In an emotional and candid interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have opened up about their lives and the difficulties they faced. Some are already calling the interview ‘devastating’ for the British Royal Family, as Harry and Meghan held nothing back during the two-hour CBS primetime special.
There was bombshell after bombshell in the interview, aired on Sunday. Meghan Markle revealed that she had suicidal thoughts when she was 5 months pregnant, opened up about the alleged racism within the Royal Family, and how Kate Middleton once made her cry instead of the other way around. Meanwhile, Harry said that he has now been financially cut off by his family after they distanced themselves from ‘The Firm.’
In the midst of the emotional storm, accusations, and pain there was one patch of calm, however. A ray of good news that nearly everyone could celebrate. The couple revealed their baby, due in the summer, is going to be a girl.
1 Prince Harry shared that he was seeing History Repeat Itself with Meghan, and that it reminded him of the way his mom, Princess Diana, was treated
"I think she would feel very angry with how this has panned out. And very sad."
2 Meghan and Harry were told that their son, Archie, wouldn't be a prince and wouldn't receive any security
She learned about this decision while she was pregnant. "I regret believing them when they said I would be protected," she criticized the Royal Family.
3 The Duke and Duchess revealed to Oprah they had a Private Wedding Ceremony three days before the public one
"This spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us," Meghan told Oprah during the two-hour interview. The vows that the couple have framed in their home are from the private backyard ceremony between them and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Hollywood's Ultimate Insider, Mike, told Bored Panda in an interview that he believes the fallout for the Royal Family is going to be intense. "There will be a response, there must be a response. They were basically accused of causing mental health issues, racism, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and security and safety concerns," he said.
"There are of course two sides to every story, but I think the interview will garner more support for Harry and Meghan. The public was yearning to know ‘what happened?’ Well now we know, and the reasons for why they fled make much more sense. They literally fled to save their lives."
4 There were allegedly racist conversations in the Royal Family about How Dark Meghan and Harry's son's Archie's skin might be
"In those months, when I was pregnant, all around this same time, we had in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security, he won't be given a title... and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin will be when he's born," Meghan told Oprah.
"That was relayed to me from Harry, that was from conversations that family had with him. It was really hard to see those as compartmentalized conversations," she added.
It's unclear which member(s) of the Royal Family made the comments about Archie. And it's unlikely that we'll ever find out because Harry and Meghan don't plan on revealing that information. "That conversation I am never going to share," Harry later added in the interview.
5 Meghan said she knew the Media was biased and that there was a double standard for how things were reported about her and Kate
The British tabloids seemed to apply double standards to how they reported the same things about Kate and Meghan. Even a cursory glance will show you that editors and journalists applied very different angles to similar stories.
Drama generates more attention than honest reporting, after all. This led to the public having skewed views about Meghan. Internet users are very polarized about whether or not they support the Duchess of Sussex, in part due to biased reporting.
6 Before Meghan met the Queen for the first time, Harry asked if she knew how to curtsey
According to Meghan, her first meeting with the Queen was "Lovely and easy and thank God I hadn’t known a lot about the family, thank god I hadn’t researched, I would have been so in my head about it.”
Mike believes that the topic is so polarizing, he can't see Harry and Meghan's supporters and haters ever coming together and making peace. "The two camps have dug in and dug in hard. The interview will only serve to polarize the two camps more, and I already see it’s being amplified more and more on social media right now," the expert shared.
"I’m only hoping the interview will bring some understanding to the haters who didn’t understand why they ‘turned their back’ on the Royal Family. I would think anyone with any compassion would have a better understanding of what they went through, and the motives of love and survival shouldn’t be questioned."
7 There was one bit of happy news among the shocking bombshells, the couple revealed they are having a baby girl
“Two is it,” Harry said, saying that they don't plan to have any more kids after that.
Meghan told Oprah that there were times when she had suicidal thoughts because life as a British royal was so isolating and lonely. “I just didn't want to be alive anymore,” she told Oprah.
The Duchess mentioned that one member of the Royal Family had concerns about how ‘dark’ her son Archie’s skin would be. The revelations shocked people, ordinary and celebrity alike.
