What Prince Philip really thought about Meghan Markle and Harry's interview
If he was not informed of all the words of Meghan Markle and Harry during their exclusive interview, Prince Philip believed that this interview was "not the right thing, neither for the country nor for them- same ".
More than a month after its broadcast, the exclusive interview with Meghan Markle and Harry continues to make the news. Faced with Oprah Winfrey, the couple confided the reasons for their conflicts with the British royal family. Confidences that made the crown tremble. However, a member of the monarchy was a bit spared the scandal. This is Prince Philip. Indeed, hospitalized when the interview was broadcast on television, the prince was finally never informed of the entire remarks of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. But he still knew of the existence of the interview. And he thought none the less.
According to biographer Gyles Brandreth, the Duke of Edinburgh assured that this interview was "not the right thing, neither for the country nor for themselves". "I know from one of his relatives that he thought that Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey was 'madness' and that 'nothing good would come of it'," said the specialist to the Daily Mail. A confidence that is far from surprising Gyles Brandreth. "That's exactly what he told me about Charles and Diana's television interviews in the 1990s."
Prince Philip's concerns
If the state of health of Prince Philip worried the British population at the time of the broadcast of the interview with Meghan Markle and Harry, the Duke of Edinburgh would have said that the latter "had not bothered him". On the other hand, "what worried him, it was the desire of the couple to speak about their problems in public", assures Gyles Brandreth. While concerned about the Sussexes' willingness to speak out publicly, Prince Philip nonetheless appreciated Prince Harry "doing things his way", adding that "people have to lead their lives as they see fit" . Words that could move the father of little Archie, bereaved by the death of his grandfather.
