The interview with Harry and Meghan that worries the royal family
How far do Prince Harry and his wife Meghan go in the interview they gave to the American channel CBS? The royal family is worried a few hours before its broadcast this Sunday evening.
This is enough to give the royal family a cold sweat in Great Britain. It is this Sunday evening that the American channel CBS broadcasts the long interview that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle granted to the famous host Oprah Winfrey. A two-hour interview that is sure to be watched by millions of viewers.
For a week, several extracts have been broadcast. They suggest that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle settle some scores with Buckhingham Palace, a little over a year after their withdrawal. The former actress, pregnant with her second child, does not spare the royal family.
"I don't know how they could expect, after all this time, that we can remain silent, as the Firm takes an active role in peddling lies about us," said Prince Harry's wife. The Firm being the nickname given to the monarchy.
Small sentences and accusations
This week, the British daily The Times published testimonies from former aides to Meghan Markle who accuse the Duchess of harassment when she was still living with the royal family. Buckingham Palace immediately announced the opening of an investigation. Meghan Markle reacted immediately by denouncing a "smear campaign".
The couple has often justified their withdrawal and their departure from England by the desire to escape the British press, but they also publicly let their discomfort within the institution filter out.
Yet, in the opinion of many royal experts, neither Meghan nor Harry should go directly to members of the royal family during the two-hour interview, with the prince having a strong emotional bond with his grandmother. , Queen Elizabeth II.
The scandal press singled out
The crisis is reminiscent of the one that led to the divorce between Charles and Diana, the parents of Harry, now 36, and the event interview of Lady Di on BBC1 in 1995.
"My biggest worry was to see history repeating itself," said Prince Harry in another clip from the CBS special, referring to the tragic fate of the Princess of Wales, who died in an accident in 1997 from the road as his driver tried to escape the paparazzi.
This interview comes at the worst time for the royal family. Queen Elisabeth II is due to speak this Sunday evening on television on the occasion of Commonwealth Day. Her husband Prince Philip, 99, returned to the private London hospital where he was admitted in mid-February on Friday after heart surgery at another facility.
