Meghan Markle and Prince Harry finally tell all: inside their revealing and emotional new interviews with Oprah Winfrey and James Corden

Mar 1 , 2021

Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey in the TV personality’s sit-down interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Photo: CBS

Buckingham Palace recently confirmed the couple’s split from the British royal family, dubbed ‘Megxit’ – just days before their explosive CBS special will air

Prince Harry spoke about Princess Diana and her divorce from Prince Charles in a preview clip of the Oprah Winfrey interview that will air on March 7

For months we’ve been waiting for Prince Harry and the increasingly unpopular Meghan Markle to spill the beans on their controversial split from the royal family – and now the time is finally here.

Unsurprisingly, Prince Harry, 36, has said that the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, 39.

In a hotly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after she and Prince Charles divorced.

“I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side, because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago,” Harry said, adding, “because it’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a teaser for their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. Photo: CBS

“But at least we have each other,” Harry continued in a clip from the interview special, which is scheduled to air on March 7 on CBS in the US, and on the following day in Britain. Diana was shown in a photo holding toddler Harry as he made the comments.

Harry and Meghan sat opposite Winfrey and side-by-side, holding hands during the interview that was conducted in a lush garden setting. The couple lives in Montecito, California, where they are Winfrey’s neighbours. Markle, who recently announced she is pregnant with the couple’s second child, wore an embroidered, empire-style black dress. Harry wore a light grey suit and white dress shirt, minus a tie.

The brief promotional clip was one of two of that aired Sunday, February 28, during CBS’ news magazine 60 Minutes. Winfrey’s questions and comments were predominant, including her statement “you said some pretty shocking things here”, without an indication of what she was referring to. Markle was not heard from in the clips.