Newspaper headlines: 'Palace anger' and 'direct hit' at Queen's legacy
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The reaction to the Netflix series on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex features heavily on most front pages - and many inside ones.
The Daily Telegraph says the claims in the show are a "direct hit" on the late Queen's legacy, external, after the Commonwealth was described as "Empire 2.0."
It quotes royal sources describing it as "deeply offensive" to her memory as well as "appalling and factually inaccurate".
The paper's editorial says it's a "very Californian exercise in grievance".
The Daily Express - which describes the series as "incendiary" - believes the royals are "deeply upset" by Harry's slurs, external.
It adds that the couple - who were given special responsibilities by the Queen to act as Commonwealth ambassadors before quitting their roles - now risked undermining her work and Britain's interests across the 56-nation association.
Its editorial calls on them to halt what it describes as a "narcissistic project".
The Daily Mail quotes royal insiders saying: "It's as if they want to bring down the monarchy". , external
"Harry the nasty", external is the Sun's headline - which devotes its first nine pages to the story.
The Metro focuses on Prince Harry's suggestion, external that members of the Royal Family do not marry for love.
The Times says royal sources fear the next three episodes will be "far more inflammatory", external.
The Mirror front page simply pleads "Stop This Royal Circus".
But there's sympathy for Prince Harry from Sarah Vine in the Mail, external.
She describes him as a "very damaged man, scarred by his experiences as a child and clearly devastated by the loss of his mother at such a young age".
The Guardian leads on a report that Iranian forces are shooting at the faces and genitals of female protesters, external.
It cites medics who are treating protesters in secret, saying they started noticing that women often arrived with different wounds to those of men - who more commonly had shotgun pellets in their legs, buttocks and backs.
The i reports that the government has admitted its proposed new anti-strike laws could increase the number of walkouts, as well as work-to-rule disruption and make staff shortages worse, external.
It says the Department of Transport's own impact assessment forecasts extra turmoil for Britain's railway network, as unions seek retribution for the stricter laws.
The Guardian says the government is now engaged in a "bitter PR battle" with the unions over who's to blame for the looming public sector strikes, external.
The Financial Times reports on a call for an inquiry into sex worker safety, external - after its own investigation found that soaring living costs were driving more women to start or return to sex work.
It says the Conservative chair of the women and equalities committee, Caroline Noakes, is to demand an official inquiry into the harms associated with the underground sex work industry in the UK.
And the Telegraph has a warning about energy supplies - with wind power expected to reduce during the cold snap.
It reports that the national grid is on standby, external to alert households to cut electricity usage over a looming supply squeeze this weekend.
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