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99. I believe Meghan and Harry. Racism was clearly involved. n/t

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Mon Mar 8, 2021, 01:03 AM

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Meghan and Oprah interview...holy shit! [View all] superpatriotman Mar 2021 OP

I could not watch that. Reeks of palace intrigue on all sides. I am currently watching applegrove Mar 2021 #1

The royals and their institution were monsters in the crown, too superpatriotman Mar 2021 #10

I'm only at the start of season two. I've been aware of all the compromises people made applegrove Mar 2021 #12

...said Alice, through the Looking Glass. illegal smile Mar 2021 #23

Do you mean a mirror or something out of the norm? applegrove Mar 2021 #28

The Crown is so highly fictionalized that I gave up after the second PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #62

I wish that family peace as i do any family. If that be together or apart applegrove Mar 2021 #63

The extreme fictionalization is exactly what made me cringe. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #71

I used to not be able to tolerate historical fictions. I would put a book down applegrove Mar 2021 #80

Early Michener novels are pretty good. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #111

Sorry, the Crown is what one would term historical fiction. luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #84

I believe Meghan and Harry. Racism was clearly involved. n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #99

Oh yes. I believe that too. applegrove Mar 2021 #102

I'm finding the interview interesting and horrifying at the same time. lkinwi Mar 2021 #2

Yes elleng Mar 2021 #9

CHARLES IS SUCH A JERK. I can't stand him Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #89

A couple friends and I were texting during the interview and were guessing that Charles was the lkinwi Mar 2021 #129

She walked naively into a fking asylum of control. Harry took his family & fled Budi Mar 2021 #3

Didn't Harry warn her? wnylib Mar 2021 #54

When you live in a dysfunctional family, it can be difficult to see just how bad it is... Hekate Mar 2021 #83

I read a long time ago that Harry suspected wnylib Mar 2021 #100

Harry as he has gotten older musette_sf Mar 2021 #115

Oh my. Half Phillip or half Charles? wnylib Mar 2021 #117

Ok Oprah, here ya go! Now That's a SCANDAL! Budi Mar 2021 #119

I think the poster that I responded to wnylib Mar 2021 #120

Is that the 100 yr old Phillip? Lol. Hey weirder things have happened! Budi Mar 2021 #122

Philip is his grandfather who he looks exactly like JI7 Mar 2021 #123

Harry looks like Phillip??? wnylib Mar 2021 #124

When Diana's brother read her eulogy, iirc he was a redhead. I always thought that's where Harry... Hekate Mar 2021 #126

Understatement on Charles' appearance. wnylib Mar 2021 #127

This. EOM Scottie Mom Mar 2021 #136

They did the same to Diana..she also got suicidal...she threw herself down a flight of stairs HipChick Mar 2021 #4

Harry was afraid his wife would end up like his mother, Diana superpatriotman Mar 2021 #5

And baby Archie has no title or security. That's just sick. Plus there was talk Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #16

Will not Archie inherit the Duchy of Sussex? Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #46

Archie is persona non grata superpatriotman Mar 2021 #52

Is there a source for that? Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #78

There are conspiracy theorists who believe Meghan used a surrogate, NYC Liberal Mar 2021 #88

lol figures treestar Mar 2021 #147

I read it all here at CNN Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #140

I don't think that says what you think that says. Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #145

Who would want it? wnylib Mar 2021 #53

He can renounce it if he wishes, I suppose. Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #79

I was surprised when my genealogy wnylib Mar 2021 #94

I am careful not confuse romance with reality Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #95

Now they limit their dysfunction to wnylib Mar 2021 #103

Other Royals have no titles kskiska Mar 2021 #90

Neither do I, and I get by Retrograde Mar 2021 #97

They chose to give up their royal pinkstarburst Mar 2021 #141

We thought we'd watch a few minutes frazzled Mar 2021 #6

Yeah, my jaw dropped when I heard Charles wasn't accepting Harry's calls! Talitha Mar 2021 #45

