Harry and Meghan 'will reach out to royal family' - after Netflix documentary and tell-all memoir

Harry and Meghan insist they will focus on repairing their relationships with the royal family - once their Netflix documentary and the prince's tell-all memoir come out.

Sources say the couple have spoken about 'reaching out' to the prince's estranged relatives after the 'inevitable furore' around the projects has died down.

But royal insiders have questioned whether family members, particularly Harry's brother, Prince William, who has been left especially hurt and angry by the depth of his betrayal, would even welcome such an overture.

'The trouble is when it comes to the Sussexes and these revenge projects that they are so hell-bent on, people are asking when will enough be enough?' said one.

'It's not unreasonable in the circumstances to ask whether they are even interested in repairing their relationships with the family.'

Harry and Meghan insist they will focus on repairing their relationships with the royal family - once their Netflix documentary and the prince's tell-all memoir come out 

This week's trailer for their forthcoming Netflix documentary series - entitled Harry & Meghan - suggested the couple still have scores to settle.

The footage includes a voice over from Harry saying gravely: 'No-one sees what's happening behind closed doors' over a black and white picture of his wife on an armchair, apparently crying.

The film then immediately cuts away to a shot focusing on a pinched-looking William and Kate at the 2019 Commonwealth Service in London, with the Sussexes sitting meekly behind them.

Royal sources have said it is being seen as a 'declaration of war' by the duke and duchess.

The minute-long Netflix teaser - which is now being widely advertised on US television - strongly suggests the Sussexes will confront rumours about their tempestuous relationships with senior royals head-on.

In a deliberately tantalising remark to a producer off-screen, Meghan adds: 'When the stakes are this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us?'

It is understood that the streaming giant - who signed the couple up as part of a multi-million dollar production deal - plan to release the six-part documentary in two halves of three episodes each.

Undated handout photo issued by Netflix of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex kissing in a kitchen

As well as including dozens of supposedly private pictures from their family album, footage shows a shot focusing on a pinched-looking William and Kate at the 2019 Commonwealth Service in London, with the Sussexes sitting meekly behind them

The trailer dropped on the second day of William and Kate's highly anticipated US tour (pictured in Boston) 

The first will come next Thursday, December 8, the three month anniversary of the death of Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.

The second will come a week later on Thursday December 15, the day the Princess of Wales holds her second annual carol concert at Westminster Abbey to recognise community heroes. It will be attended by other senior royals and broadcast on Christmas Eve.

In addition to the Netflix series, senior royals are also preparing for the publication of Harry's memoir 'Spare' in January.

The title is a pointed reference to his position as the William's younger brother as the 'spare to the heir', at least until the future king's own children were born.

Sources have said the royal family is 'unlikely' to publicly react to any attack by Harry and Meghan, but will consider their position carefully when they hear what the couple have to say.

Undated handout photo issued by Netflix of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a photo booth

Royal insiders reacted with horror and an increasing sense of anger as the trailer was released on social media ahead of the documentary being broadcast on Netflix next week as part of the Sussexes' multi-million dollar deal with the streaming giant

The Prince of Wales, speaking at Speaker's Corner outside City Hall, Boston at the beginning of his tour with the Princess of Wales

The late Queen famously said of their 2021 Oprah interview, in which they made a string of vitriolic accusations about the royal family, that 'recollections may vary'.

Harry had always held back from hitting out against his adored grandmother, but may have no such compunction now that she has passed away.

He has previously accused his own father, King Charles, of abandoning him both emotionally and financially, while Meghan accused the royals of racism and the Princess of Wales of making her cry during a pre-wedding bust-up.

Many of their allegations have been widely condemned or disproved.

Sources say the couple have spoken about 'reaching out' to the prince's estranged relatives after the 'inevitable furore' around the projects has died down