Prince William and Prince Harry are set to reunite publicly this summer to unveil a statue of their late mother Princess Diana. Reports suggest that William is keen to meet his brother in private before they make their public appearance together.&nbsp; 
 
The brothers are expected to come together to unveil the statue at Kensington Palace on July 1 which marks Princess Diana's 60th birthday.&nbsp; 
 
Harry, 36, who is currently residing in California, is expected to attend. A source told Us Weekly that William, 38, is hoping the two can meet before the public appearance, which will be scrutinized by the British tabloids. 
 
This will be the first public outing for the two brothers since Harry and Meghan's explosive tell-all interview to Oprah was aired in March.&nbsp; 
 
"Harry has so much going on in his life work-wise and is busy planning for the arrival of (his)&nbsp;daughter that he’s trying not to overthink the consequences that may arise upon his return to the UK," the source told the publication.&nbsp; 
 
"All eyes will be on them at the unveiling, critics will be analyzing their every move and how they interact with each other," the source continued. 
 
"(William) doesn’t believe that it’s feasible for them to reunite in the public eye without showing signs of tension if they don’t thrash out their differences in advance."

The communication between the two brothers, the insider claims, has been 'sparse'. Despite the tensions between the two, William has reportedly kept the line of communication open, specially to discuss their mother's statue- which the two have together commissioned.&nbsp;

On March 7th, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey that has been viewed by nearly 50 million people globally.

During the two-hour special, Harry revealed that his relationships with his father Prince Charles, 72, as well as his older brother, are strained. Meghan also alleged that a member of the royal family had raised concern about the skin colour of their unborn child during Meghan's first pregnancy. William later stated that no family member was racist.&nbsp; 
 
The statue was reportedly commissioned in 2017 "to mark the twentieth anniversary of her death and recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world."&nbsp; 
 
When they faced delays, the brothers decided to unveil the statue to mark their mother's birthday. 
 
Diana passed away in 1997 at age 36 from injuries she sustained in a Paris car crash. 
 
"The statue is to reflect on Diana’s legacy, not their feud, and William wants to keep it that way," the source added.&nbsp;

Prince William and Prince Harry are set to reunite publicly this summer to unveil a statue of their late mother Princess Diana. Reports suggest that William is keen to meet his brother in private before they make their public appearance together.

Prince William and Prince Harry are set to reunite publicly this summer to unveil a statue of their late mother Princess Diana. Reports suggest that William is keen to meet his brother in private before they make their public appearance together. The brothers are expected to come together to unveil the statue at Kensington Palace on July 1 which marks Princess Diana's 60th birthday. Harry, 36, who is currently residing in California, is expected to attend. A source told Us Weekly that William, 38, is hoping the two can meet before the public appearance, which will be scrutinized by the British tabloids. This will be the first public outing for the two brothers since Harry and Meghan's explosive tell-all interview to Oprah was aired in March. "Harry has so much going on in his life work-wise and is busy planning for the arrival of (his) daughter that he’s trying not to overthink the consequences that may arise upon his return to the UK," the source told the publication. "All eyes will be on them at the unveiling, critics will be analyzing their every move and how they interact with each other," the source continued. "(William) doesn’t believe that it’s feasible for them to reunite in the public eye without showing signs of tension if they don’t thrash out their differences in advance." The communication between the two brothers, the insider claims, has been 'sparse'. Despite the tensions between the two, William has reportedly kept the line of communication open, specially to discuss their mother's statue- which the two have together commissioned. On March 7th, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey that has been viewed by nearly 50 million people globally. During the two-hour special, Harry revealed that his relationships with his father Prince Charles, 72, as well as his older brother, are strained. Meghan also alleged that a member of the royal family had raised concern about the skin colour of their unborn child during Meghan's first pregnancy. William later stated that no family member was racist. The statue was reportedly commissioned in 2017 "to mark the twentieth anniversary of her death and recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world." When they faced delays, the brothers decided to unveil the statue to mark their mother's birthday. Diana passed away in 1997 at age 36 from injuries she sustained in a Paris car crash. "The statue is to reflect on Diana’s legacy, not their feud, and William wants to keep it that way," the source added.

