Meghan accuses Royal family of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’ about her

THE DUCHESS of Sussex has accused the Royal family of “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and Harry in the latest dramatic footage released from her Oprah Winfrey interview.

Meghan defended her decision to speak to the chat show queen suggesting she could not “stay silent” while “The Firm” was working against the couple. The latest salvo in the worsening relationship between the Sussexes and the monarchy came hours after Buckingham Palace announced it is to investigate allegations of bullying made against the duchess by former royal staff.

The couple’s interview with the US television host is expected to lift the lid on their short period working for the family before they stepped down last March and moved to America.

In the clip, from the interview recorded in mid-February before any recent Royal developments, Winfrey asks the duchess: “How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?”

She replies: “I don’t know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would still just be silent if there is an active role that The Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. And, if that comes with risk of losing things, I mean, I... there is a lot that has been lost already.”

A palace source said: “We’re not getting involved in the drama around the interview.”

It is not clear what “falsehoods” Meghan is referring to but documents from her legal action against over articles which featured parts of her letter to her father, shed light on her views about the monarchy.

The papers claimed the duchess was left “unprotected by the Institution” of the monarchy. There have been calls for the CBS special, which airs on Sunday, to be rescheduled in light of the Duke of Edinburgh’s heart treatment.