No Restrictions: Meghan and Harry’s Historic Interview

New York, USA – Meghan Markle opened up about battling suicidal thoughts, Prince Harry revealed a painful break with his father – and they both settled some scores in their historic interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The gloves were removed as the couple lifted the veil on their dramatic exit from royal life, holding back while alleging racism in the royal ranks and a campaign of lies against Meghan.

But there was also tenderness when the couple spoke of their current happiness. – and revealed the sex of her second child.

Here are the key points from the interview:

‘I didn’t want to be alive’

Meghan, 39, opened up to an onslaught of negative media coverage that she faced as part of the royal family, and said the British press brought her to the point where life no longer seemed worth living.

“I knew that if I didn’t say it, I would. And I … I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. And that was a very clear, real and scary constant thought, ”she told Winfrey in the two-hour CBS ad.

When asked by Winfrey if she had suicidal thoughts while pregnant with her first child, Meghan replied, “Yes. This was very, very clear. “

Meghan said she came to the palace to tell them she was having a mental health crisis.

“I went with one of the older people just to – to get help, ”he said. “They told me I couldn’t, that it wouldn’t be good for the institution.”

Meghan said she finally reached out to one of the late Princess Diana’s best friends for support.

“Who else could understand what – What is it really like inside “

‘How dark could your skin be’

Meghan, whose father is white and her mother is black, said Harry had revealed to her official royal concerns about the skin color of her unborn son, Archie.

“In those months when she was pregnant … we have on par the conversation of ‘she will not be given security, she will not be given a title’ and also concerns and conversations about how dark her skin might be when she is born,” she said Meghan.

“Those were conversations the family had with him.”

When asked by Winfrey if the concern was that he might be “too dark,” Meghan replied, “If that’s the assumption you’re making, I think it feels pretty safe.”

‘Defamation’

It was tabloid fodder – the story of how Meghan made Kate Middleton cry after a fitting bridesmaid dress for Princess Charlotte.

And on behalf of Meghan – it was entirely manufactured.

“Everyone at the institution knew it was not true,” Meghan told Winfrey of the alleged incident, stating that in reality, “the opposite happened.”

Kate said, “she was upset about something, but it was hers and she apologized.”

“A few days before the wedding, I was upset about something related – yes, the problem was correct – about the flower girl dresses, and it made me cry, and it really hurt my feelings. “

Meghan called the incident a “turning point” in her relationships with the royal family.

“The narrative about, you know, making Kate cry I think was the beginning of an actual murder of a character,” he said.

And they knew it wasn’t true. And I thought, well, if they’re not going to kill things like that, what are we going to do? “

“I came to understand that not only was I not protected, but they were willing to lie to protect other family members,” Meghan said.

‘Let down’

Speaking frankly about his relationship with Prince Charles, Harry said that he had been “really disappointed” in his father during the painful episode. – but now they were talking to each other.

“There is a lot to work there, you know. I am really disappointed because he has been through something similar. He knows what pain feels like, ”said an excited Harry.

Described Charles – the heir to the throne – and Harry’s older brother, William, “trapped” by the conventions of the monarchy, but vowed to “always love” his father.

“My father and my brother are trapped. They cannot leave. And I have great compassion for that. “

Harry went on to say that he and Meghan “did everything they could” to stay in the royal family.

“I’m sad that what happened happened, but I know it, and I feel comfortable knowing that we did everything we could to make it work.”

‘Fairy tale’

But it was not all darkness and reckoning.

Offering a gift to royal fans, the couple revealed the gender of their second child, together chirping “It’s a girl!” and confirm that the baby was to be born in “summer”.

When asked if they were “done” with two children, Harry replied, “done.”

“To have a boy and then a girl, I mean, what more could you ask for?” he said.

“Two are,” Meghan joked.

In a bucolic segment, Harry and Meghan gave viewers a glimpse into their “fairy tale” life at the beachside celebrity enclave of Montecito, California, showing off their chicken coop. – and his chickens rescued from a factory farm.

And Meghan ended with a hopeful look to the future, saying that Harry had made a decision that “saved my life.”

“And now, since we are actually on the other side, we have not only survived, but we are thriving.

When asked by Winfrey if her story “has a happy ending,” Meghan replied, “It does. Larger than any fairy tale you’ve ever read. “

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