ITV’s Tom Bradby Explains How He Found A ‘Bruised And Vulnerable’ Prince Harry And Meghan Markle

The journalist said the themes of the documentary changed after filming began.

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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ITV’s Tom Bradby has explained how he approached his interviews with Harry and Meghan in last week’s bombshell documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey. In an interview with Good Morning America yesterday, the journalist said he 'found a couple that seemed a bit bruised and vulnerable' - adding that he originally intended to make a film about their work on tour. He said that he 'knew everything wasn't entirely rosy behind the scenes', but tried to tell their story 'as empathetically as [he] could'.

He also revealed that he had discussed the programme with the prince beforehand. 'We had a pretty long chat, and I speak toHarry relatively often and have done over the years,’ Bradby told viewers. 'I knew things weren't entirely brilliant behind the scenes, [but] it built as the tour went on. I was just observing. As time wore on, I began to really get a sense of where he was at.’

The documentary – broadcast on Sunday – made headlines around the world, as Harry admitted that he was ‘on a different path’ to his brother William{ =nofollow}, and Meghan said that she was 'existing not living' due to her treatment in the media.

Bradby explained how the focus of the film changed when he realised the royal couple were 'a bit bruised and vulnerable'. 'I went intending to make a documentary that was always going to be about their work in Africa and then a little about where they are at in life,' he said. 'I knew that everything wasn't entirely rosy behind the scenes. But all the same I had intended to turn up doing a more conventional, journalistic job, maybe beforehand I told them I was going to have to put some pretty pointed questions [to them].

'The reality I found was just a couple that seemed a bit bruised and vulnerable - with mental health and all the rest of it you have to be careful what words you use – that was the story I found and it seemed the right journalistic thing to do to try and tell that story as empathetically as I could.'

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