Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview to be re-edited as rift widens with royal family

Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey will be reissued following their explosive breakup with the royal family.

Questions about the role of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the cabinet peaked last week when they blinded the Queen after accepting a revealing interview.

This has led the couple, who are settled in their £ 11million California mansion, having not visited the UK for nearly a year, to have their military and sporting sponsorships withdrawn.

Given the development of events between the shooting of last week and the removal of their patronages, the TV chat will be reissued.

It is understood that the couple spoke about their roles within the Royal Family which have now changed “considerably” since sitting down with the American Cat Queen.

Ideally, said an insider on US television, CBS would like to remake part of the interview to discuss the changes that have now taken place.

A source told the Mirror: ‘When the Duke and Duchess spoke, it was never envisaged that they would have their patronages withdrawn.

“They didn’t see it coming and spoke because they still had roles to play.

“Now, however, other than their titles, they are not to have any role in royal life – a point the producers know was not discussed when Winfrey spoke to them.

“Neither the Sussexes nor the TV crew saw the fallout from their interview lead to this. Harry and Meghan believed they would keep their roles.

“But things have changed considerably for them since they eagerly sat down for Winfrey and flourished.

The interview was said to have taken place last Tuesday, the day Harry’s grandfather Prince Philip was admitted to hospital “as a precaution” after feeling unwell.

Winfrey reportedly spent two days with the Sussexes filming their prime-time interview.

An international bidding war for the rights to Oprah’s interview with Harry and Meghan is now underway ahead of the March 7 airing.

The CBS show is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. for viewers on America’s east coast, or 1 a.m. the next day in Britain.
The couple are said to have accepted the interview because they “wanted the last word on Megxit”.

A royal source said when the show airs it will be ‘time to hide behind the sofa in the palace’.

It has also been claimed that Prince William was infuriated and saddened by Harry and Meghan’s ‘insulting, disrespectful and irritating’ parting shot against the Queen.

The Duke of Cambridge was ‘shocked’ by his brother’s behavior towards the monarch after he and his wife were stripped of their last royal patronages.

Courtiers and other family members were also shocked by the tone of the couple’s response – released minutes after Her Majesty’s announcement – in which they retorted, saying “service is universal”.

Just minutes after Buckingham Palace made the announcement on Friday in which the Queen said the couple remained “much-loved members” of the family, the Sussexes released their own statement, seen by many as a blow to the monarch and the Windsors.

It is customary for members of the royal family to have potential TV interviews in front of the Queen.

ITV realized Harry and Meghan were going to be giving an interview to Winfrey when a member of the chat show’s host team requested access to news anchor Tom Bradby’s 2019 interview with Meghan in which she complained that no one had asked her if she was “ okay ”.

The Duchess, who is expecting their second child, will be the main theme of the show, discussing “stepping into life as a royal, marriage, motherhood, philanthropic work” and “how she manages life under intense public pressure. “.

Harry, 36, is being announced as the act of support by CBS, which will air the ‘prime time special’, Oprah with Meghan and Harry, on March 7.

Following a backlash against the Sussexes after their statement following the removal of their patronage said “service is universal”, friends of the couple have come to their defense.

Dean Stott, a longtime friend, said the line should be “taken in the context” of the couple’s charitable and philanthropic work, which they are committed to continuing.

“We are all focused on their retreat. I made a few comments last year that there are so many positives we can take from this, especially their love for philanthropy, ”he said.

“Obviously they’re in the royal spotlight, there’s a lot of protocol and paperwork.

“But in fact, their decision to take a step back gives them more opportunities and freedom to do more and help more. So I think [the statement] is probably taken in context. “

Stott, who is originally from Aberdeen but now lives in California where he sees the couple, said there are different ways of helping.

“Obviously, that’s the protocol and what we knew so far. But they are a very modern couple and like to do things differently, ”he added.

“So they see that they can still do a service, but in their own way.

“It keeps one end of the party happy and Harry and Meghan in the position that they can still be in the limelight but obviously still in return.”