This shows we made the right decision in 1776...scumbags. Look at Brexit...brought about by Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #138

Unsurprising, given the history of the institution; refreshing to see it spelled out so explicitly. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #7

Rats! I forgot! Ilsa Mar 2021 #8

I just read about it on CNN. I'd like to know where it will play later also because Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #18

Here goes. There was racist speculation about how brown... brush Mar 2021 #105

I had seen numerous comparisons of how media Ilsa Mar 2021 #144

I once heard that 'Princess Kate' made some racist comments to Meghan. RandySF Mar 2021 #11

Meghan totally did not say that in this interview, only said the story about her making Kate cry UTUSN Mar 2021 #17

She didn't throw Harry under the bus. She said hurtful things were said to Harry... brush Mar 2021 #108

They pulled his security superpatriotman Mar 2021 #13

It seemed to coincide with the airing of the interview IIRC. nt live love laugh Mar 2021 #14

Nope superpatriotman Mar 2021 #19

Thanks for the correction. live love laugh Mar 2021 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author live love laugh Mar 2021 #66

That's a hard fact that's hard to understand. Sure, he could Hortensis Mar 2021 #15

Meanwhile Andrew the pedophile goes about his white privilege... HipChick Mar 2021 #22

It all has to do with -- you guessed it -- money! luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #87

It has to have been either Phillip, Charles, avebury Mar 2021 #20

No, it was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, an unapologetic racist. speak easy Mar 2021 #21

Prince Philip Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #24

Philip had Nazi connections. He is an UNAPOLOGETIC racist. speak easy Mar 2021 #27

Philip was a war hero for the Allies obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #133

Perhaps I should have said Philip had family connections to Nazis. speak easy Mar 2021 #143

My bet is on Charles, who stands to be king soon, milestogo Mar 2021 #26

Philip. Duke of Edinburgh. Famously racist. speak easy Mar 2021 #29

They are not even British DenaliDemocrat Mar 2021 #65

Piffle.The royal families of Europe have been marrying each other for centuries as part of strategic Hekate Mar 2021 #128

Excess princes and Mountbatten. :) Fun to read. Hortensis Mar 2021 #130

I doubt Phillip knows much of anything going on anymore, he's almost 100. BusyBeingBest Mar 2021 #35

it is all the fault of Charles. remember how horrible he was to Diana. He is a monster. Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #93

Interesting,,, fascinating,,,, shocking,,,,, KarenS Mar 2021 #25

The tabloids are not Meghan and Harry-friendly superpatriotman Mar 2021 #30

The Tabloids....Rupert Murchoch Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #81

Sorry Spelling Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #82

Sorry, but if these two whiners want to cut Deminpenn Mar 2021 #31

why should they have to "go away"??? CatWoman Mar 2021 #33

For two people who claim to want privacy, Deminpenn Mar 2021 #38

that's a long way from you saying they should just "go away" CatWoman Mar 2021 #41

A woman suffering prolonged suicidal ideation is a whiner? speak easy Mar 2021 #34

Thank you.. that's Exactly what it does. Cha Mar 2021 #112

Go away because she is bi-racial??? Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #37

No, go away because they can't stop themselves Deminpenn Mar 2021 #40

Like Mary Trump for example? speak easy Mar 2021 #42

seems to me they didn't start the fire CatWoman Mar 2021 #43

If you were paying attention... MicaelS Mar 2021 #39

IIRC, Harry was still getting a royal stipend, Deminpenn Mar 2021 #47

Obviously you care what people give "hoot" about. MicaelS Mar 2021 #49

I'm not a royal watcher, but I do care about this human story. summer_in_TX Mar 2021 #61

Wow. What compassion. Harry couldn't help what family he was born into, or, for that matter, catbyte Mar 2021 #64

There is a great scene in the movie The Queen Hamlette Mar 2021 #86

But she wasn't "way down the line" Retrograde Mar 2021 #98

I don't think she could abdicate Hamlette Mar 2021 #106

Other monarchs have done it Retrograde Mar 2021 #110

sorry Hamlette Mar 2021 #114

He never said "way down the line," since it isn't true obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #135

