It’s a girl!

The couple announced they are expecting a baby girl and Harry could not be happier about the news. He told Oprah his family is perfect, with the four of them and their two dogs (he didn’t mention the rescue chickens but they did get their place in the spotlight as well). Meghan also made clear there will be no more babies after this one.

They nearly ‘Megxited’ to NZ

After deciding to leave the UK, Harry and Meghan considered moving to New Zealand and Canada, as they wanted to stay in a Commonwealth country. They settled in Canada but, with impending lockdowns and the royal family taking away their security, Harry said they chose to move to California. He described the move as a way to keep his family safe.

Is the Royal family racist?

Meghan revealed that, when she was pregnant with Archie, the royal family changed the protocols and told them their unborn child would not become a prince or princess and would not have any security. She also said members of the royal family had a conversation with Harry about “how brown” Archie’s skin would be. When Harry joined the interview, Oprah asked him about that conversation. He says he was “shocked” and refused to elaborate.

Suicidal thoughts

Meghan told Oprah that, through her time with the royal family in the UK, she experienced suicidal thoughts, getting to a point where she said she “didn’t want to be alive anymore”. She also revealed that she told “the institution” about this, hoping to get help, but was refused. She said her passport was taken and she felt “trapped”. She went to HR and discussed what she was going through and was told that, as she was not a paid employee of the institution, they could not help her. She told Harry how she was feeling just before they had to go to an event at the Royal Albert Hall. To this day, she says she sees the photographs of them at that event and what stands out to her is the memory of how Harry was gripping her hand, after she told him she wanted to end her life.

How Kate made Meghan cry

Harry and Meghan actually got married three days before the wedding the whole world watched on TV. “Three days before our wedding, we got married. No one knows that – the spectacle was for the world,” she told Oprah. On top of that, Meghan also addressed the controversial headlines about her making Kate cry and revealed that “the reverse happened”. She says that the week of her wedding, Kate got upset about something to do with the flower girls’ dresses and made Meghan cry. She also said Kate apologised and sent her flowers, but no one in the royal family bothered to correct the headlines that turned Meghan into the villain.

Were you ‘silent or silenced?’

It was the question that CBS kept showing in the teasers for the interview. When Oprah asked Meghan whether she was “silent or silenced”, she told her: “The latter.” Harry also revealed they have been financially cut off from the royal family and he has been living off what his mum left him. He also said that, while he is close to his grandmother, his relationship with his father is very damaged. The couple did end the interview on a high note, saying they are finally happy and enjoying their life together. “Time heals all things, hopefully,” Harry told Oprah towards the end of the interview.