Prince William keen on meeting Harry privately before they reunite publicly to unveil Princess Diana's statue

Prince William is reportedly upset that his brother, Prince Harry shared details of their private chat with TV host Gayle King.&nbsp; 
 
Soon after Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah was aired, King had revealed on her show 'CBS This Morning', that how Harry had a chat with William and his father Prince Charles but it was not very 'productive'. King had also mentioned that the royal family had not reached out to Meghan Markle post the interview.&nbsp; 
 
"Harry has talked to his brother and he has talked to his father, too," <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-harry-has-spoken-to-william-and-charles-post-the-oprah-interview-the-family-has-not-reached-out-to-meghan-371180">the 66-year-old revealed</a>, who said she spoke to the couple after the televised tell-all.&nbsp; 
 
"The word I was given was that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they at least started a conversation." 
Now, sources close to William state that he did not take the news well.&nbsp; 
 
"William was left reeling," a source claimed to Us Weekly. "He says it was a cheap shot to leak details of their private call and that he twisted the truth." 
 
William is reportedly now 'uncomfortable' to talk to Harry.&nbsp; 
 
"He’s putting himself at risk of the same thing happening again," the source added. 
 
William is also 'struggling' to tell his side of the story but has been asked to keep mum reportedly by the Queen who wants to solve the differences internally.&nbsp; 
 
During the interview, Meghan and Harry's revealed the problems they faced and what led to them quitting their roles as members of the royal family. The family has been accused of racism and not paying attention to Meghan's mental health.&nbsp; 
 
William later denied that no one in the family could be termed as 'racist'.&nbsp;

Prince William is reportedly upset that his brother, Prince Harry shared details of their private chat with TV host Gayle King. Soon after Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah was aired, King had revealed on her show 'CBS This Morning', that how Harry had a chat with William and his father Prince Charles but it was not very 'productive'.

Prince William is reportedly upset that his brother, Prince Harry shared details of their private chat with TV host Gayle King. Soon after Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah was aired, King had revealed on her show 'CBS This Morning', that how Harry had a chat with William and his father Prince Charles but it was not very 'productive'. King had also mentioned that the royal family had not reached out to Meghan Markle post the interview. "Harry has talked to his brother and he has talked to his father, too," the 66-year-old revealed, who said she spoke to the couple after the televised tell-all. "The word I was given was that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad they at least started a conversation." Now, sources close to William state that he did not take the news well. "William was left reeling," a source claimed to Us Weekly. "He says it was a cheap shot to leak details of their private call and that he twisted the truth." William is reportedly now 'uncomfortable' to talk to Harry. "He’s putting himself at risk of the same thing happening again," the source added. William is also 'struggling' to tell his side of the story but has been asked to keep mum reportedly by the Queen who wants to solve the differences internally. During the interview, Meghan and Harry's revealed the problems they faced and what led to them quitting their roles as members of the royal family. The family has been accused of racism and not paying attention to Meghan's mental health. William later denied that no one in the family could be termed as 'racist'.

Prince William feels uncomfortable to talk to Prince Harry after he allegedly leaked chat details to Gayle King

Prince William is reportedly struggling hard to resist the urge to share his side of the story ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired.&nbsp; 
 
Just weeks ago, Harry and Markle sat down with the Oscar-winning star to discuss their struggles since the 'Suits'&nbsp;alum joined the royal family.

During the tell-all, the pair made allegations of racism and turning a blind eye to mental health needs against the royal family and the institution at large.

Ever since the interview was aired, it has become evident that William is not pleased with his brother and sister-in-law, who also made mention of William`s wife, Kate Middleton, during the interview. Meghan had stated that Kate had made her cry days before her wedding.&nbsp; 
 
A source close to the Duke of Cambridge has told the daily that he wants to publicly share his side of the story. 
 
"The queen is insisting that the royals handle the matter privately," said the insider. 
 
Furthermore, they also said that Queen Elizabeth II "thinks that retaliating will only add fuel to the fire and make the situation worse." 
 
"William is struggling to hold back," shared the source. "He wants to get his side out there." 
 
The insider said that the mention of Kate is his priority for wanting to speak out, as he`s reportedly felt "very protective" over his wife since Meghan claimed Kate made her cry around the time of her wedding to Harry. 
 
The royal would like to "clear the racial allegations," said the source. William previously responded to the claims made by his brother and sister-in-law in a public statement deemed "unusual" by royal expert Katie Nicholl. When confronted by reporters shortly after the interview aired, William said that the royals are "very much not a racist family." 
 
