A inform-all interview of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan with American chat show host Oprah Winfrey is set to air quickly in the US and other nations on Monday — possessing piqued people’s interest about Britain’s centuries-old monarchy, and their troubles, across the globe.
The two-hour chat is the most significant royal interview considering that Harry’s mother princess Diana detailed her crumbling marriage to his father Prince Charles in 1995.
Having severed their official royal ties final year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will clarify why they abandoned Britain to move to California and commence new lives. Oprah Winfrey has reportedly sold the interview to US broadcaster CBS for $7-9 million.
Where to watch the interview:
Titled ‘Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special’, the conversation is set to air at 8 pm Pacific Time (PT) on Sunday (March 7), which indicates it will air in India ay 9:30 AM Monday, Indian Standard Time (IST). You can catch the complete interview on CBS networks’ site CBS.com.
In the UK, ITV has acquired rights to broadcast the Oprah interview on Monday, March 8 at 9 pm. Alongside, it has been scheduled to air in other nations like Australia, Germany, Denmark, amongst other people.
What to anticipate:
In short clips of the significantly-awaited interview, released by CBS, Prince Harry apparently referred to the death of his mother, Princess Diana, who was killed in a higher-speed auto crash in Paris in 1997 as she attempted to escape paparazzi. “My biggest concern was history repeating itself,” Harry, 36, mentioned. “It’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have each other,” Prince Harry mentioned, with wife Meghan Markle sitting beside him.
“Tin hats on,” one royal aide was quoted as telling the Sunday Times, following a drip of excerpts in which Meghan complained about the strictures of royal life from her gated Californian mansion.
In one excerpt, Meghan, who is pregnant with the couple’s second youngster, accused the royals of orchestrating a calculated smear campaign and “perpetuating falsehoods” about them.
Harry and Meghan very first stepped back from royal duties in March final year. It was confirmed final month they would not return and have been stripped of their royal patronages and honorary titles.