<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right">16 Bombshells We Learned From Meghan Markle & Prince Harry's Oprah Interview</h1>
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > huge amount of information! 16 breaking news released by Meghan and Harry in an oprah interview! </h1>
The interview we’ve all been waiting for has finally aired! Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A Primetime Special, a special interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, aired moments ago on CBS.
The long-awaited interview is finally airing! Oprah with Meghan and Harry: Primetime Special, featuring interviews with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, aired on CBS.
This is the very first time that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat down for a tell all since they officially exited their roles as senior members of the royal family.
This is the first time Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have sat down to tell everything after officially stepping down as senior members of the royal family.
The interview did not disappoint! There were two hours worth of quotes, bombshells, and big reveals including talk about the royal family, falsehoods about them, their son Archie, and more.
The interview did not disappoint! There were two hours of quotes, bombshells, disclosures, including talk about the royal family, the royal family's lies, their son Archie, and so on.
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry
1. MEGHAN ENTERED THE ROYAL FAMILY “NAIVELY”
Megan "naively" entered the royal family
“I went into it naively. I didn’t grow up knowing much about the royal family. It wasn’t a part of the conversation at home. It wasn’t something that we followed,” Meghan said.
Megan said: "I was so naïve. I didn't know much about the royal family since I was a child. I didn't talk about this at home (a royal topic). It's not something we're going to pay attention to. ”
When asked if she researched Prince Harry during their courtship, she responded, “I didn’t do any research. I’ve never looked up my husband. I just didn’t feel the need to.”
Asked if she had gotten to know Prince Harry [his background] during their relationship, she replied: "I haven't done any in-depth knowledge. I never inquired about my husband. I just didn't think it was necessary. ”
Kate and Meghan
2. MEGHAN DISPUTES A BIG RUMORED STORY ABOUT HER & KATE MIDDLETON
Megan refuted a rumor about her and Kate Middleton
Meghan Markle spoke to the rumor that she made Kate Middleton cry in 2018 ahead of her wedding over flower girl dresses.
Megan responded to rumors that Kate Middleton was crying about the flower girl dress before her wedding in 2018.
“The narrative with Kate that didn’t happen was really difficult,” Meghan Markle said in response to this story.
Megan Markle said in response to the incident: "Kate this didn't really happen, it's really hard to tell. ”
“Did you make Kate cry?” Oprah said.
"Did you make Kate cry?" Oprah asked.
“No!” Meghan responded.
"Nothing!" Megan replied.
“Where did that come from? Was there a situation where she might have cried?” Oprah asked.
"So how did this happen?" Could it have been that she was crying? Oprah then asked.
“No. The reverse happened. I don’t say that to be disparaging to anyone. It was a hard week of the wedding. She was upset about something. She owned it. She apologized. She brought me flowers [and] a note apologizing,” Meghan said. “What was shocking was… six, seven months after our wedding… the reverse of that would be out there in the world. I would have never wanted that to come out about her.”
Megan replied, "No, it's the opposite. I'm not saying this to belittle anyone. Wedding week was actually hard. She was a little upset. She admitted. Also apologized. She brought me flowers and a note of apology. Shockingly... Six or seven months after our wedding... The opposite has happened. I didn't want to talk about her. ”
“A few days before the wedding she was upset about something… about flower girl dresses. It made me cry… it really hurt my feelings,” she said.
"A few days before the wedding, she was unhappy about something... About the flower child dress. It made me cry... It really hurt my feelings," she said.
“She’s a good person. I think so much of what I’ve seen play out is this idea of polarity. If you love her, you don’t need to hate me,” Meghan said about the differences between them.
"She's a good person. I think most of what I see is more extreme. If you love her, you don't have to hate me either," Megan said of the differences between them.
Meghan Markle Prince Harry Wedding pic
3. MEGHAN AND HARRY GOT MARRIED BEFORE THEIR WEDDING!
Meghan and Harry were married before they were married!
“Three days before our wedding, we got married,” Meghan told Oprah. “Nobody knows this,” she added.
Megan told Oprah: "We got married three days before the wedding and nobody knew about that," she added.
Meghan shared that she and Harry wanted to have a private moment before their formal wedding ceremony that was televised. The pair were married by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the backyard.
Megan said she and Harry wanted to have a heartwarming moment before the official wedding on tv. The wedding was held by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the backyard for the two men.
“Just the three of us,” Prince Harry laughed.
"There are only three of us," Prince Harry said with a smile.
