How Meghan Markle’s chat with Oprah differed from Diana’s Panorama interview Entertainment Sat, Apr 03, 2021 Meghan Markle had drawn comparisons with Princess Diana after she sat down with Oprah Winfrey and shared her struggles in the British royal family. While many drew parallels with her explosive chat to the one which the late Princess of Wales had with BBC’s Martin Bashir, one royal expert is not onboard with the comparisons. Professor of Marketing and Consumer Research at Royal Holloway, University of London and co-author of the book Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture, Pauline Maclaran told E! News that Harry and Meghan’s interview was not the same as the one Diana gave.