Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, made several surprising revelations in the special program "The Oprah Winfrey Show", broadcast on Sunday night.

 

Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused the British royal family of racism, the proliferation of lies and of pushing her to suicide, in an explosive interview given on Sunday evening to television journalist Oprah Winfrey, who appears to have the potential to to seriously shake the reputation of the British monarchy, informs Reuters.

 

In a special interview aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday night, Meghan Markle revealed to presenter Oprah Winfrey that some members of the British royal family had expressed to her husband, Prince Harry, certain skin-related concerns about their first child, Archie, Variety magazine reports.

 

Meghan, 39, who is a half-breed - her mother is African-American and her father is Caucasian - also said she was naive before becoming a member of the British royal family after her marriage to Prince Harry and that, after their wedding in 2018, she ended up having suicidal thoughts and self-harm. She also stated that she asked for help and protection from the royal house, but without receiving them, Reuters reports.

 

Bemorepanda collected 35 mindblowing facts that Meghan Markel revealed about the Royal Family.

 

1. At the beginning of her conversation with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle confirmed that she was not paid for the interview, thus refuting a series of information that appeared in the American press according to which the former princely couple would have received 7 million dollars.

 

2.At the same time, Meghan said that the interview was conducted in an open manner and that there was no list of questions to be "forbidden".

 

3.Oprah Winfrey revealed to American viewers that she contacted Meghan in hopes of conducting an interview before the couple's wedding, but then her proposal was rejected.

 

4.Meghan Markle revealed to presenter Oprah Winfrey that some members of the British royal family had expressed to her husband, Prince Harry, some concerns about the skin color of  their first child, Archie.

 

5.Prince Harry believed that Meghan Markle could have died like Princess Diana. He was afraid that "history would repeat itself"

 

6.Meghan, who is a half-breed - her mother is African-American and her father is Caucasian - also said she was naive before becoming a member of the British royal family after her marriage to Prince Harry and that, after their 2018 wedding, they ended up having suicidal thoughts and self-harm. She also stated that she had asked for help from the royal house and mentioned the possibility of being admitted to a medical clinic. 

 

7.In the same interview, Meghan revealed that the couple's second child will be a girl, who will be born this summer.

 

8.She also said that their one-year-old son Archie was denied the title of prince because of concerns among the royal family about the color of his skin.

 

9.That’s what they said about the skin color: "They didn't want him to be a prince," Meghan said in a CBS interview Sunday night. "There have been conversations about how dark his skin color might be when he is born.

 

10.Meghan declined to disclose the names of those who made those statements, saying it "would be very damaging to their identity." 

 

11.The Duchess of Sussex also said that Buckingham Palace refused to grant protection to their son and that some members of the royal family believed that Archie should not receive a princely title, even though it was in line with the royal house's tradition.

 

12.The Dukes of Sussex explained their withdrawal from the British royal house and their departure to the United States through unbearable media pressure and the lack of support shown by the royal family.

 

13."I did my best" to stay with the royal family, Prince Harry said, explaining that he also faced psychological disorders due to those tense situations.

 

14.Harry revealed that his family had cut off his funding and that his father, Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, had disappointed him and at one point stopped answering the phone. Harry added that he has since reconnected with his father and is working with him to improve their relationship.

 

15.Meghan described the British royal family as careless and insincere and accused Kate - the wife of Prince William, her husband's older brother - of making her cry before her wedding to Prince Harry.

 

16.Although the royal family, including Prince Charles, was openly criticized in this interview, Meghan and Harry did not directly attack Queen Elizabeth II.

 

17.However, Meghan says she was silenced by "The Firm" - a euphemism for the British royal family - and that her pleas for help when she was affected by those racist comments and when she was in difficult situations were not listened to.

 

18.Meghan was powerless in front of the Royal Family : "I didn't want to live anymore"

"I did not want to live. And this was a very clear, real and constantly frightening thought. And I remember how much Harry comforted me. "

 

19.The announcement by Harry and Meghan in January 2020 that they intended to relinquish their royal duties put the British royal family in a real crisis. Last month, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the breakup will be permanent, as the former princely couple wants to build an independent life in the United States.

 

20.Prince Harry, sixth in succession to the British throne, said he had relinquished his royal duties due to a lack of understanding among the royal family and feared that "history would come." repeats ”- a direct reference to the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in 1997, following a car accident, while she was being watched by the paparazzi.

 

21.The couple is happy with their choice, while remembering the life of Princess Diana: "I'm really relieved and happy to be here and talk to you and my wife," Prince Harry told reporter Oprah Winfrey. "Because I can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like for her (for Princess Diana) to go through this process on her own, all those years," he added.

"It was incredibly difficult for the two of us, but at least we had each other," Prince Harry said.

 

22.In the same interview, Prince Harry also talked about his relationship with his father and brother: "I was really disappointed," Prince Harry said of his father. "My family literally cut off my funding," he added.

 

23.Harry denied reports that he had hidden from Queen Elizabeth II, his paternal grandmother, his intentions to move away from the British monarchy, but revealed that at one point his father stopped telling him and even did not answer the phone.

 

24.Prince Harry evoked Prince William in the same interview and said that the two princes were "on different paths", confirming a certain tense relationship between them, but once again asserted his affection for his older brother.

 

25.Critics of Harry and Meghan say that the former princely couple wanted to benefit from all the brilliance given by their privileged positions, but without the dedication and media attention brought by that special status.

 

26.Instead, for the couple's supporters, the way Meghan and Harry were treated shows an outdated British institution that criticized a modern, mixed-race woman, sometimes with racist allusions.

 

27.There was also speculation of aggression against Meghan, which first appeared in The Times, a few days before the broadcast of this interview.

 

28.Buckingnam Palace said it would investigate the allegations and said it was "very concerned".

 

29.Following that statement, a spokeswoman for Meghan Markle said that Prince Harry's wife was "saddened by the latest attack on her, especially because he was targeting a person who was herself the target of intimidation."

 

30.Meghan revealed to journalist Oprah Winfrey that some people in the British monarchical institution not only failed to defend her against malicious allegations, but also lied to protect others. "It wasn't until we got married and everything got worse that I began to realize that I wasn't protected and that they were willing to lie to protect other family members," Meghan said.

 

31."There is the royal family and there are people who run the institution, these are two separate categories and it is important to make this difference, because the queen, for example, has always treated me wonderfully," said Prince Harry's wife.

 

32.Meghan also denied media reports that she made Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, cry before her wedding to Harry and said that was a turning point in her relationship with the British media.

 

33.The Duchess of Sussex revealed that she did not really know before the wedding what it meant to marry a member of the British royal family. "I would say that I entered this marriage in a naive way, because I did not grow up knowing too much about the royal family," she said.

 

34.At the same time, Meghan stated that she was not paid to give this interview. The interview given by Harry and Meghan will also be broadcast in Great Britain, on Monday evening, by ITV.

 

35.After Queen Elizabeth II confirmed their final withdrawal from the active members of the British royal household, at the end of a one-year observation period, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lost their last official titles in February 2021. Initially based in Canada, then in California, in Montecito, Prince Harry and his wife set up a foundation, Archewell, and signed audio-video production partnerships with Netflix and Spotify.