PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have been blasted by Nelson Mandela's granddaughter for "stealing" his words.
Ndileka Mandela, 57, has slammed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for using her grandfather's words to "make millions" through their Netflix documentary.
Harry says in the trailer for the couple’s doc Live To Lead that it was inspired by the anti-apartheid legend.
But Ndileka says the couple have used the former South African president's legacy to boost their careers.
And she also criticised them for comparing their battles to break free from the Royal Family with his release from jail.
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In the doc trailer, Harry says: "This was inspired by Nelson Mandela.
"Who once said what counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived."
Meghan continues: "It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead."
But Ndileka, the head of the Thembekile Mandela Foundation, slammed the couple's comparison.
She told The Australian: “The culmination of nearly 350 years of struggle in which generations of our people paid with their lives and their marriage can never be compared to the celebration of grandad’s release.
“That’s chalk and cheese, there is no comparison.”
She also said she doubted whether the couple had even met her grandfather properly.
Ndileka continued: “Harry needs to be authentic and stick to his own story, what relevance does granddad’s life have with his?
“I don’t believe he nor Meghan have ever properly met granddad, maybe when Harry was young at Buckingham Palace. But they are using his quotations in the documentary to draw in people and make millions without the Mandela family benefiting.
“I know the Nelson Mandela Foundation has supported the initiative but people have stolen grandfather’s quotes for years and have used his legacy because they know his name sells – Harry and Meghan are no different from them.
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“I admire Harry for having the confidence to break away from an institution as iconic as the royal family.
"Granddad rebelled against an arranged marriage to find his own path in life.
“But it comes at a price, you have to then fund your own life, I’ve made peace with people using granddad’s name but it’s still deeply upsetting and tedious every time it happens.”
This is not the first time the couple have been slammed for comparing themselves to Nelson Mandela.
In August last year grandson Zwelivelile 'Mandla' Mandela blasted Meghan for comparing herself to the apartheid hero.
He then issued the Duchess advice for what she has to do if she wanted to keep making such comparisons.
