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The director of Harry and Meghan's Netflix docuseries claims Buckingham Palace tried to 'discredit' the couple's bombshell allegations by claiming the filmmakers did not contact the royals for comment.

Director Liz Garbus, in an interview with Vanity Fair, claims the Palace was contacted about the series, but denied being asked for comment so they could 'discredit the content of the show'.

Ms Garbus also revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wanted to showcase their love story and it was actually her idea to use the series as a platform to discuss 'larger historical issues' such as racism and colonialism.

Her remarks come as it was revealed that Meghan raised 'gentle concerns' about Harry's decision to release his memoir and was worried if it was the right move.

The release of the Harry & Meghan docuseries sparked a transatlantic war of words over whether the Royal Family were given the chance to properly respond to incendiary claims made by the Sussexes. 

An insider last month insisted Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and members of the family were not approached for comment on content in the six-part series in a devastating blow to its credibility. 

However, the show's director is now claiming that was not the case and the royals only made those claims to discredit Harry, 38, and Meghan's allegations. 

'For instance, Buckingham Palace said that we didn't reach out for comment [on the docuseries] when we did,' Garbus told Vanity Fair. 'They did that to discredit us…and by discrediting us, they can discredit the content of the show.'

She compared their interactions with the Palace to 'moments that were a little bit like' the backwards world of 'Alice Through the Looking Glass.' 

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the filmmaker's remarks. MailOnline has approached Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation and the Sussexes' attorneys for comment. 

Ms Garbus' comments further a row that began when at the beginning of episode one, for around 20 seconds, the screen went black apart from the words: 'Members of the Royal Family declined to comment on the content within the series.' 

But a senior source insisted the family had not been contacted.

A Netflix source then hit back, insisting the communications offices for the King and the Prince of Wales were contacted in advance and given the chance to react to Harry and Meghan's 'claims within the series'. 

Kensington Palace then responded by saying that they had an email from a third-party production company, not Archewell or Netflix. The Prince of Wales' aides then contacted the Sussexes and the streaming giant to verify if it was genuine, but got no reply.

'In the absence of this verification, we were unable to provide any response. The substance of the email we received also did not address the entire series,' a source said. A Buckingham Palace source had also disputed the Sussexes' claims that the royals were asked to comment.

The insider stated last month, that for now, there will be no official comment from the King or the Prince of Wales on its incendiary contents, including allegations of racism and 'unconscious bias' and a series of barbs aimed at Charles, William, Kate Middleton and other royals. 

Harry has said his family also failed to understand that his wife-to-be needed protection against racist attacks. 

Ms Garbus, in her Vanity Fair interview published today, revealed exploring issues of racism, colonialism and alleged white supremacy in the British Monarchy was her idea.

'For me, what was really important was to connect the dots to these larger historical issues,' she told the magazine, adding that the couple was, 'to their credit, very open and willing to journey down some of the paths that they might not have

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