Archie Mountbatten Windsor just after birth
4. A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ARCHIE’S SKIN TONE AT BIRTH
One member of the royal family was worried about the skin color at the time of Archie's birth
“[There were] concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born,” Meghan revealed about Archie, who was born in May of 2019.
Megan revealed about Archie, who was born in May 2019, "There are people who are worried and talk about how dark his skin will be when he was born. ”
This caused Oprah to say, “WHAT? There’s a conversation with you about how dark your baby is going to be?”
This made Oprah ask, "What?" Someone told you how dark your kids would be? ”
“Potentially, and what that would mean or look like,” Meghan said.
Megan said: "Implicitly (talked about), there is a sense of hinting, alluding. ”
“And you’re not gonna tell me who?,” Oprah said.
"You don't tell me who [talked about]?" Oprah said.
“I think that would be very damaging to them,” Meghan responded.
Megan responded: "I think [who said it,] it would do a lot of damage to them. ”
Meghan also spoke about the royal family refusing to give him a royal title at birth.
Megan also spoke of the royal family's refusal to give Archie a royal title when he was born.
“While I was pregnant [the royal family] said they want to change the convention for Archie [and not give him a title],” Meghan said. By not giving him a title, Archie would not be entitled to protection and security.
Megan said: "During my pregnancy, [the royal family] said they wanted to change the convention for Archie (without giving him a title)." If he is not given a title, Archie will not be protected and safe as he deserves. ”
“It’s not their right to take it away,” Meghan said. “And yet, they did. Even though I have a lot of clarity on what comes with the titles, good and bad, and, from my experience, a lot of pain. I, again, wouldn’t wish pain on my child, but that is their birthright to then make a choice about.”
Megan said: "They don't have the right to do that. However, they did so anyway. As clear as I am of everything that comes with titles, good or bad, from my experience, there is a lot of pain. I have to say it again, I don't want to make my children miserable, but that's their birthright, and the associated right to choose. ”
“The idea of the first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way that other grandchildren would be…” she added.
She added: "The idea that the first person of color in this family would not be given a title like other grandchildren is really..."
Meghan Markle Photo
5. MEGHAN WAS HAVING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS BEFORE MEGXIT
Before Meghan had suicidal thoughts
“I didn’t want to be alive anymore. That was a very clear and real and frightening… constant thought,” Meghan shared with Oprah.
"I don't want to live anymore. It's a very clear, real and scary... Continued thoughts," Meghan shared with Oprah.
“I was really ashamed to say it at the time, and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry especially, because I know how much loss he has suffered, but I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it — and I just didn’t want to be alive anymore,” Meghan said.
Megan said: "I was really embarrassed to speak, especially ashamed to have to admit it to Harry because I knew how much of a motherless loss he had suffered, but I knew that if I didn't say it, I would do it – I just didn't want to live anymore. ”
“It was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought,” Meghan recalled. “I remember how he just cradled me, and … I went to the institution, and I said I needed to go somewhere to get help … and I was told that I couldn’t.”
Megan recalls: "It was a very clear, real, frightening, ongoing thought. I remember how he held me and then... I went to that agency and I said I needed to go somewhere for help... However I was told I couldn't go. ”
Meghan said that she begged the institution – which she explains is a small group of members that work for the Royal Family – to help her get help, but they told her she couldn’t get it.
Megan said she asked the agency — a small group of members who worked for the royal family, she explained — to help her get help, but they told her she wasn't getting what she wanted.
“Were you having suicidal thoughts?” Oprah asked.
"Do you have suicidal thoughts?" Oprah asked.
“Yes, this was very, very clear,” Meghan responded. “Very clear and very scary. And I didn’t even know who to turn to in that. And one of the people that I reached out to, and who has continued to be a friend and confidant was one of my husband’s mom’s best friends, one of [Princess] Diana‘s friends.”
"Yes, it's very, very clear," Megan replied. "Very clear, very scary. I don't even know who to turn to for help. One of the people I turned to for help has always been my friend and confidant, one of my husband's mother's best friends, one of Princess Diana's friends. ”
6. MEGHAN AND HARRY REVEAL THE SEX OF SECOND CHILD
Meghan and Harry reveal the gender of their second child
“It’s a girl!,” Harry beamed. “To have any child… would have been amazing. But to have a boy and then a girl. What more can you ask for?”
"It's a girl!" Harry laughed. "With children... It was amazing. Gave birth to a boy and then another girl. What do you want? ”
7. MEGHAN DID NOT PUSH HARRY TO LEAVE ROYAL FAMILY
Meghan did not push Harry out of the royal family
“Can you imagine how little sense that makes? I left my career, my life, because I love him. And our plan was to do this forever,” Meghan said in response to Oprah’s question about if Meghan was the driving force.