He added that, at the time, he had not yet spoken to Harry about the contents of the interview. Gayle King recently reported that the brothers have since spoken, but conversations were "not productive."&nbsp;

Prince William is reportedly struggling hard to resist the urge to share his side of the story ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired.

Prince William is reportedly struggling hard to resist the urge to share his side of the story ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired. Just weeks ago, Harry and Markle sat down with the Oscar-winning star to discuss their struggles since the 'Suits' alum joined the royal family. During the tell-all, the pair made allegations of racism and turning a blind eye to mental health needs against the royal family and the institution at large. Ever since the interview was aired, it has become evident that William is not pleased with his brother and sister-in-law, who also made mention of William`s wife, Kate Middleton, during the interview. Meghan had stated that Kate had made her cry days before her wedding. A source close to the Duke of Cambridge has told the daily that he wants to publicly share his side of the story. "The queen is insisting that the royals handle the matter privately," said the insider. Furthermore, they also said that Queen Elizabeth II "thinks that retaliating will only add fuel to the fire and make the situation worse." "William is struggling to hold back," shared the source. "He wants to get his side out there." The insider said that the mention of Kate is his priority for wanting to speak out, as he`s reportedly felt "very protective" over his wife since Meghan claimed Kate made her cry around the time of her wedding to Harry. The royal would like to "clear the racial allegations," said the source. William previously responded to the claims made by his brother and sister-in-law in a public statement deemed "unusual" by royal expert Katie Nicholl. When confronted by reporters shortly after the interview aired, William said that the royals are "very much not a racist family." He added that, at the time, he had not yet spoken to Harry about the contents of the interview. Gayle King recently reported that the brothers have since spoken, but conversations were "not productive."

Post Harry-Meghan's interview, Prince William is 'struggling to hold back'

Prince Albert of Monaco isn't too pleased with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey. During their interview, the couple discussed issues they had with the British royal family. 
 
While speaking to BBC World News, Prince Albert said he found the pair's 'public display of dissatisfaction' inappropriate considering the manner in which it was delivered.&nbsp; 
Prince Albert said he "can understand the pressure that they were under," but added that "these types of conversations should be held within the intimate quarters of the family" and "it doesn't really have to be laid out in the public sphere like that." 
 
"It did bother me a little bit," he said of Meghan and Harry's televised sit-down. "I can understand where they're coming from in a certain way, but I think it wasn't the appropriate forum to be able to have these kinds of discussions."

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-bombshell-interview-with-oprah-who-took-sides-who-slammed-them-369355">Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah: Who took sides, who slammed them</a> 
 
Meghan and Harry stepped down from their roles of senior members in the royal family in January 2020 and moved to America. The couple has a 22-month-old son Archie and are expecting their second child- &nbsp;a baby girl- in summer this year.&nbsp; 
 
When Prince Albert was asked if he wished Harry "the best", the Prince of Monaco said, "It's a difficult world out there, and I hope that he can have the judgment and wisdom to make the right choices."&nbsp;

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During the Oprah interview, Meghan spoke about how she was 'silenced' by the institution and denied help when she was suffering a mental health crisis. She also stated that a member of the royal family was concerned about what skin colour Archie might have when he's born.&nbsp; 
 
Meghan did not name the member and later Harry clarified that it was neither Queen Elizabeth II nor her husband Prince Philip.&nbsp; 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/queen-saddened-takes-racism-claims-seriously-after-harry-meghan-interview-369214">Queen 'saddened', takes racism claims 'seriously' after Harry-Meghan interview</a>

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Prince Albert of Monaco isn't too pleased with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey. During their interview, the couple discussed issues they had with the British royal family.

