Oprah’s Harry and Meghan TV interview loses at Emmys

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s explosive American television interview with Oprah Winfrey lost at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to a series on Italian cuisine and culture.

Winfrey’s two-hour shoot with Harry and Meghan in March sent shockwaves through the British monarchy when Meghan accused the British royal family of raising concerns about the black skin of the couple’s first child, and said the stress of life as The Royal Bridegroom had pushed her to the brink of suicide.

It was the couple’s first television interview following their decision in early 2020 to step down from royal duties and move to California and was watched by more than 49 million people worldwide in the first three days, a CBS television station said.

Winfrey and her team were nominated for an Emmy – the highest honor on American television – in the category of best animated documentary series, but were beaten by the travel and food show “Searching for Italy” of the actor Stanley Tucci.

Neither Harry nor Meghan attended Sunday’s low-key ceremony for the creative arts, which precedes the main Emmy Awards next week.

Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Peter Cooney

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