Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be at the centre of a new German documentary on the Royal Family.
A German TV producer is making a new documentary about the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Ulrike Grunewald, a royal journalist with decades of experience covering the Royal Family, will be directing the production for Germany’s ZDF network.
Grunewald has travelled to California with her team of five including producer Mo Davies from London, to gather insight into life in Montecito.
Harry and Meghan will be at the centre of a German documentary
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Meghan and Harry live in Montecito, just north of Hollywood, with their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Among those interviewed for the documentary is Richard Mineards, who covered the Royal Family for the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail before moving to Montecito.
In his latest column, Mineards said: “Los Angeles-based producer, Melanie Hillmann grilled me for two hours on my Riven Rock neighbours, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, under director Ulrike Grunewald. The interview is airing in due course as part of a prime-time documentary on ZDF Royal.”
Grunewald, an esteemed journalist and presenter on the news programme Heute-Journal (Today-Journal) has been reporting since 1987.
A royal commentator said that Harry and Meghan will "not welcome" the new documentary
GettyHowever, the couple will “not welcome” the new documentary as they are “phobic about their privacy,” according to a royal commentator.
Richard Fitzwilliams told The Mirror: “Having largely controlled Oprah, who was reluctant to interrogate them, having control over their six-hour documentary for Netflix, 'Harry and Meghan' and obviously over Harry’s memoir Spare, the Sussexes would almost certainly not welcome this."
He added: “They are phobic about their privacy and are unlikely to welcome scrutiny.
“To be on the receiving end of a documentary where they have no control over the contents is far from ideal for them, especially as it is being directed by Ulrike Grunewald, a seasoned royal journalist for many years who has a reputation for unravelling concealed facts.”
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Harry and Meghan live in Montecito, California in the USGettyGrunewald has previously released documentaries including Princess Diana’s Dangerous Legacy, The Queen and the Power of Images; Fergie! and The Duchess and the Secret of the Windsors.
Last September, Grunewald spoke with Harry in Dusseldorf at the Invictus Games.
She noted after the encounter: “Now that Meghan is here, he is over the moon. They have been holding hands, cheering competitors on at various matches and games.
“They seem intimate and very close. Either that or they are very good actors. From where I've been watching, they seem very in love.”