Meghan Markle and Harry’s Oprah interview remind royal fans of Sarah Ferguson’s explosive 1996 chat with host

Ferguson opened up about the difficulty of grappling with her feelings "on such a public stage."

Speaking of her marriage to Prince Andrew, she said it wasn't the fairy tale everyone imagined.

"You didn't marry the fairy tale, you married a man," Ferguson said.

She added: "You married a man, you fell in love and married a man, and then you have to come to terms with the fairy tale".

The interview is the first time Meghan and Harry have opened up about their lives since stepping back from their formal roles in the Royal Family.

In sharing a link to Ferguson's interview, one person wrote: "Watched this as it’s the eve of the Meghan and Harry interview being aired here. I think Meghan’s experience will be of the same sort of thread. Not exact obvs!"

Another person sharing the link to Ferguson's interview said: "Behind glam and tiaras so much pain."

In a preview clip, Meghan spoke about why Archie was not named a prince.

Archie was not automatically born a prince because of his place in the line of succession to the throne but the Queen could have granted him a title.

The children and grandchildren of the Sovereign automatically receive a HRH title - with the great-grandchildren only are bestowed the titles if the monarch intervenes.

The children of Princess Anne, the Queen's only daughter, declined her mother's offer to bestow the HRH distinction on son Peter Philips and daughter Zara Tindall.

The bombshell revelations come amid fears Meghan may never return to Britain after the chat.

Insiders fear she and Prince Harry could have burnt their bridges by failing to tell family members what was in the two-hour chat before it was shown in the US.

Sources say royals including the Queen were not planning to watch the interview, which was shown at 8pm EST in the US.

Windsor Castle and Palace staff dubbed the chat “Moperah” after seeing whingey teasers.

They said it was “disgusting” that senior royals — including the Queen, Prince Charles and William — were given no advance details of what was in their pre-recorded two-hour interview.

Family members were instead waking to a staff briefing about the couple’s complaints of a restrictive life and overbearing aides inside the monarchy.

Sources fear pregnant Meghan’s decision to tell millions worldwide her side of their fall-out with “The Firm” means she has no intention of returning to these shores.