"Can you imagine how ridiculous this is?" I left my career, my life, because I loved him. Our plan would have been to stay in the royal family forever," Megan said in response to Oprah's question about whether Megan was the driving force [from the royal family].
“No, I never blindsided my grandmother. I have too much respect from her,” Prince Harry added about rumors that the Queen didn’t know about Megxit before it happened.
"No, I never deceived my grandmother. I have great respect for her," Added Prince Harry, with rumors that the Queen was unaware until they decided to break away from the royal family (Meitre) and go public.
Tyler Perry
8. TYLER PERRY HELPED MEGHAN AND HARRY AT THE BEGINNING OF MEGXIT
Tyler Perry helped Meghan and Harry in the early days of their separation from the royal family
* Tyler Perry: American actor, director, screenwriter, producer. He starred in the romantic comedy films The Mad Woman's Diary [2] and Mattie's Family Reunion. In 2010, he directed the feature film "Rainbow Half the Sky". Self-written and directed comedy films such as "Single Mothers Club", "Halloween of the Black Crazy Woman" and so on.
“While we were in Canada, in someone else’s house, I then got told, short notice, that security was going to be removed,” Harry recalled. “At this point, everyone knew, thanks to the Daily Mail, our exact location.”
Harry recalled: "When we were in Canada, in someone else's house, I was suddenly told that the security guards would be removed. At the time, thanks to the Daily Mail, everyone knew exactly where we were. ”
“So suddenly it dawned on me, ‘Hang on, the borders could be closed, we’re going to have our security removed, who knows how long lockdown is going to be, the world knows where we are, it’s not safe, it’s not secure, we probably need to get out of here,’” Harry said.
"So I suddenly realized, 'Wait, the borders could be closed, our security measures would be lifted, who knows how long the lockdown will last, the whole world knows where we live, it's unstable, it's not safe, we probably need to get out of here,'" Harry said. ’”。
At that time, Harry said that they had their U.K. security with them in Canada. He then said that their [the institution's] justification behind removing their security was because of a “change in status,” since they weren’t “official working parts” of the Royal family.
At the time, Harry said they had a security team in Canada that they had brought in from Britain. He went on to say that the reason they (the agency) lifted their security guarantees was because of a "change of status" because they were no longer "part of the official work" of the royal family.
Luckily, the couple’s close friend Tyler Perry stepped in and was able to let Harry, Meghan, and Archie live at one of his homes in California, and was able to provide them with his own security.
Luckily, the couple's best friend, Tyler Perry, stepped in to let Harry, Meghan, and Archie live in one of his houses in California and provide them with their own safety.
Prince William had two sons and Harry had two sons
9. IF MEGXIT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE ROYAL FAMILY HAD OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT
If the royal family provides support, will they still be able to break away from the royal family?
Oprah asked, “If you had the support, you’d still be there?”
Oprah asked, "If you had support, would you still be there?" ”
Harry answered, “Without question.”
Harry replied, "There's no doubt it will stay." ”
10. HARRY ON WHAT PRINCESS DIANA WOULD THINK ABOUT MEGXIT
Harry talks about how Princess Diana would think of Mette (the two broke away from the royal family).
“I think she would feel very angry with how this has panned out, and very sad,” Harry said. “But ultimately, all she’d ever want is for us to be happy.”
Harry said, "I think she's going to be very angry, very upset about all this. But in the end, she will only want us to be happy. ”
“I think she saw it coming. I certainly felt her presence throughout this whole process,” Harry added later. “I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side. Because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her, going through this process by herself all those years ago.”
"I think she anticipated it all. Throughout the whole process, I felt like she was always there for us. I was really relieved and happy to sit here and talk to you while my wife was by my side. Because I can't imagine what my mother would have been like many years ago when she went through this process alone. ”
Charles, Camilla, William, Kate, Harry, Meghan family
11. HARRY ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS DAD PRINCE CHARLES
Harry's relationship with his father, Prince Charles
“He is [taking my calls]. There’s a lot to work through there. I feel really let down, because he’s been through something similar. He knows what pain feels like. And Archie’s his grandson. But at the same time, of course I will always love him. But there’s a lot of hurt that’s happened. And I will continue to make it one of my priorities to try and heal that relationship. But they only know what they know, and that’s the thing. I’ve tried to educate them through the process that I’ve been educated,” Harry said.
