Harry and Meghan: Escape from the Palace

That’s right, their flight from the UK to overseas has been made into a movie. Photos were taken earlier this year in Canada of the two lookalikes on the set, as the Lifetime channel prepares to tell the story of Harry and Meghan.




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New trailer

The trailer of the film has now been released, leaving many wondering what exactly will be revealed in this new movie. We take a look at the trailer to try and glean some new information…




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THAT interview

After seeing the short clip, one thing is for sure: THAT Oprah interview, which rocked the royal family, will be featured in the new movie.




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Megan’s words

Sydney Morton, who plays Meghan in the upcoming film, can be heard during the clip saying the words that she had previously said to Oprah in the interview, talking about when she attended the Royal Albert Hall on duties: “If I’m left alone, I don’t know what I might do.”




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Protecting their family

“We have to protect our family,” is also heard uttered by the actress, confirming that there will indeed be some drama in this new movie. The drama will most likely be focusing on the comments surrounding Archie’s skin colour. There is also a moment of her sobbing in her husband’s arms on a lavish staircase.




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Bringing up bad memories

Harry has previously said how he doesn’t want the same thing to happen to them as what happened to their mother. It seems this film will also be taking a look at that fateful event which changed Harry forever.




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A trailer sharing the ‘end’ of their journey

Could this be the end of the Harry and Meghan story forever? The trailer give the tagline, “Not all fairytales have the perfect ending.” Many don’t think this is the end at all…




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Third film in a series

This is the third Harry and Meghan film that Lifetime has produced. It seems they are going for the hat trick. ‘Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance’ was followed by ‘Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal.’ The third instalment could be the juiciest one yet.




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To be released in autumn

The movie will premiere on Lifetime Canada in the autumn. The exact date for release has not yet been confirmed.




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The all-important decision to step down

The film catches up with the couple after the birth of their son Archie (who is now two years old) and recounts the events that lead to the pair’s decision of leaving the royal family. It will also show the intimate details of what happened after the announcement.




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To be dealt with privately

Although the Queen has made the promise to do things privately, it seems as though Harry and Meghan have a different idea and their side of the story will be made into a feature film. What will be revealed?




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Official synopsis

According to TVLine, the official synopsis reads that the film will present a fictional account of “the couple’s controversial conscious uncoupling from the crown, after the birth of their son Archie.”




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‘Giving up their Royal ties’

“The movie details the struggles of the new parents and unique challenges of being part of the royal family, which ultimately led Harry and Meghan to give up their royal ties to forge a new life on their own terms,” TVLine adds.




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Harry’s fear that history would repeat itself

According to The Sun, the movie will also “detail Meghan’s growing isolation and sadness, their disappointment that ‘The Firm’ was not defending them against the press’s attacks and Harry’s fear that history would repeat itself and he would not be able to protect his wife and son from the same forces that caused his mother’s untimely death.”




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Dynamics behind closed doors

The synopsis also features other royals, as it examines “the dynamics between Will and Harry, Kate and Meghan, and Harry with Will and Charles, that lead to the ultimate break from the royal ties.”




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THE interview

There seems to be no doubt that the famous Oprah Winfrey bombshell interview will be centre and focus of the film, driving the series of events that caused them to escape to the other side of the pond.




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Recollections may vary

Although they categorically stated that the Queen was not to be blamed, they still made many strong and criticising statements against the Royal family in general: which is, of course, the Queen’s institution. Her Majesty’s response to the interview was calm and political, maintaining the dignity of the Firm.




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The family under fire

Although no names were mentioned, it was clear that the people particularly under fire were Harry’s brother, William; sister-in law, Kate; and his father, Charles. Harry did disclose that there was such a deep rift between him and Charles, that he said his father at one point “stopped taking my calls.”




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The Duchesses

We will also expect to see an interesting character development and backstory between the two Duchesses – Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge. Meghan put Kate in the firing line in the interview when she disclosed that her sister-in-law ‘made her cry’ – which was stark contrast to the news at the time of the incident, which reported it was, in fact, the other way around.




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Who made these remarks?

Meghan said in the Oprah interview that “in the months when I was pregnant… we have in tandem the conversation of he won’t be given security, he’s not going to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born.” The film might finally give away who made these comments.




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Jordan Dean plays Harry Windsor

Jordan Dean is a Broadway star and composer. He was in the original cast of ‘American Psycho’ as Luis Carruthers in 2016 and played a number of roles on the stage. In TV, he has made some appearances in ‘Law and Order’, ‘Z: The Beginning of Everything’, and ‘High Maintenance’. This will certainly push him into the spotlight.




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The resemblance is uncanny

Dressed as Harry, Duke of Sussex, Jordan Dean looks an exact replica of the Prince. With a perfect hairstyle recreation and a suit that many have seen Harry wearing in public, he is the Queen’s grandson’s doppelgänger.




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Sydney Morton plays Meghan Markle

Sydney Morton is also from the Broadway stage. Having been part of the original Broadway cast for many musicals, she travelled on national tours and also made her mark on the TV screen. Morton appeared in series for Netflix, Syfy ad NBC. Her CV states a range of interesting talents: Clogging, Tap, Barbershop Singing, Dialects, Impersonations, and Freestyle Rapping.




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Other cast

Jordan Whalen will return as Prince William, Laura Mitchell as Kate Middleton, Steve Coulter as Prince Charles and Maggie Sullivan as Queen Elizabeth II.




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Filming underway while Harry makes further public complains about the Royals

The news of this TV movie comes just after Prince Harry opened up about life in the royal family in an Apple TV documentary. His and Oprah Winfrey’s series, ‘The Me You Can’t See,’ features a new bombardment of complaints at the royals.




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The events Harry outlines may also be documented in the film

In ‘The Me You Can’t See,’ Harry opens up about the death of his mother, Diana Princess of Wales, in 1997, and the harassment on social media he has received along with his wife Meghan Markle; all of these led to his decision to walk away from his life in the royal family.




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Prepared for even more controversy?

‘Harry & Meghan: Escape from the Palace’, is expected to unearth these secrets even further, giving audiences a ‘realtime’ view of the events that have had the whole world watching. We can only wait and see.




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