Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s upcoming docu-series has been embroiled in controversy after the trailer included what has been reported as fake footage.

Netflix bosses are reportedly fuming over the situation, which has led to a feeling of fakery surrounding the highly anticipated series.

In one snapshot from the trailer, paparazzi appear to be surrounding the royal figures.

However, the clip allegedly had been revealed to have been filmed at a Harry Potter film premiere and of Katie Pryce arriving at court, causing great speculation.

The situation has left Netflix bosses feeling deceived.

A TV insider revealed that Netflix chiefs expected the couple to flag any problems.

Now, the feeling of fakery has swirled around the show before it's even aired.

One snap also captured Harry facing up to the press while he was with his ex-girlfriend Chelsea Davy, who'd been cut out from the shot.

The insider added that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would have been more aware than anyone what footage was real and what could be highlighted as misleading.

Netflix chiefs were unaware just how much of the imagery that was put in the trailers was dubious and expected the couple to scrutinize them and flag anything that could cause problems.

This comes just as they recover from claims they exaggerated and fabricated royal stories in the past five series of the big royal drama, The Crown.

SecondhandCoke on Reddit also claimed that Netflix bosses aren't too happy with the couple.

She said, “One of the reasons why sources have been told is that there has been quite a scramble regarding those photos, not only because of what the public has called out, but because photographers have independently issued their own copyright strikes against some of the photos.”

A former royal staffer is outraged at Netflix accusing the streaming giant and production company of making up scenes about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being hounded by the press to use in their explosive docuseries.

“Meghan never confronted scenes where she was mobbed because we did so much to protect her, so they've had to make them up,” the ex-employee told the Times.

In the action-packed trailer, it appears to show the Duke and Duchess of Sussex being bombarded by a gaggle of photographers, hungry to grab photos of the royal couple.

In the Netflix trailer, it's implied the photographers were trying to get a shot of the royal couple, but that's nonsense, according to the son photographer Doug Seaberg, who noted that you never saw Meghan or Harry at the Harry Potter event.

Meanwhile, a source close to the parents of two have defended using stock footage, noting it's a standard practice.

“You use stock images to tell a story, it's not meant to be literal in a trailer,” the insider told the Daily Telegraph.

Drama over the stock footage kicked off after Robert Jobson, royal editor at the Evening Standard took to Twitter with his own qualms.

“This photograph used by Netflix and Harry and Meghan to suggest intrusion by the press is a complete travesty,” wrote Jobson.

“It was taken from an accredited pool at Archbishop Tutu's residence in Cape Town.

Only three people were in the accredited position, Harry and Meghan agreed the position, I was there.”

The situation has left Netflix bosses feeling frustrated and disappointed, especially after the success of The Crown.

It remains to be seen how this controversy will affect the reception of the docu-series, which is set to air soon.