While their big interview with Oprah Winfrey will air on March 7, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have alienated many Britons by deciding to leave the royal family for good.
The divorce is on the books, and not just with the Windsor family. On February 19, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry officially informed Elizabeth II that they would not resume their titles as senior members of the Royal Family and that they were officially renouncing their patronage, almost a year after the Megxit.
A hard blow for the British monarchy, even if the Queen herself already promises a “new beginning” for the royal family. But above all, a hard blow for the British, who have decided to boycott the couple, in particular by snubbing their great interview with Oprah Winfrey, which will be broadcast on March 7 on CBS.
According to a survey conducted by Yougouv, half of the people interviewed assured that they would change channels when the interview, judged “inappropriate”, was broadcast, relayed Ms. Figaro. A small blow for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who recorded this interview a few weeks ago to tell the whole truth about their lives as crowned heads, including Meghan Markle, who should confide in her about her entry into the royal family. After Elizabeth II’s very harsh words about the couple’s desire to be “half in, half out” vis-Ã -vis the monarchy, they are thus dealt another blow.
Elizabeth II’s little revenge
But while the Queen has assured that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry remain “beloved members of the royal family”, she has allowed herself a little television revenge, which may well compete with the couple’s interview on Oprah Winfrey.
Forced to cancel Commonwealth Day on Monday, March 8 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Elizabeth II decided to give her traditional speech on March 7, the same day as the interview with the Duke and Duchess, and to accompany it with a special program. Enough to try to overshadow the couple.