How Meghan and Harry will build their brand, from the Oprah interview to the Netflix deal Katie Strick and Samuel Fishwick
A six-week holiday can change your life. It did for Harry and Meghan, who returned home from Vancouver Island last January and dropped the nuclear bombshell that they were stepping back as senior royals.
The couple clearly have no regrets - after being given 12 months to review their decision, Buckingham Palace today confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family, to the disappointment of the Queen. According to the statement, “all were saddened” by the decision but Harry and Meghan remain “much loved members of the family”.
‘Testing times’: Queen delivers Commonwealth message ahead of Oprah interview Robert Jobson UP NEXT
The Queen has spoken of “testing times” on the eve of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s tell all television interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Senior royals, including Prince Charles and Prince William, put on a united front by appearing alongside the monarch on a television special on Sunday to mark Commonwealth Day.
The Queen, who is the head of the Commonwealth, spoke of “a year like no other” as she commended frontline for the “courage and commitment” during the pandemic.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, former Commonwealth Youth Ambassadors, were not asked to take part.
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In early 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stunned the world by announcing they were stepping down as senior royals. Some argued the writing was on the wall. Meghan, 39, had told ITV’s Tom Bradby months earlier “not many people have asked me if I’m ok” as she detailed her struggles as a new mother while living in the spotlight. The hard-to-watch interview, conducted during the couple’s tour of Africa in 2019, came against the backdrop of her.
Sussex fans, rejoice! The trailers for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey have dropped, and it looks set to be seriously juicy. The sit-down interview with Oprah sees Meghan Markle and Prince Harry discuss everything from their highly-publicised decision to step down as working members of the royal family to their choice to relocate to Markle’s home state of California. Winfrey states at the end of the short.