American model Chrissy Teigen and Meghan's on-screen husband Patrick J. Adams (aka Mike Ross from 'Suits') were among those who declared their public support for the couple and criticized the media and the royals for their treatment of the Duchess.
8 Meghan was candid that her Mental Health got so bad, she contemplated suicide, However, The Firm allegedly did not help her, despite her Begging
“I was really ashamed to say it at the time, and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry, because I know how much loss he’s suffered—but I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore and that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought,” Meghan shared how she contemplated suicide.
She reached out to the Buckingham Palace HR team for help, however, she was told that she'd have to seek help elsewhere because she was not a paid employee.
9 Harry says that the Royal Family officially cut him off financially in the first part of 2020, and he had to rely on what his mother, Princess Diana, left him
Prince Harry has sought out deals with Netflix and Spotify to keep his young family afloat after getting cut off.
10 Harry said that he didn't blindside the Queen with news of their departure
11 Harry said that his relationship with the Queen is good, but that there is some strain with his relationship with Charles and Will
12 Meghan Said She Went Along With What The Royal Family wanted at first because she thought they would protect her. only to discover the opposite was the case
13 Meghan denied making Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge cry in fact, she said the opposite happened
“The reverse happened, and I don’t say that to be disparaging to anyone because it was a really hard week of the wedding and she was upset about something,” Meghan opened up to Oprah during the in-depth interview.
The issue had arisen over the flower girl dresses. However, there is a happy ending to all of this. Meghan said that Kate then apologized, to her and she accepted her apology.
"There was no confrontation," Meghan said.
Despite the seemingly overwhelming support, not everyone is happy with how the interview turned out. The British tabloids, ever the thorn in Harry and Meghan’s sides, have denounced the interview as ‘self-serving’ and suggested that they’re curating and cultivating a certain public image for personal gain. The couple has made deals with Netflix and Spotify after being financially cut off.
Meanwhile, internet users from all walks of life are fighting a heated battle in the comment sections of news media outlets.
For most, the revelations confirmed their suspicions about the dark side of the Royal Family and they rushed to show their support for Harry and Meghan. Others, however, pointed out that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in no position to complain, as they were (and still are) far more privileged than, well, pretty much anyone on Earth.
14 Harry said he was hurt by the Queen's decision to remove all royal patronages and honorary military titles, but her decision had nothing to do with Harry and Meghan’s oprah interview
Members of any royal family can seem so illustrious, charming, and powerful that people forget that they’re human beings with very human problems. And no family royal or ordinary is ‘perfect.’ But with the glitz, the glamor, and the prestigious upbringing, some of us assume that members of the aristocracy are beyond reproach.
Expectations should be high for royalty, absolutely. However, like with putting anyone on a pedestal, we’re bound to end up disappointed if we idolize them through illusions instead of seeing them grounded in reality like we are.
What did you think of the interview, dear Pandas? Did any of the revelations shock you? What is your opinion about the Royal family and about Harry and Meghan? Share your thoughts in the comment section below and just remember we’re better than the British tabloids, so let’s keep it civil.
15 Harry said that he wouldn't have been able to leave the Royal Family without Meghan
16 Meghan said that her story with a Prince does have a happy ending
17 Harry said that the Royal Family is scared of the tabloids turning on them and it influenced them refusing to speak out on the racist abuse Meghan faced in the media
18 Meghan said that she asked for help around the time of the couple's Australia Tour
19 The streaming deals were never part of the original plan, but were suggested by a friend amidst the Pandemic
20 Harry and Meghan did call the Queen to ask about Phillip after he went to Hospital
21 Meghan's one regret is, Bbelieving them when they said i'd be protected
22 Harry said that the simplest reason that they left their positions in the family is because of a Lack of support and lack of understanding
23 Meghan never looked up Harry online
24 Meghan denied having orchestrated Megxit, saying that she planned to be in the Royal role forever
"Can you imagine how little sense that makes?" she told Oprah. "I left everything because I love him."
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