The first episode, which told the story of how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met and began dating, was watched by an average of 4.5 million people in the seven days after it hit screens on December 8, according to Britain’s Daily Mail.

The most watched Harry and Megan Markle series in the Kingdom

It was defeated by the Harry and Meghan series, The Crown, which was watched by 2.8 million people in the first episode, which was released on November 9, and was defeated by the Harry and Meghan series, with more than one and a half million views, according to the British Daily Mail.

and The Crown, starring Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West, the final episodes touched on the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage, including the Princess’ infamous BBC Panorama interview with Martin Bashir.

Criticism of the series The Crown

It has attracted criticism from notables including Dame Judi Dench and former Prime Minister Sir John Major, who said the series was beginning to verge on “crude sensationalism” and “malicious nonsense”.

At the time, Netflix added a disclaimer, describing the trailer for the fifth installment as a “fantasy drama.”