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Interview with Megan and Harry: The monarchy needs a “bulletproof vest”, write British media

They fell like a bomb on Britain the revelations of Megan Markle and her husband, Prince Harry at the Winfrey Opera House: She considered suicide while living in the British royal family, while the color of her son’s skin may have been a cause for concern.

A year after the couple left the royal family and left for California, these confessions to TV star Oprah Winfrey paint a dark portrait of the British monarchy, which is the target of accusations ranging from anesthesia to racism.

For the British media, the war has now been declared between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the royal family, which until today had not reacted until noon. It is “worse” than the royal family expected, the Times estimates, which, like the rest of the media, give great prominence to the subject.

The monarchy needs a “bulletproof vest” in front of the “shells” that were fired during this interview, according to the Telegraph, as broadcast by the French Agency and relayed by the Athens News Agency.

Excited to tears in some places, the Megan Markle she said she was tormented by suicidal thoughts and expressed her sadness that she was denied the psychological support she was seeking because it “would not be good” for the image of the institution.

“I just did not want to live anymore,” added the former American actress, who is pregnant with her second child, a daughter, attributing her psychological condition to the aggressive coverage by the British media.

“Under shock”

Megan also spoke to Oprah Winfrey, who seemed skeptical and shocked, about discussions within the royal family about the color of her son’s skin before he was born.

THE Harry, grandson of Elizabeth II and sixth in line to the throne, was informed “about worries and discussions (…) about how dark his skin will be when he is born”, “what would this mean and what would it look like”, explained. She did not reveal the identity of the person or persons who had this conversation with her husband, because “that would hurt them a lot”.

“It was weird,” Charles and Diana’s youngest son said of the conversation. “I was shocked.”

“It simply came to our notice then. I believe that these expectations have been exceeded “, Robert Hardman, palace editor of the Daily Mail, summed up speaking to the French Agency.

In Australia, where Elizabeth II is queen and where the couple toured a few months after their wedding in 2018, the Sydney Morning Herald emphasizes that the interview allows the American audience, for whom it was mainly intended, “the narration of the Duke and Duchess, victims of a dark Victorian institution “.

The couple, who now live in Montecito, California, explained that they left the royal family and left for the United States, citing unbearable media pressure and a lack of support from the royal family.

“We did our best” to stay, said Prince Harry, explaining that he himself had psychological disorders due to this condition.

Harry “disappointed” by his father

Although Megan Markle denounced a “real defamation campaign”, she was careful not to personally attack members of the crown. She merely claimed that, contrary to what had been reported by the British press, she was not the one who made Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, cry in an episode that took place shortly before her wedding, but that it had happened. the opposite. He clarified that Kate apologized a little later.

Harry went further, saying how “Really disappointed” by his father, Prince Charles, when he was going through a difficult period. “It will take work” to improve their relationship, “but at the same time I will always love him.”

Instead, Harry praised Queen Elizabeth. “My grandmother and I have a very good relationship and we communicate,” he said. “And I have deep respect for her.”

Prior to the broadcast of this shocking interview, the monarchy had decided to deal with it by offering the image of a united family during the Commonwealth’s annual celebrations, a few hours before the Sussex intervention.

On this occasion, the Queen stressed the importance of “selfless self-denial and a sense of duty” and some saw in her statement a rebuke addressed to the princely couple.

Harry and Megan, who revealed they were married three days before the much-anticipated formal ceremony, have set up an institution in California, Archewell, and signed lucrative partnerships with Netflix and Spotify.

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