The Daily Express defended the crown on its cover: "QUEEN: DUTY AND FAMILY UNITE US That's public service for you, Harry and Meghan. The tabloid Sun coined a new Meghan pejorative in its speculative headline: " MEGXILE Meghan Markle may never return to Britain after angering Royal Family with bombshell Oprah interview." coverage focused on how the royal family would respond to (and be affected by) the interview. The New York Post more suspiciously questioned the claim that the couple were married privately three days before their 2018 royal wedding, and one of its columnists challenged Meghan to "out the racist royal" who worried about the baby's skin color before Archie was born. citizens to racism "in the royal family and in British society at large." Major American networks featured the story prominently on their websites, if not to the degree of CBS, which had exclusive access to Winfrey. By late afternoon, a story saying the royal family was "in crisis" headlined CNN's home page, but the story was less prominent on ABC News' site.īy late Monday, The Washington Post's coverage featured one column praising Winfrey as "the best celebrity interviewer of all time." The story had dropped down the homepage of The New York Times, which examined the response of Black U.K. "Whoa!": Prince Harry, Meghan's shocking interview: Serena Williams, Gayle King, Oprah react Almost every website featured lists of the biggest revelations accompanied by celebrity reactions and speculation about eventual palace response. Some outlets expanded on the shocking revelations by exploring larger issues of racism and suicide, offering resources to readers who have considered taking their own lives. publications, including USA TODAY, focused on the experience of Meghan and Harry, including allegations that, while pregnant with their nearly 2-year-old son, Archie, an unnamed palace official expressed "concerns" about the skin color of their offspring. Another bombshell: At one point, Meghan said she "didn't want to be alive anymore" and that "the institution" of the monarchy didn't provide help. (Winfrey's two-hour interview drew 17.1 million viewers, a huge number likely to grow with delayed viewing, and a further indication of strong American interest in royal intrigue.)Īnd that was just an early salvo, since most of the British public won't see Winfrey's full interview with Meghan, 39, who's American and biracial, and Harry, 36, son of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, until Monday night. Winfrey, widely praised for the interviewing skill she displayed on CBS Sunday with a couple she considers friends, had a debriefing Monday with her close friend, Gayle King, on "CBS This Morning." King called it the "best interview" Winfrey had ever done and said the duchess was brave for acknowledging her suicidal thoughts. They focused especially on a bombshell allegation of racism and Meghan's revelation that she had contemplated suicide when she felt unprotected by royal institutions during attacks by the British tabloid press. TV networks and other news outlets appeared sympathetic to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who now live in California. That applies equally to the media's responses to Oprah Winfrey's Sunday blockbuster interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. It's been said that the United Kingdom and the United States are two nations divided by the same language.
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