M-Net to air Oprah’s Harry and Meghan interview
LOCAL fans of former royal couple the duke and duchess of Sussex can heave a huge sigh of relief as M-Net has acquired the rights to their interview with Oprah.
Already touted as one of the most important royal interviews since Diana, Princess of Wales’s interview with Martin Bashir of the BBC, Oprah’s sit down with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is likely to be one of the most watched in TV history.
The interview will air on Monday, March 8 at 7.30pm on the M-Net DStv channel 101.
The duke and duchess, who famously decided to move to the US in 2020 after a particularly difficult time with the British press and inter-family drama, will be giving their first joint interview since their engagement in 2017.
The special, which is titled CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry, will see the legendary talk show host sit down with Harry and Meghan for an intimate conversation.
In the two-hour special, Oprah speaks to the couple in a wide-ranging interview that covers every aspect of their lives.
They will speak about their move to the US and their future hopes and dreams for their expanding family.
The couple recently announced they are expecting their second child. There’s chatter about how deeply Oprah will go into what happened to them when they were high ranking members of the royal family.
Many in the British press have questioned the couple for giving an interview after leaving the UK for the US, seeking a private life.
Some have even accused them of being heartless and fame seekers and urged them to stop CBS airing the special as Prince Philip, Harry’s grandfather, is in hospital.
The couple has also been hit with a fresh scandal by The Times of London, which has a number of articles accusing Meghan of bullying staff. The Times reports that two senior members of staff claimed they were bullied by the duchess, while a third told the publication: “it felt ‘more like emotional cruelty and manipulation, which I guess could also be called bullying.’”
The Duchess has denied these accusations.