A royal expert has said he is “angry” after watching Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new Netflix documentary.

The five-part series, called Polo, gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the elitist horseback sport as it follows a handful of players, including the duke’s friend Nacho Figueras.

However, while Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, are named as the executive producers of the programme, they feature very little, with their main scene being in the fifth and final episode filmed when the duke plays at a charity polo match for his non-profit Sentebale.

While the programme may be popular among Polo fans, one royal expert labelled it as “really dull” and unlikely to receive large viewing numbers.

Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said: “ I’m angry that I’ve had to spend so much time watching this non-event.

“Tina Brown said the Sus𝑠e𝑥es were bad planners. Where is the appeal for this 5-parter on Polo, an elitist sport?

“They must have known few would watch. It’s really dull if you aren’t into the game.”

Since the new series was released on December 10, royal experts have been quick to make their observations, including the fact that the Royal Family received not one mention throughout all of the five episodes.

While this may be a welcome relief for some, especially after the way Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have exposed personal matters within the Royal Family over the last four years since quitting, some people believe this is an unfair snub.

This was discussed on GB News, as one royal expert argued that the Royal Family has such a long history with the sport of polo that not to mention them was an interesting decision. Speaking on GB News, host Andrew Pierce explained: “There’s a big gap in this because of course, polo is the favourite sport of Prince William and he isn’t appearing in the documentary because he’s not speaking to his brother.

“I mean, you can’t do a polo documentary, frankly about Prince Harry if you don’t include the British Royal Family in it because they’ve been playing polo for decades.”

Royal reporter Sarah Louise Robertson then commented: “There is no mention of them whatsoever. It’s almost like Harry’s just erased how he got into the game in this.”

The documentary is the latest Netflix series released by the couple, with Meghan set to launch another show on the platform soon in connection with her new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard.