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Post by Admin on Mar 5, 2021 19:18:12 GMT
Meghan Markle Says 'I'm Ready to Talk' in New Oprah Interview Clip: 'It's Really Liberating' Oprah also reveals she initially approached Meghan for an interview before the royal wedding but was turned down
Meghan Markle is opening up about why now is the right time for her to speak for herself in a new clip of her upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.
During her and Prince Harry's sit-down with Oprah, which airs on CBS on Sunday, Oprah reveals she called Meghan months before her royal wedding to ask for an interview, which Meghan "turned down nicely" at the time.
"You said, 'I'm sorry, it's not the right time,'" Oprah says in a clip shared on CBS This Morning on Friday.
Meghan replies, "Well, I remember that conversation very well. I wasn't even allowed to have that conversation with you personally, right? There had to be people from the comm., sitting there."
When asked what is right about the timing now, Meghan says, "Well, so many things. That we're on the other side of a lot of life experience that's happened and also that we have the ability to make our own choices in a way. I couldn't have said yes to you then, that wasn't my choice to make."
"So as an adult who lived a really independent life to then go into this construct that is different than I think what people imagine it to be, it's really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege in some ways to be able to say yes. I mean, I'm ready to talk," she continues. "To be able to make a choice on your own and just be able to speak for yourself."
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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2021 5:53:29 GMT
Katie Nicholl told BBC News that Meghan Markle knew what she was getting into when joining the Royal Family as the Duchess of Cambridge had navigated the same challenges less than a decade prior. The royal commentator added that the Duchess of Sussex had the same supportive infrastructure in place as Kate when she joined the monarchy.
Ms Nicholl said: "Well listen, there isn't a Princess manual as such but absolutely there is a support network, there is an infrastructure at the Palace.
"I know when Kate Middleton was preparing to marry into the Royal Family she had access to private secretaries, to the press office, she was able to go and seek advice.
"Meghan had the same infrastructure in place, she was supported.
"There was help on hand and of course, she had Harry.
"It was a whirlwind romance, unlike Kate and William.
"She did not have ten years in to work out how the firm worked as an institution.
"But she is an intelligent, articulate, well-read woman, I mean she knew what she was getting herself into.
"She was listed as a feminist on the Royal Family website but if there was an idea in her mind that she was going to be able to voice her political opinions, very obviously from the outset that simply would not be the case."
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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2021 19:34:42 GMT
Palace staff nicknamed Prince Harry “the hostage” on the eve of his wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018, according to reports. The revelation comes amid palace leaks last week that Markle bullied palace aides, leaving many in tears. The couple, who have been stripped of their royal duties after they moved to Los Angeles last year, are scheduled to appear tomorrow in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBS. The “hostage” moniker surfaced after Markle was furious that the tiara she had planned to wear for the wedding could not be loaned out for a hair appointment, according to reports. The contretemps sparked a clash with Angela Kelly, the Queen’s closest aide. “Angela told Harry that it was it was priceless and couldn’t be handed out on short notice,” a source told The Telegraph. “He was furious and shouted, ‘What Meghan wants, Meghan gets.’ Suffice to say it didn’t go down too well.” Despite getting first choice of the crown jewels, Markle was still unhappy, the palace insider said. “She was constantly looking for reasons to say she had been deprived. Also, she wanted drama from the very beginning.”
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2021 3:57:25 GMT
Princess Diana's former private secretary and chief of staff is drawing parallels to the past in regard to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Speaking with CNN ahead of the highly-anticipated CBS sit-down, Patrick Jephson said he sees similarities between the couple and Harry's late mother.
"Thirty years ago we were in a comparable situation where rifts were opening up within the royal family and it was starting to escalate," he said, referring to Diana's estrangement from the royal family after her split from Prince Charles. "There were a lot of unhappy people involved then, I'm quite sure there are a lot of unhappy people involved now."
"First and foremost, we should understand that this is a family rift," Jephson added. "It has taken on a lot of the trapping of a big media PR story, but at the heart of this are real people really hurting and I hope that somewhere in the midst of the current back and forth somebody is putting down the seeds for eventual reconciliation, which has to come."
Pointing to other parallels in royal history, Jephson noted that tell-all interviews don't always have their intended effect.
"The precedence for royal interviews of this kind are not very encouraging," he said. "Both Prince Charles and Princess Diana and more recently Prince Andrew have tried to put their sides of the story on TV through these sorts of interviews and in all cases, it has backfired."
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2021 20:14:07 GMT
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will sit down with Oprah Winfrey for a tell-air special airing this Sunday on CBS, offering a look at the couple's life one year since leaving the royal family.
The couple's polarizing departure from the House of Windsor had a significant impact on their finances, which stand to see a windfall from various business ventures. Jointly, the couple is currently worth $10 million, according to Forbes, with a sizable portion lying in the equity of their nearly $15 million California mansion. For context, Queen Elizabeth II is worth an estimated $500 million.
Prince Harry inherited roughly $10 million from his late mother Princess Diana's estate, with Meghan Markle contributing approximately $2 million (after taxes) from her various works as an actress.
The couple purchased their $14.7 million Montecito home in mid-June, putting down $5 million for the property and took out a $10 million mortgage, Forbes said.
Additionally, Harry and Meghan donated $3 million to the U.K.'s Sovereign Grant to pay back renovations made on their Frogmore Cottage in Windsor following their departure.
The Sovereign Grant, funded in part by British taxpayers, previously contributed 5% to the couple’s total income. It is currently used to finance and support the official duties of the Queen including travel, security, staff and building upkeep.
The remaining 95% of their income came from the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate account maintained by Prince Charles. The estate is valued at roughly $1.2 billion, with Prince Charles receiving approximately $28.3 million to distribute amongst his family.
The New York Times has reported both Prince Harry and Prince William received an estimated $6.4 million from Prince Charles and the Duchy, although the exact number is still unknown. However, the couple no longer has access to either fund, according to multiple reports.
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