ThereB次元官网网址檚 scant Canadian content in the first three episodes of Prince Harry and MeghanB次元官网网址檚 Netflix docuseries, B次元官网网址淗arry & Meghan,B次元官网网址� but they include brief glimpses of MeghanB次元官网网址檚 one-time home in Toronto and the familyB次元官网网址檚 Vancouver Island retreat.

The first half of the docuseries, which debuted Thursday, traces the famous coupleB次元官网网址檚 high-profile romance, lambastes the British press and tabloids for their intense coverage of the duo, and documents a litany of racially charged headlines and online comments that began to emerge once they went public with the relationship.

Anyone who watched the Oprah Winfrey interview last year wonB次元官网网址檛 find any bombshell revelations about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, says Toronto-based royal expert Patricia Treble.

But Treble was pleasantly surprised to see the inclusion of more casual images that appear to be self-shot videos and selfies, as well as intimate photos of family life with their children Archie and Lilibet.

That includes what appears to be a self-shot image of Meghan early in the first episode in a home on Vancouver Island while Prince Harry is in London. Later, several shots and photos show a happy Meghan in Toronto.

HereB次元官网网址檚 a look at a few of the Canadian moments in B次元官网网址淗arry & MeghanB次元官网网址�:

The B次元官网网址淪uitsB次元官网网址� days: Most of the Canadian content comes in the second episode, where colleagues detail MeghanB次元官网网址檚 acting days with the TV series B次元官网网址淪uits.B次元官网网址� She spent seven seasons on the Toronto-shot legal drama, and the Netflix docuseries includes footage of her on set joking with co-stars including Patrick J. Adams. Colleagues note she was generous with fans, too, and was not shy to let them take selfies with her or put their arms around her.

B次元官网网址淢y impression regarding Canada is that Meghan has warm memories of her time in Toronto, before her relationship with Harry was being covered by the press,B次元官网网址� royal watcher Carolyn Harris says after watching those scenes, which describe Toronto as a comfortable haven for actors.

B次元官网网址淲e see a bit of a contrast between Canada and the United Kingdom as Canada being a place where you can be someone whoB次元官网网址檚 on TV and be able to even go about your daily business without a lot of intrusion.B次元官网网址�

Life in Toronto: The revelation of Harry and MeghanB次元官网网址檚 courtship sparked a media frenzy in the tree-lined downtown residential neighbourhood where Meghan rented a home. WeB次元官网网址檙e told in the docuseries that British paparazzi set up camp around the house as they watched her comings and goings, with some neighbours allowing press to install cameras on properties that overlooked MeghanB次元官网网址檚 backyard.

B次元官网网址淪he talks about how much she enjoyed the neighbourhood that she lived in and being able to go to the grocery store B次元官网网址� and all of that changed once she began dating Prince Harry,B次元官网网址� says Harris, a lecturer at the University of TorontoB次元官网网址檚 school of continuing studies.

Kimberley Ducey, an associate sociology professor at the University of Winnipeg, was struck by how difficult life in Toronto became for Meghan, who at one point says she asked police to disperse media surrounding her home but was told there was nothing they could do. In another instance, weB次元官网网址檙e told gates had to be installed around the B次元官网网址淪uitsB次元官网网址� trailers out of fear someone would break into MeghanB次元官网网址檚 trailer.

B次元官网网址淭hat was interesting, and how the U.K. media kind of moved in on Toronto,B次元官网网址� says Ducey, co-author with Joe Feagin of B次元官网网址淩evealing BritainB次元官网网址檚 Systemic Racism: The Case of Meghan Markle and the Royal Family.B次元官网网址�

But there are gaps: Harris notes the docuseries does not reveal particulars about MeghanB次元官网网址檚 Toronto social circle beyond the cast of B次元官网网址淪uits.B次元官网网址� That includes no obvious mention of Jessica and Ben Mulroney who attended the royal wedding and were said to be very close friends throughout the duoB次元官网网址檚 courtship.

Scant attention was also devoted to the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, a sporting event for wounded, sick, or injured military veterans created by Prince Harry. The docuseries includes a few photos but Harris says sheB次元官网网址檚 surprised the show doesnB次元官网网址檛 explore the event in greater detail.

B次元官网网址淭hat was their first appearance as a couple,B次元官网网址� she says.

WhatB次元官网网址檚 ahead: The final three episodes are set to drop on Netflix on Dec. 15, with the next episode expected to dive into the May 2018 wedding. That could offer more Canadian content since the Mulroney children figured prominently in the wedding party, with then-four-year-old Ivy serving as a bridesmaid and then-seven-year-old twins John and Brian famously holding the veilB次元官网网址檚 lengthy trail.

Harris notes that was followed by a temporary move to Canada to spend winter 2020 on Vancouver Island while they hashed out a plan to step away from royal duties. Harris expects future episodes will return to Canada for that part of their story and B次元官网网址渕aybe some scenes of them out and about in nature over ArchieB次元官网网址檚 first Christmas.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 likely we will see more footage from ArchieB次元官网网址檚 first Christmas when they were in Canada and then Vancouver Island,B次元官网网址� says Harris.

B次元官网网址淛ust as weB次元官网网址檝e had a lot of Toronto early in the series, weB次元官网网址檙e likely going to see more of Vancouver Island later in the series.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址擟assandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press