In a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Korsh disclosed that the royal family, specifically Buckingham Palace, had exerted some "irritating feedback" on the show, albeit before Meghan's relationship with Prince Harry took center stage.
"I think Harry put this in the book, Spare," mused the show's mastermind, alluding to Prince Harry's memoir, "because I heard people talking about it that the royal family weighed in on some stuff."
While touching upon the specifics of this royal feedback, Korsh explained, "Not many things, by the way, but a few things that we wanted to do and couldn't do, and it was a little irritating."
One intriguing point of contention was a famous British colloquial term, "poppycock," which the royal family took issue with and vetoed Meghan's character, Rachel Zane, from using on the show.
Korsh shed light on the matter, saying, "My wife's family, when they have a topic to discuss that might be sensitive, they use the word ‘poppycock’." Consequently, in one episode, Rachel was originally scripted to utter the line, "My family would say poppycock." However, the royal family's intervention led to a change, replacing "poppycock" with a more straightforward term, "bullshit."
This alteration didn't sit well with Korsh, who had informed his in-laws about the original dialogue. "There was maybe one or two more things, but I can't remember," he added, hinting at other instances where royal input affected the show.
Elaborating on the royal scrutiny, Korsh admitted he couldn't recall precisely how the script fell into their hands but affirmed that he was aware of their reading and subsequent feedback.
"I was aware that they were reading them because I got the feedback, but I don't remember the process by which they got them," the creator noted, shedding light on this intriguing episode of royal involvement in the world of television.
