The Royal Family has officially decided not to release "Harry & Meghan" for now, but that doesn't mean that the Netflix documentary won't have an impact on what's happening behind closed doors - at least, that's one public relations professional's view of the whole affair It is.

"The latest episode of the Meghan & Harry documentary definitely outlines some very uncomfortable conversations," Sophie Attwood, director of global PR consultancy Sophie Attwood Communications, tells Marie tells Claire.

"But whatever your opinion, from a communications and PR perspective, it is fair to say that this has put the Royal Family in an even more critical situation."

For Attwood, what is particularly striking in the three most recent episodes of the document is the Duke of Sussex's direct reference to the PR games he claims are being played by the royal PR staff.

"In one scene, Harry speaks candidly about the communications team and the relationship between the royal family and the national press.

"Historically, [the royal family's] relationship with the world's media has been one of formal and very discreet disclosure, but it is clear that Meghan and Harry are bringing a new and fresh perspective to this"

. [For example, Meghan's close friends published an article in People magazine about what their friend was really like, which was followed by the creation of the #WeLoveMeghan hashtag on social media.

"This really demonstrates the complexity of millennial PR and its ability to compete with traditional PR approaches, as we have seen historically with the Royal Family."

For Attwood, the Sussexes' approach to PR is another indicator of how they differ from the Welsh couple.

"What's clear from the latest documentary episode," she says, "is the dichotomy between the two public relations strategies at play here. [The Netflix documentary highlights this, as does the royal response, or lack of response. [On the one hand, there is a very strategic, traditional, and very one-sided form of communication, as opposed to the other, which further highlights the gap in their communication and relationship."

The team representing the King and Queen and the Crown Prince and Princess officially stated that they would not respond to the Netflix program.

Royal reporter Omid Scobie wrote on Twitter, "As was the case last week, both Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace have said they will not comment on the final episode of Netflix's 'Harry & Meghan' today."

Scobie added, "Both families obviously want to keep their focus on #TogetherAtChristmas (Charles and Camilla joining William and Kate) at Westminster Abbey this afternoon." Before the service, the King and Queen will visit a community kitchen in London that helps low-income families.

But how are we to interpret this lack of response from senior royals?

"One might say that the lack of direct response to the Netflix documentary and the accusations in it simply confirms many of the accusations being made in the program," she says.

"But many others would say that this is simply the PR approach that the Royal Family tends to take and this situation is no different."

Although criticism of the royal family on both sides of the Atlantic in the run-up to and after the release of "Harry & Meghan" has been intense, Attwood does not believe it is all bad after all.

"One of the positives we can definitely take from this," she says, "is the renewed interest in both families. [As is the case with many successful and well-known brands, stories like this only generate even more interest."

"Ultimately, no matter what Harry and Meghan say or do, the audience will keep watching. Because they keep the train moving forward at a fast pace. Even if some people are negative about this documentary, everyone sits back and watches this train, intrigued.

This is evidenced by the record number of viewers the series has garnered and the many people, both famous and unknown, who have commented on it on social media and in traditional media.