Talking points

Five issues to cover in interview

Racism

From the moment Meghan Markle arrived on the royal scene, the couple have claimed that press coverage has contained

undercurrents of racism. She will almost certainly talk about race in Britain but more damaging would be claims that the royal institution itself was racist.

Diana, Princess of Wales

The couple have likened their own treatment by the press to that of the Princess, comparing their predicament to

the public scrutiny she endured.

It has been revealed that the Duke, in particular, will discuss his oft-repeated fear of “history

repeating itself ”.

It is not known how the Duke of Cambridge feels about his brother discussing their mother in this way.

Family rifts

No one can now deny the significant rifts that have developed over the past two years between the Sussexes and almost all of

their closest relatives. While the couple are unlikely to name names in the interview, they are expected to allude to tensions with the

Royal family. They also believe that Palace aides have been leaking stories about them.

Mental Health

The Duchess is expected to go

into detail about the impact that both the British press and the confines of the institution had on her mental health and, specifically, her feeling that she felt she could not defend herself.

The press

The couple have waged war on the tabloids since they got together, proving to be

unafraid to take legal action. The Duchess will claim that the monarchy failed to defend her from relentless press intrusion and “inaccurate” coverage.