Your ignorance is showing. They get no stipend and Harry doesn't even get security. pnwmom Mar 2021 #101

It was clear they were treating her like shit from the get-go. BusyBeingBest Mar 2021 #32

Very predictable. So why would anyone wnylib Mar 2021 #59

Racist, hateful & turned against their own. I hope they have their own security Budi Mar 2021 #36

Just think.. if they had chosen love Cha Mar 2021 #113

Awww! 💕💖 I'm so glad they met each other. Really! Budi Mar 2021 #121

Yeah, after seeing her on Suits for all Cha Mar 2021 #154

Thank you for posting Nictuku Mar 2021 #48

Good for them both luv2fly Mar 2021 #50

These are the Royals that matter. Note that it doesn't Include Harry and Archie, much less Meghan Klaralven Mar 2021 #51

i believe the security issue, and why harry has hired security, is due to death threats orleans Mar 2021 #58

It's probably all about money Klaralven Mar 2021 #131

We have your back Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #55

+1 Alex4Martinez Mar 2021 #57

I was surprised that frogmarch Mar 2021 #56

Interesting. If Harry had married a woman who wnylib Mar 2021 #76

True. treestar Mar 2021 #146

I hate monarchy IbogaProject Mar 2021 #60

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Mar 2021 #75

agree, but the loss of family. friendship, companionship etc must have been hard. Hamlette Mar 2021 #85

It's going to rock the UK Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #68

I feel kind of badly for her. She didn't fully appreciate what she was buying into. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #69

I'm not an expert, but I understand that Harry had a lot more contact with the Spencers catbyte Mar 2021 #72

The Windsors are just a bunch of Germans Ziggysmom Mar 2021 #70

You call them 'just a bunch of Germans' like that is something horrible. Pongo Mar 2021 #132

They conveniently changed their family name to sound British and distance themselves from Ziggysmom Mar 2021 #142

Not just German BuddhaGirl Mar 2021 #139

I just read the NYT review that popped up. Ye gods. Hekate Mar 2021 #73

I believe Meghan and Harry. Spazito Mar 2021 #74

OOO WEE whole lot of meanness coming out on DU tonight! Cozmo Mar 2021 #77

What was he saying about the trip to Australia? Hamlette Mar 2021 #91

He implied that Meghan's success in Australia caused repercussions with The Institution. pnwmom Mar 2021 #104

I felt sorry for him when they compared it to Diana's trip. Hamlette Mar 2021 #107

It must have been very painful for him to find himself reliving an experience like that. pnwmom Mar 2021 #125

Seems there was jealousy that Meghan pulled it off so well. brush Mar 2021 #116

You'd think they (the firm) would want it to have gone well. eShirl Mar 2021 #149

Yes. It's their loss. Harry even mention that, since 70%... brush Mar 2021 #151

I didn't think some of what Meghan said sounded believable. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #92

I agree Hamlette Mar 2021 #96

Watched the whole thing. My gut feeling is Charles is the bad guy, and Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #109

It was definitely eye opening!! beaglelover Mar 2021 #118

Wonder if.. Maxheader Mar 2021 #134

According to Oprah on CBS Morning, Harry told her that it was not avebury Mar 2021 #137

Thanks for that report, avebury Cha Mar 2021 #155

She and Harry are intelligent people. How did they not consider this would happen Autumn Mar 2021 #148

... LexVegas Mar 2021 #150

Do you have a link to the entire interview? I only find excerpts. Thanks. Amaryllis Mar 2021 #152

This is one of the few cases where being a Republican is the right thing to do. Dawson Leery Mar 2021 #153

I didn't watch it. . . . And I very seriously doubt I will. BigDemVoter Mar 2021 #156

Its a soap opera, and a villain was needed, so, Markle The Outsider is the tabloid target Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2021 #157

Riveting Sunsky Mar 2021 #158

K & R Thank You! Budi Mar 2021 #159