by Prince Harry in 2014) is expected. With right Unvictus Heartthe program will follow various competitors from the 2021 edition.
Source: BFM TV