Prince Albert of Monaco isn't too pleased with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey. During their interview, the couple discussed issues they had with the British royal family. While speaking to BBC World News, Prince Albert said he found the pair's 'public display of dissatisfaction' inappropriate considering the manner in which it was delivered. Prince Albert said he "can understand the pressure that they were under," but added that "these types of conversations should be held within the intimate quarters of the family" and "it doesn't really have to be laid out in the public sphere like that." "It did bother me a little bit," he said of Meghan and Harry's televised sit-down. "I can understand where they're coming from in a certain way, but I think it wasn't the appropriate forum to be able to have these kinds of discussions." Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah: Who took sides, who slammed them Meghan and Harry stepped down from their roles of senior members in the royal family in January 2020 and moved to America. The couple has a 22-month-old son Archie and are expecting their second child- a baby girl- in summer this year. When Prince Albert was asked if he wished Harry "the best", the Prince of Monaco said, "It's a difficult world out there, and I hope that he can have the judgment and wisdom to make the right choices." During the Oprah interview, Meghan spoke about how she was 'silenced' by the institution and denied help when she was suffering a mental health crisis. She also stated that a member of the royal family was concerned about what skin colour Archie might have when he's born. Meghan did not name the member and later Harry clarified that it was neither Queen Elizabeth II nor her husband Prince Philip. Queen 'saddened', takes racism claims 'seriously' after Harry-Meghan interview Fundraiser to pay off Harry and Meghan's $14mn estate shut down after raising $110

Prince Albert of Monaco slams Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah

A fundraiser set up to pay off Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Calfornia estate - costing a whopping $14.6 million- has been shut down after raising merely $110.&nbsp; 
 
Calfornia-based Anastasia Hanson had set up the GoFundMe page two days after Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired. Hanson reportedly wanted strangers to support the couple and insisted she did not start it as a joke.&nbsp; 
 
During the interview, Prince Harry had stated that his family had cut him off financially and that he had been relying on the inheritance left to him by his mother, the late Princess Diana.&nbsp; 
 
Hanson said she initiated the fundraiser as she felt sorry for the couple. 
 
The page set up by Hanson stated she wanted 2 million of Harry and Meghan's fans to donate $5 each so they could reach the goal of $10 million. The page has now been removed.&nbsp; 
 
The page had read, "I am Anastasia Hanson of Ventura, California and I am raising funds to pay off the mortgage for the Montecito, California home of Harry and Meghan. 
 
"After their interview, I was moved with compassion to help get their home paid off. As they are now financially independent, this will help and be a loving gift." 
 
The archived record of the page shows that only $110 was raised and only three people including Hanson herself had contributed to the cause.

"I like to help people and help them in any way I can," she told The Sun. "That gives me happiness. If you needed a home, I'd do the same for you. It's a good deed."

She said she was aware that Harry and Meghan had signed multi-million dollar deals with Netflix and Spotify but still was keen to do her bit.&nbsp;

Harry and Meghan, during the interview, told Oprah that they did not have plans initially to sign deals with Netflix or Spotify when they stepped down from their roles in the royal family. They had to rethink later after they were cut off from the family and not offered any financial assistance.&nbsp;

A fundraiser set up to pay off Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Calfornia estate - costing a whopping $14.6 million- has been shut down after raising merely $110.

A fundraiser set up to pay off Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Calfornia estate - costing a whopping $14.6 million- has been shut down after raising merely $110. Calfornia-based Anastasia Hanson had set up the GoFundMe page two days after Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey was aired. Hanson reportedly wanted strangers to support the couple and insisted she did not start it as a joke. During the interview, Prince Harry had stated that his family had cut him off financially and that he had been relying on the inheritance left to him by his mother, the late Princess Diana. Hanson said she initiated the fundraiser as she felt sorry for the couple. The page set up by Hanson stated she wanted 2 million of Harry and Meghan's fans to donate $5 each so they could reach the goal of $10 million. The page has now been removed. The page had read, "I am Anastasia Hanson of Ventura, California and I am raising funds to pay off the mortgage for the Montecito, California home of Harry and Meghan. "After their interview, I was moved with compassion to help get their home paid off. As they are now financially independent, this will help and be a loving gift." The archived record of the page shows that only $110 was raised and only three people including Hanson herself had contributed to the cause. "I like to help people and help them in any way I can," she told The Sun. "That gives me happiness. If you needed a home, I'd do the same for you. It's a good deed." She said she was aware that Harry and Meghan had signed multi-million dollar deals with Netflix and Spotify but still was keen to do her bit. Harry and Meghan, during the interview, told Oprah that they did not have plans initially to sign deals with Netflix or Spotify when they stepped down from their roles in the royal family. They had to rethink later after they were cut off from the family and not offered any financial assistance.

