What did Harry and Meghan actually do? Sussexes release trailer for new Netflix POLO series - but they're nowhere to be seen

The trailer for Prince Harry's caller Netflix amusement POLO has been released, prompting mixed reactions, with immoderate excited astir the world bid and others condemning it for being elitist and promoting carnal cruelty.

Shared yesterday, the trailer for the production, which volition diagnostic 5 episodes, shows the 'fierce rivalries' and the 'intense training' those competing successful the US Open Polo Championship spell through. 

While the clip did not diagnostic either Prince Harry, 40, oregon his woman Meghan Markle, 43, it reveals that they are 'executive producers' connected the accumulation - however, without them appearing onscreen, it's unclear precisely what their engagement is.

It has been noted that the couple's titles were utilized successful the trailer, which boasted a written recognition saying: 'Executive produced by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.' 

The Mail revealed earlier this twelvemonth that Netflix bosses were disappointed that the bid hardly features the Duke astatine all, alternatively focusing on his person Nacho Figueras, 47, a little-known Argentinian player.

A root told the Mail: 'What Netflix person received successful instrumentality [for their woody with the Sussexes] doesn't look great. People privation idiosyncratic stuff.

'Apart from their documentary series, which had the play of them quitting the Royal Family, everything other they've produced has been underwhelming.

'Any tenable idiosyncratic tuning into a amusement astir polo made by Prince Harry would expect Harry to instrumentality a starring role.

'That he's not is hugely disappointing for Netflix. Let's look it, polo isn't precisely a mainstream athletics truthful the attraction would person been watching Harry. Without him, it's marginal astatine best.

'The Netflix woody expires adjacent year, truthful the Sussexes request a large hit. This sounds similar a large thing burger.'

Royal expert, commentator, writer and YouTube contented creator Kinsey Schofield made a video astir the trailer merchandise titled Kinsey Schofield Reacts to Harry's New Netflix Trailer - POLO, which was shared connected the transmission she shares with Andrew Gold, called Andrew Gold & Kinsey Schofield LIVE. She besides creates contented via her solo YouTube channel Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered.

In the video, Kinsey revealed that 'some of us' were amazed to spot Meghan Markle's sanction successful the credits, arsenic it had been mostly believed that the amusement was Prince Harry's solo project.

The broadcaster described it arsenic 'weird' that Prince Harry did not look to beryllium featured successful the show, noting that those who are fans of the erstwhile elder royal would person tuned successful 'because they emotion Prince Harry, truthful they tolerate polo', and if helium was successful the production, 'they [could] get immoderate Prince Harry, [but] he's wholly [missing successful action'.

She suggested that arsenic helium didn't look successful the clip, helium could person introduced it, saying thing like: 'I'm truthful excited to stock with you my marque caller trailer for my show, my docuseries POLO, coming retired December 10. I'm truly arrogant of this. I anticipation you similar getting to cognize my friends better.'

Probing further into Harry's deficiency of quality successful beforehand of the camera, Kinsey said that Prince Harry's deficiency of onscreen clip could punctual radical to inquire questions astir whether helium likes the show, and is arrogant of it, arsenic good arsenic asking 'how involved was helium successful this?'.

She added that the world way the accumulation appears to person taken whitethorn beryllium of small involvement to many, arsenic the radical featured are mostly unknown, and truthful galore viewers volition not attraction astir their escapades.

Worse, according to brand adept Hayley Knight, is that this benignant of show, which has been described arsenic 'reality TV gold' by immoderate societal media users, could impact the representation the Sussexes are trying to portray.

She told FEMAIL: 'Prince Harry’s caller documentary bid astir polo being dubbed arsenic "reality TV gold" volition beryllium a stroke for the Sussexes. Whilst the sport's exclusivity and prestige align with their cautiously curated brand, the bid being reviewed successful this mode undermines their broader efforts to beryllium taken much seriously.'

Hayley added: 'They person worked hard to carve retired a communicative astir philanthropy, intelligence wellness and authentic storytelling, and this reappraisal goes against each of this. Polo is precise adjacent to Harry’s heart, and I tin ideate they wanted to make thing rooted successful their idiosyncratic worth and heritage. 

'The bid is present astatine hazard of shifting these values, and mocking the precise athletics they clasp dear. This is evidently a passionateness task for Harry, but it raises questions whether the documentary has been made successful a mode that portrays this, and the marque helium and Meghan are trying to build.'

This, she explained is because reality TV branding is 'often synonymous with superficial play and scripted world shows', which 'could present overshadow the much meaningful elements of the series'. 

Hayley added: 'If Harry’s purpose of this documentary is to merge royal practice with his much modern, autarkic role, a task similar this could beryllium damaging, steering much towards amusement alternatively than purposeful content.'

According to immoderate reports, down the scenes the programme has been referred to arsenic The Nacho Show, owed to the subordinate taking specified a starring role. In the trailer, helium is seen saying: 'Polo is not conscionable a sport, polo is simply a lifestyle. We eat, we breathe, we slumber polo.'

The trailer, released connected Thursday, also featured heated moments betwixt household members, immoderate precise glamorous WAGs and interviews with the formed members.

According to the trailer, the 'big story' of the contention connected which the bid centres is that a begetter and lad volition play against each other. The lad appears connected surface and says: 'I privation to triumph against my dada truthful I tin accidental I bushed the top successful the athletics .' Meanwhile, the begetter admits: 'I'm precise arrogant of my lad but I effort to bushed him.'

Many person blasted the show's concept, with immoderate branding the athletics 'elitist' and others accusing Netflix of promoting carnal cruelty, with the attraction of polo ponies considered a arguable taxable among galore people.

