She acted like a bomb. Everyone remembers the interview of Prince Harry and his companion Meghan Markle granted to Oprah Winfrey in 2021. An interview in which the parents of Archie and Lilibet settled their accounts with the rest of the royal family and explained in particular why they had decided to “retire” from royal life. A withdrawal put on hold a few days ago, when Elizabeth II lost her life on September 8th. Despite the quarrels, Harry and Meghan Markle were indeed going to Great Britain, without their offspring, to accompany the queen until her last trip.
The British were also happy to see the parents of Archie and Lilibeth come to meet them in the company of William and Catherine, even if their relationship with them is not looking good. A relationship that was tarnished especially after the interview given to the most popular journalist in the United States a year ago. Oprah Winfrey also returned to this controversial interview when she answered questions from Gayle King on CBS.
Behind the scenes of the controversy
The opportunity for her to reveal behind the scenes of this interview and her surprise when she heard some of the words of Meghan Markle. “I was doing an interview to give them a platform so that they could tell their story and come back to the reasons for their departure”, she confided at first, assuring that she was completely unaware of the revelations that the couple was going to make. Especially when Harry’s partner revealed that she had had suicidal thoughts and that the British royal family had given her no help at this time.
“Most of the things that were said in this interview were particularly surprising to me. […] My intention was not to make an interview that was going to have the effect of a bomb. I just wanted to chat and allow them to tell their story.”, finally concluded Oprah Winfrey. As a reminder, this interview became famous was sold between 7 and 9 million dollars to the chain CBS.
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