This is the very first time that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat down for a tell all since they officially exited their roles as senior members of the royal family.
The interview did not disappoint! There were two hours worth of quotes, bombshells, and big reveals including talk about the royal family, falsehoods about them, their son Archie, and more.
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Many speculated that the highly-anticipated interview was filmed at the couple’s home in Santa Barbara, Calif, which they purchased back in July for a reported $14.5 million.
Others thought that the interview was filmed at Oprah‘s home, as she lives close to Meghan and Harry.
However, the Daily Mirror has confirmed that the interview was actually filmed at the California home of Gayle King.
Gayle‘s home makes sense for the interview, due to it’s secluded and nature-filled backyard along with her close ties with Oprah and Meghan.
As many know, Gayle and Oprah have been friends for decades, and she has been a close friend to Meghan. She attended Meghan‘s baby shower in New York City back in 2019.
Gayle is also a news anchor for CBS, which is the station airing Meghan and Harry‘s interview with Oprah.
Before it’s airing, Gayle chatted about the interview, but didn’t say it was filmed at her house.
“They taped at a friend’s home,” Gayle shared on CBS’ This Morning. “People said it was at Oprah’s house or Harry and Meghan’s, [but] it was at a friend’s home.”
Back in 1996, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, sat down with Oprah to discuss marrying into the royal family, and everything that came with the territory.
Sarah opened up about what it was like to live in Buckingham Palace, why the late Princess Diana was the perfect princess, and how the British media is “cruel” and “invasive.”
“I must explain that the British press at the moment is completely and utterly cruel and abusive and so invasive. It is very cruel and very painful when you are going to try and find the feelings within to be on such a public stage,” she explained.
When asked by Oprah why she didn’t just continue to “play the game,” she said: “You could do that, and if that’s what suits you, then that’s what suits you.”
“But Diana and I are like rivers, we want to learn more, we want to go around the corner, we are hungry for more.”
She also discussed all the Buckingham Palace rules.
“The palace from when you look at it from the outside, the windows have to be open in only a certain amount so they are all in line, and I’d come in and throw open all the windows,” she said. “And no, that was wrong.”
The couple risks losing their royal titles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex for breaking their “Megxit deal” with the upcoming interview set to air later tonight (March 7), Page Six reported.
Royal courtiers met last week to discuss the idea of stripping the couple of their titles and tearing up the “Sandringham summit” agreement made a year ago involving their exit from life as senior royals,” sources toldThe Times of London.
“I don’t think that after this interview, anything is off the table, to be honest,” one source told the outlet.
However, another source close to the queen who confirmed Palace discussions over the upcoming TV chat insisted that “the titles are not up for debate.”
The highly anticipated Oprah with Meghan and Harry special will be airing on CBS this weekend and the network paid a big amount of money to feature the interview.
The two-hour special airs on Sunday night (March 7) at 8/7c and is expected to be a huge television event with millions of viewers.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s reps have confirmed that they did not receive compensation for participating in the special, which means CBS’ money is going to Oprah Winfrey‘s production company Harpo Productions.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that CBS paid between $7 million and $9 million for the rights to the project. The network also has the rights to license the special in international markets and TheWrap has reported that UK channel ITV paid $1.4 million to air the interview.
30-second commercial breaks are being sold for $325,000 by CBS, according to ad buyers.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s highly anticipated Oprah Winfrey interview is airing over the weekend.
The 90-minute sit-down special, Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special, is set to air on Sunday (March 7), and is already making plenty of headlines based on a few sneak peeks.
“There is no subject that’s off limits,” Oprah promised in a trailer for the interview.
Here’s how to watch it: Oprah With Meghan and Harry airs on CBS on Sunday, March 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 7 p.m. CT.
You can also stream the interview on Paramount+, which costs as little as $5.99 per month.
Live TV streaming services also offer CBS, including Hulu with Live TV, fuboTV, AT&T TV Now and YouTube TV. Some of these services also have specials offers for free trials for first-time subscribers.
