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“Oprah with Meghan and Harry” has sparked a news cycle of its own.
The big interview generated a lot of headlines on both sides of the Atlantic even before it aired.
Oprah Winfrey’s two-hour meeting with Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will air Sunday on CBS.
This is what to expect.
First, Winfrey interviews Meghan, 39, about her marriage, her life as royalty and mother, and the public scrutiny she has faced. Here is a joint interview with Winfrey, Prince Harry and Meghan. They talk about moving to California and about their family, including their son Archie, born in 2019, and the second baby on the way. And of course their reasons for leaving the UK, plus why they want to talk now.
Harry, now 36, and “Suits” actress Meghan Markle tied the knot at Windsor Castle in 2018. In 2020, they announced that they would be stepping back as royalty to move to North America, something that Royal observers called it “Megxit”.
The couple, who said racism and the media influenced their departure, left England for Vancouver and eventually bought a home in Santa Barbara, California. Harry called the effects of the British media toxic in a recent interview with James Corden in Los Angeles.
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, with Oprah Winfrey in the two-hour primetime special.Joe Pugliese | Harpo Productions | CBS
Recently, the Times of London reported on allegations from royal staff accusing Meghan of bullying, claiming that is why two personal assistants resigned. Sunday’s interview with Oprah was recorded before the allegations were made public in the March 2 report.
In what some have called an attempt to pre-empt the Sussexes’ interview with Oprah, Buckingham Palace released a statement saying its human resources team would be investigating the bullying allegations.
A spokesperson for Meghan said she was “saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been bullied and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma.”
Meghan’s friends and former colleagues have come to her defense on social media, including her “Suits” co-star. Patrick J. Adams.
Adams called Meghan a “powerful woman with a deep sense of morality and a fierce work ethic” who “has never been afraid to speak up, be heard and stand up for herself and her loved ones.”
“It is OBSCENE that the Royal Family, (whose) newest member is GROWING WITHIN IT, is promoting and amplifying allegations of ‘intimidation’ against a woman who was basically forced to (flee) the UK to protect her family and their children. own mental health ”, the actor tweeted On Friday as part of a thread about Meghan and the royal family.
Meghan’s friend Janina Gavankar, a fellow actress, spoke about her character and the upcoming interview in a tweet on Thursday.
“I’ve known Meghan for 17 years,” he said. “This is what it is: kind, strong, open. This is what she is not: ‘a bully’. ANYONE of us who knows her feels the same about her broken silence: relief. The truth will set you free “.
In an interview preview, Harry compares his and Meghans’ trials with the British press to his mother Diana’s struggles with the media and life in the public eye.
“My biggest concern was that history would repeat itself,” he said.
Harry told Oprah that he was grateful to have his wife by his side.
“I can’t imagine what it must have been like for her to go through this process on her own all those years ago,” Harry said of Princess Diana, who separated from her father, Prince Charles. They divorced in 1996, a year before Diana died as a result of a car accident after a paparazzi chase when Harry was 12 years old.
Of course, Diana had her own explosive 1995 interview with the BBC’s Martin Bashir in which she described her marriage as having three people, the third person being Camilla Parker-Bowles, the current wife of Prince Charles, now the Duchess of Cornwall.
The high-profile surprise interview is considered a precursor to Diana and Charles’ official separation after a long period of unofficial separation.
Oprah asked Meghan how she feels about the palace “hearing your truth today.”
“I don’t know how they can expect that after all this time, we will remain silent if there is an active role that The Firm is playing in perpetuating the falsehoods about us,” Meghan said. “And if that carries the risk of losing things, I mean, a lot of things have already been lost.”
The Firm is a nickname for the royal family.
In another clip from the interview, Oprah talks about asking Meghan for an interview in 2018, before the royal wedding. The duchess rejected it, saying it was not the right time. Meghan said that at the time, the choice was not hers, there were representatives of the royal apparatus there with her to observe every move.
“As an adult who lived a really independent life and then entered this construction that is different than what I think people imagine, it is really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege in some way to be able to say, ‘Yes, I mean I’m ready to talk, ‘”Meghan said.
The CBS special will air from 8-10 pm EST on Sunday, March 7.
“Oprah with Meghan and Harry” will also air on the CBS app and will be available on CBS.com.
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