"He had [answered my call]. It's not easy to do that. Because he had actually experienced similar things, I was still disappointed in him. He knew the feeling of pain. Archie was his grandson. But at the same time, of course, I will still love him forever. But a lot of the damage has already happened. I will continue to make the attempt to make up for the relationship one of my priorities. But they only know what they know, and that's the problem. I try to guide them through what I understand to understand all this. ”
Prince William & Harry
12. HARRY ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH PRINCE WILLIAM
Harry's relationship with Prince William
“I love William to bits, we’ve been through hell together. We were on different paths,” Harry added, not saying much.
Harry added: "I love William so much that we went through hellish tribulations together. We've gone a different path," he didn't say much.
“The relationship is space at the moment. Time heals all things,” he added. “I’m really proud of us. I’m so proud of my wife… we did what we had to do.”
"Our current relationship is about giving each other some space. Time can heal everything," he added, "and I'm so proud of us (my wife and me)." I'm so proud of my wife... We did what we were supposed to do. ”
Netflix Series "The Crown"
13. THEY’VE BOTH WATCHED THE CROWN!
They've all seen the series The Crown!
When Oprah asked if they had seen the show, Meghan and Harry smiled and said that they had seen “some of it.”
When Oprah asked if they had seen the show, Meghan and Harry smiled and said they had seen "some."
14. HARRY FELT TRAPPED IN THE ROYAL FAMILY
Harry felt trapped in the royal family
“I didn’t see a way out,” Harry told Oprah. “I was trapped but I didn’t know I was trapped. Trapped within the system like the rest of the family. My father and my brother are trapped. They don’t get to leave and I have huge compassion for that.”
"I can't find a way out," Harry told Oprah. "I was trapped, but I didn't know I was trapped. Trapped in this system like my family. My father and my brother were trapped. They can't leave, and I sympathize with that. ”
15. THEIR ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO BE ROYALS FOREVER
Their original plan was to be royals forever
“Our plan was to do this forever,” Meghan said. “I wrote letters to his family when I got there saying, ‘I am dedicated to this, I’m here for you, use me as you’d like.’ There was no guidance as well and there were certain things that you couldn’t do, but you know, unlike what you see in the movies, there’s no class on how to speak, how to cross your legs, how to be royal. There’s none of that training that might exist for other members.”
"Our plan was to stay in the royal family forever," Megan said. "When I entered the royal family, I wrote to his family, 'I am committed to this, I will support you, please use me as much as possible.'" But there's no guidance on all of this, there are some things you can't do, but you know, unlike what you see in the movies, there's no lesson here on how to talk, how to cross your legs, how to become a member of the royal family. I have not trained, and it is possible that other members have been trained. ”
“Even down to like the National Anthem. No one thought to say, ‘Oh, you’re American, you’re not gonna know that.’ That’s me late at night googling what’s the National Anthem, I’ve got to learn this, I don’t want to embarrass them. I need to learn these three hymns for church, all of this is televised, we were doing the training behind the scenes because I just wanted to make them proud.”
"No one even points you out about the anthem. No one thought about saying, 'Oh, you're American, you wouldn't know.' It's myself searching late at night on Google for what's the national anthem, and I've got to learn this, and I don't want to embarrass them. I need to learn these three church hymns, all these televised things, and I'm quietly training behind my back to learn because I just want them to be proud. ”
16. PRINCE HARRY REVEALED THEY WERE TOTALLY CUT OFF FINANCIALLY
Prince Harry revealed that they were completely cut off from the royal family financially
Prince Harry revealed that the only reason they signed streaming deals after Megxit was because he had been cut off financially from his family.
Prince Harry revealed that the only reason they signed a streaming deal after Mette (who broke away from the royal family) was that his financial ties with his family were severed.
If you didn’t know, Meghan and Harry signed a podcast deal with Spotify which is rumored to be worth anywhere from $15 million to $18 million. They also signed a five year deal with Netflix that is rumored to be worth to up to $100 million.
Mentioning that, Meghan and Harry signed a broadcast deal with Spotify that is rumored to be worth $15 million to $18 million. They also signed a five-year deal with Netflix that is rumored to be worth up to $100 million.
Harry said that the deals were “never part of the plan,” but they needed to figure out a way to make money to pay for their security after they were cut off from the Royal Family, which Harry said happened “in the first quarter of 2020.”
Harry said the deals were "never part of the [royal] plan," but they needed to find ways to make money to cover security costs after severing ties with the royal family, which Harry said occurred "in the first quarter of 2020."