He tells Palace Confidential on Mailplus: "This smacks of desperation because Netflix is haemorrhaging money, it's cut productions, it's got The Crown coming out in November which is a very costly production.
"Harry's got his memoir coming out either before or just after and Netflix want to show this docuseries to coincide with it all.
It’s not yet known what will be included in the documentary, but a source said: “I think it’s fair to say that Netflix is getting its pound of flesh.”