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Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle spoke in a two-hour interview about racism in the royal family and the cruelty they faced from the get-go, leading the American of color to suicidal thoughts. The two also revealed that their second child will be a girl and that in 2018 they were married 3 days before the lavish ceremony, which was organized “for the world.”
Early assessments of the Oprah Winfrey interview, broadcast in prime time on CBS (it is still shown by West Coast television), are that it has a devastating effect on the London royal family.
And there will be more to the conversation, as Winfrey announced that a special show will take place in a few hours, in which she will show unreleased parts of the interview. He earned a standing ovation for the professional way he leads the conversation. Christian Amanpour, a well-known CNN host, said that while Oprah Winfrey was not an investigative journalist, her interviews were prepared “very methodically and after close checks.”
Expectations that it would be perceived differently by both sides of the Atlantic were immediately confirmed. Most important to Americans were the revelations about Markle’s attitude toward race and common origin. Many Britons began to accuse the two even before tonight’s broadcast in Britain that the young men were showing great disrespect for Her Majesty.
One of the highlights of the conversation was when Markle said there were concerns in the royal family about her son Archie’s skin color. Her husband mentioned the same thing in a “conversation I will never share” and that he was shocked and hurt that no one in his family had condemned the racist way the media wrote and talked about the two of them.
Markle said she was in a severe crisis and sought help, but was told that nothing could be done, “because you are not a paid employee of the institution.” When I asked for help, nothing was ever done, so we had to find a solution, he continued.
Harry said that he felt betrayed by his father, Prince Charles, and while he would always love him, there were many things to fix in their relationship. He described himself, his father, and his brother, Prince William, trapped in the monarchical system.
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“Megan and Harry reversed the narrative created by the major British newspapers. They revealed terrible problems inside the palace. They described an image of insensitive people lost in a heartless institution,” said Johnny Diamond, a BBC correspondent in Buckingham. Palace.
“It was a devastating interview. But the real blow to the institution is Harry’s description that my brother’s father is trapped and Megan’s revelations that she sought help from the palace several times and was rejected each time. No It is clear how the palace will do it. Many of the revelations are too personal to elicit any reaction. As for the newspapers that the couple hates so much, will they change their tone? It is not in their nature. Already on Sunday, there were overflowing pages of bile against Megan and Harry have stopped waiting for some of the most popular publications to want to hear them. It is incredible to see something published that would change their attitude. “
Most important quotes from the interview
Megan Markle for the fact that Archie did not receive the title of prince:
“They didn’t want me to be a prince or a princess without knowing what gender would be different from protocol, and (they said) that I wouldn’t get protection.
“In those months when I was pregnant… we were together in a conversation in which they told us that they would not give you security, they would not give you a title, and also fears and conversations about how dark it could be. . it is his skin when he is born. “
Megan declined to say who expressed these concerns: “I think it would be very damaging to them. Harry conveyed it to me, it was a conversation the family had with him.”
Harry asked about the question, saying, “I will never share this conversation. But it was confusing. I was a bit surprised.”
“It was right at the beginning when she was not going to get security, when family members offered to continue acting because she did not have enough money to pay for her and all that. There are obvious signs. Even before we get married, it will really be. difficult for us. “
Megan on suicidal thoughts:
“I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. And it was a very clear, real and terrifying constant thought. And I remember him (Harry) just rocking me in his arms.”
He said he went to high-ranking officials at the institution for help.
“I went to the institution and said that I had to go somewhere to seek help … And they told me that they couldn’t, that it would not be good for the institution.
“I remember this conversation as if it were yesterday, because they said they sympathized with me because they saw how bad I was, but there was nothing we could do to protect you because you were not a salaried employee of the institution.
“It wasn’t something I chose to do. It was emails and requests for help, saying very specifically that he was concerned about my state of mind.”
When asked if she was thinking about hurting herself or having suicidal thoughts while pregnant with her first child, she said, “Yes. It was very, very clear … and very scary.”
More details are expected later at www.dnevnik.bg.
