The Royal Family is not pleased with the BBC documentary The Princes and the Press. The two-part film, the first of which aired last week and the second on November 29, examines the role the media has played in how Princes William and Harry were raised and how the brothers continue to be plagued by and take advantage of the press machine surrounding them. The film examines the role Because the royal family was not shown a preview of the film before it aired, the premiere reportedly caused more damage to the growing rift between the BBC and the royal family, with the latter threatening to "boycott" the broadcaster.

However, according to Express UK, the BBC complied with at least one request from Prince Harry and changed the second part of the documentary before it aired: the producers changed the word "Meggitt" to describe Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's departure to the United States and their departure from royal duties The word "Meghan Markle" was edited out. Prince Harry has been outspoken about the misogynistic connotations of the word, which some in the press used when announcing Harry and Meghan's departure from their royal roles.

"Maybe people know, maybe they don't know, but the word Meggitt is a derogatory term for women, coined by trolls, amplified by royal correspondents, and growing louder and louder into the mainstream media. But it started with trolls," Prince Harry told an audience at a Wired magazine panel discussion earlier this month.

While it is wonderful that the documentarians have decided not to air any more words that essentially suggest that Meghan and Harry are not capable of making their own independent choices, this gesture will not smooth relations with a royal family that is unusually united in its anger over the film It is unlikely to do so. The family even issued a rare statement refuting the documentary's content: [A free, responsible, and open press is crucial to a healthy democracy. But too often exaggerated and unsubstantiated claims from unnamed sources are presented as fact, and it is disappointing when someone, including the BBC, gives credence to them."

The film also focuses on the growing animosity the royal family allegedly has toward the BBC, stemming from the BBC's response to Martin Bashir's 1997 interview of Princess Diana.

The first installment of The Princes and the Press featured an apology from a private investigator who said that the media had "robbed" Prince Harry of a normal teenage period because of their intense attempts to interfere in his private life. The second installment, which will air this week, will reportedly examine how the princes used the press to undermine the other's message at the height of the feud.