Harry and Meghan’s sour grapes do a public injustice to dutiful members of the Royal family

sir – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex chose to lead a “private” life and should do so without inflicting their sour grapes upon us.

It isn’t fair, either, on the members of the Royal family who carry out their duties with such unstinting devotion.

Niki Talbot

Saint-jean-du-gard, Gard, France

sir – The Sussexes, on their departure from the Royal family, said that part of their focus would be on helping others.

I fail to see how this interview with Oprah Winfrey is helping anyone else. All it will do is upset the Queen and irritate the British public, who had welcomed the Duchess in the beginning.

Hannah Hunt

Wendover, Buckinghamshire

sir – Revelations reveal; accusations accuse – a very important distinction. Christopher Timbrell

Kington Langley, Wiltshire

sir – One sad repercussion from the

Oprah Winfrey interview is the long-term effect on the Sussexes’ children. Meghan came from a broken family, but in attacking Harry’s family she has prevented Archie and his sibling having the affinity that Harry had with his cousins and wider family.

Harry describes his father and brother as “trapped”. He seems to be confusing this with them carrying out the duties that are expected of them. It was clear from seeing the wider Royal family at the Commonwealth Day programme that they take on those duties cheerfully and responsibly – something that the Sussex children, thanks to their parents, will never have the opportunity of experiencing.

Barry Gibbs

Wimborne, Dorset

sir – She’s an actress, darling! Jane Campbell

Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire

sir – Poor little me! Sheena Lane

Aston-on-trent, Derbyshire

sir – If, as the Duchess claimed, the couple were already married when we watched the showcase performance, may we have a £32 million refund?

Christine Stewart-munro

London SW1

sir – As far as we can tell, there is a good person inside the Prince. His love and affection for the Armed Forces seem entirely genuine. If he were to spend the rest of his life in the parallel universe of celebrity culture, that would be the real tragedy in this affair.

Dermot Flaherty

Southampton, Hampshire

sir – I feel sorry for Prince Harry, who has been dragged away from family, friends and Service associations, all the things he holds dear.

I can foresee that his wife and children will not set foot in Britain again, on the grounds that she won’t feel safe. I think we can see where this is going.

Richard Hodgkinson

Thames Ditton, Surrey

sir – Certain women entering the Royal family, never men, are vilified by the press and establishment. Think of the Princess of Wales (very young), the Duchess of York (red hair), Princess Michael of Kent (“foreign” and a divorcée) and now Meghan (American, divorcée and beautiful mixed race). Were they too strong to be willingly manipulated by the courtiers who run the monarchy?

Let’s have some kindness, please.

Heather Thomson

Huntingdon

sir – Thank God she didn’t marry William.

Guy Appleby

Alnwick, Northumberland

sir – Meghan Markle, complaining of the interview on her engagement, said that Mishal Husain “wasn’t warm enough”. If the Duchess felt herself a fish out of water in the royal sea, I can’t help thinking she would be a carp.

Christopher Learmont-hughes

Caldy, Wirral