However, galore others who are looking guardant to the series, person highlighted the expected drama, with 1 Twitter idiosyncratic writing: 'Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aside, that Polo amusement looks similar it’s reality tv gold. Wdym that antheral flew retired to Argentina doubly a week with a large woman astatine home?! Not to notation the begetter lad contention and the glitz & glam of it all.. motion maine up.'

Another commented connected however they were excited astir the 'drama and glamour' of the show, saying: 'I don't deliberation y'all are acceptable for conscionable however bully Prince Harry's caller Polo Netflix bid is going to be. The drama, the action, the glamour. I volition beryllium seated.' 

Revealing that the play was the main gully for them, different wrote: 'Honestly? It looks interesting. If Harry and Meghan hadn’t done each the shenanigans and conscionable made absorbing documentaries similar this 1 (assuming it is based connected the preview) past they mightiness person been ok. Yeah polo is elitist but we inactive emotion a bully communicative with play and beauteous people.' 

A further X idiosyncratic criticised however the programme was overly sexualised, saying: 'And, of course, they would instrumentality @Sentebale's polo tourney and crook it into Sex successful the City of Polo with their partners @netflix since they marque everything astir enactment that would rival @andy's housewives. Thank goodness the precocious Queen told them NO!' 

Speaking to People astir the programme, Prince Harry said: 'This bid offers audiences an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into the passionateness and determination driving immoderate of the world’s elite polo players, revealing the grit down the glamor.

'We’re arrogant to showcase the existent extent and tone of the athletics - and the strength of its high-stakes moments.'

The trailer, which lasts two-and-a-half minutes, shows the nonrecreational and idiosyncratic lives of the show's featured athletes, arsenic polo is described arsenic 'a sexy sport, excessively — dirty, sweaty boys riding.'

The five-part bid volition culminate astatine the US Open successful Wellington, Florida, which takes spot annually successful the spring. 

During the clip, a spouse of 1 of the polo players admits that it tin 'take a toll connected the family', particularly since the subordinate successful question travels backmost and distant to Argentina doubly a week.

Towards the extremity of the trailer, arsenic the words 'For legacy. For courage. For glory' look connected the screen, 1 of the players reflects connected the risks of the sport.

He says: 'A full clump of unsafe things that tin happen. It's not a motorised vehicle, it's not a car, it's a 1,200 lb animal.' Another insists helium volition bash immoderate it takes to win. 

Filmed chiefly successful Florida, POLO volition beryllium released globally connected December 10.

Netflix said of the series: 'Through fierce rivalries and aggravated training, viewers volition get an unprecedented glimpse into the dedication and accomplishment required to vie astatine the sport's highest level.

'From a young subordinate pushed to his limits by his demanding father, to a erstwhile golfer who's made important sacrifices for the emotion of the sport, to the father-son duo wide regarded arsenic the top players of each clip — they each look aggravated idiosyncratic and nonrecreational challenges arsenic they vie for the coveted title.'

Polo is known arsenic 'the athletics of kings,' and the Duke has played for decades.

Queen Elizabeth II would often cheer Prince Philip on, arsenic would Princess Diana erstwhile Charles, past Prince of Wales, played.

Biographer Andrew Morton described it arsenic 'a royal rite of passage' for the pistillate members of the Royal Family successful his publication Meghan: A Hollywood Princess.

The Duchess of Sussex's archetypal nationalist quality with Prince Harry was astatine a polo match, portion Kate greeted Prince William aft a lucifer with a kiss.

King George VI introduced the Royal Family to polo and enjoyed some watching and playing the game. William and Harry person played since they were teenagers.

However, the athletics has been blasted by many, owed to the attraction of the animals utilized successful the activity. 

Writing successful September, TV big Kevin O'Sullivan said: 'The information astir Prince Harry's beloved athletics polo... it's cruel. With Harry acceptable to glorify the horse-riding crippled successful his caller Netflix TV series, is it clip to prioritise the payment of the mediocre ponies implicit the enjoyment of the large blokes connected their backs?' 

Another X idiosyncratic wrote: 'I boycott thing and everything connected to the Markle duo. In this lawsuit I would not ticker this junk adjacent if they were not involved. Polo is cruel and unsafe for horses. I reason it completely. Ban it!' 

In a akin vein, a further commentator added: 'Polo is really a precise cruel sport. Those horses get mistreated terribly. I can’t judge NF thought this was a bully idea. It’s going to weaponry truthful hard and what small estimation NF has near is gone now, ne'er to return.' 

Going further, different wrote: '#PrinceHarry is the LAST idiosyncratic who should beryllium making wealth from a polo show. His shocking cruel attraction of his ain horses is owed to his deplorable horsemanship. @netflix should person done immoderate homework connected #HorseAbuserHarry.'

Another added: 'Netflix discontinue trying to marque “Fetch” I mean “Harry & Meghan”, I mean “Polo” happen. It’s not going to happen. Elitist athletics composed of entitled socialites that are cruel to horses.' 

Despite concerns astir the attraction of polo ponies, the Hurlingham Polo Association (HAP) which describes itself arsenic 'the modern governing assemblage for the athletics of polo successful the United Kingdom and abroad' says the animals are treated well.

According to its website: 'Pony payment is of the highest precedence to the HPA [...] There are extended rules successful the HPA rulebook that screen the absorption of ponies before, during, and aft polo, including everything from unchangeable absorption to tack and equipment.'

Representatives for the Sussexes and Netflix person been contacted for comment.