Harry and Meghan Oprah interview: Prince hints he left UK as he feared Duchess would suffer same fate as Diana
PRINCE Harry hinted he quit the UK as he feared Meghan would suffer the same fate as his mother - in a dramatic preview of their tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview.
The royal revealed his ";biggest concern was history repeating itself" in a startling sneak preview released by CBS in the early hours of this morning.
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Oprah said the couple had revealed "some pretty shocking things" - some of which seemed "almost unsurvivable".
The famous talk-show host also wanted to make it "clear to everybody there is no subject that is off limits".
Holding hands with his Meghan in an outdoor location understood to be Santa Barbara, California, Harry said: "You know for me, I'm just really relieved and happy to be sitting here, talking to you, with my wife by my side.
My biggest concern was history repeating itself."
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"Because I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her, going through this process by herself. All those years ago.
"Because it's been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other."
Meghan is then heard saying: "Yeah."
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Oprah is heard asking Meghan: "Were you silent, or were you silenced?
"I just want to make it clear to everybody there is no subject that is off limits.
"Almost unsurvivable, sounds like there was a breaking point."
Harry replied: "My biggest concern was history repeating itself."
Oprah said: "You've said some pretty shocking things here. Wait, hold up, wait a minute."
The “primetime special” with Meghan and Harry was initially set to last 90 minutes, but CBS have now reportedly extended that to two hours.
It's been reported the Queen was "blindsided" by Harry and Meghan's announcement of a "tell-all" interview with Oprah.
The royal couple apparently failed to inform the monarch of their plans before revealing they'll chat to the American chat show host.
And she only learned of it when US TV network CBS hurriedly issued a statement on Monday - after a producer working for Ms Winfrey mistakenly alerted ITV of the plans, reported.
News of the big interview emerged after the couple announced Meghan's third pregnancy - and days before Buckingham Palace confirmed the pair will never return as senior royals.
Members of the Royal family usually run potential TV interview opportunities past the Queen in advance.
The couple sat down with Ms Winfrey to record the chat last Tuesday, it's understood.
Harry and Meghan were forced to reveal the interview ahead of schedule after ITV were tipped off.
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The couple are believed to have spoken about marriage, parenthood, life as royals and their charity work during the discussion.
Oprah's very rare sit-down interview with Prince Harry and Meghan is scheduled to air on CBS on March 7 from 8pm.
The Sun says
IF they were still concerned for the Queen they abandoned, Harry and Meghan would beg Oprah to postpone the screening of their interview until happier times.
Their two-hour whinge in the sunlit grounds of a California mansion looks typically insensitive and self-obsessed.
Her Majesty was kept in the dark about it all.
Now she not only has to help rally our Covid-stricken nation — as her beloved husband endures a third week in hospital aged 99 — she has to fear the damage her runaway grandson and his wife may inflict on the institution she personifies.
They will inevitably criticise the British Press, too, but we are well able to defend ourselves.
The Queen and the Palace will be dreading having to soak up whatever barbs are coming their way without engaging in a war of words.
Harry was once Sun readers’ favourite royal. His Army service was hugely admired.
He has torched much of that goodwill with his self-pity, his retreat from his duties (“unbelievably tough”, apparently) and the couple’s childish insistence on having the final word.
Their snarky riposte to the Queen’s statement about their role last month spoke volumes.
As does their website’s pointed new reference to “service”.
So far their main service has been not to charitable causes but to self-promotion and their bulging bank account.