Fundraiser to pay off Harry and Meghan's $14mn estate shut down after raising $110

"Meghan Markle is bringing down an empire.” That's what a Democratic lawmaker in New York said yesterday. He was talking about the bombshell interview, the one featuring two former royals.

"Meghan Markle is bringing down an empire.” That's what a Democratic lawmaker in New York said yesterday. He was talking about the bombshell interview, the one featuring two former royals. The one that's been in the headlines for more than a week now. And the one that has triggered-- what can only be called--- hysteria. British tabloids are infamous for blowing things out of proportion. And this interview is perfect fodder for them. It is triggering new fights, even on live television. Broadcaster Piers Morgan engaged in a rather heated debate with his colleagues — while discussing the interview. Meghan Markle's father dismisses her racist allegation against the royal family: The whole thing about colour is bulls**t The Good morning Britain anchor said: "I'm angry to the point of boiling over today; I’m sickened by what I've just had to watch." Good morning Britain co-anchor, Susanna Reid, said: "OK, several people might be upset and moved by what they've heard." Then, Morgan replied: "Sorry, you can defend it in a minute. I'm just going to say what I'm going to say. They trash everybody. They make out the entire royal family a bunch of white supremacists by dropping this race bombshell." Royal concerns on Archie's skin colour to having suicidal thoughts, Meghan Markle tells all in Oprah interview Reid said: "They didn't use that phrase." Morgan later walked out of his show. He lost his cool after one of his colleagues accused him of launching a "one-man tirade" against the former royals on air. You could say they're over-reacting. And you'd be right. But they're not the only ones. This interview has caused what is being called a full-blown constitutional crisis in the UK. Across the Atlantic, even the White House felt the need to weigh in. During a press conference, the White House press secretary seemed to suggest that US President Joe Biden backs the decision of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to speak out. “Markle is a private citizen and so is Harry at this point. For anyone to come forward and speak about their struggles with mental health and tell their personal story, that takes courage. That's certainly something the president believes,” she said. A flood of tweets came from Meera Harris too, the niece of Vice President Kamala Harris, the one who's proven to be an ace at milking controversies. Comments and reactions have been pouring in from around the world. It's as if which princess made the other one cry is the subject of utmost priority for the whole world. It's beyond bizarre. But 2020 has taught us to not undermine the bizarre. So this is what we have. Everyone is talking about the royal interview. Except for the royals themselves. No word yet from Buckingham Palace. The royal family is yet to issue a statement. To say that Meghan and Harry washed dirty linen in public would be an understatement. They've levelled some very serious charges against the British monarchy. Markle claims she was suicidal. She accused a member of the royal family of racism. The Buckingham Palace hasn't said a word. Harry's father, Prince Charles, made his first public appearance today. He was asked about the interview. He did not say anything. You can walk away from a question. But you'll have to face the crisis that the interview has triggered. In the US, the hashtag #Abolishthemonarchy has gone viral. Social media users are questioning the relevance of the monarchy today. Even the British prime minister couldn't avoid the subject. He chose to defend the queen's role, in a public statement. "I've always had the highest admiration for the queen and the unifying role that she plays in our country and across the Commonwealth. As for the rest, all other matters to do with the royal family, I've spent a long time now not commenting on royal family matters and I don't intend to depart from that today," Boris Johnson said. All of this is happening over one interview. A former royal couple chose to reveal their family feud. Some have called them brave. Others say they're just attention seekers. Whatever they are, they're at the centre of a storm now. They may have wanted to make a splash. They ended up with a tsunami. What's the role of the British Monarchy? Which countries still have kings and queens? To do what? If there's one thing that Meghan Markle's interview has done, it has raised questions on the role and conduct of the British Monarchy. Is it unaccountable, is it racist? What purpose does it serve? Except maybe boosting the soft power of Britain? It attracts media attention, tourism, international students, maintains political good-will. And sometimes helps secure trade deals. But is it a meaningful and relevant institution in today's world? One family gets taxpayer-funded grants, lives in lavish palaces, gets special protection from the justice system. And wields political influence. Why? Because they were born royal!!! But pause for a moment. And ask yourself: Does the world still have a place for such an antiquated system of governance? Or is it time to abolish the British monarchy? Here's our case. A child born in the United Kingdom today can become anything he or she wants to. An actor, a footballer, a prime minister, but not ahead of the state, no matter how intelligent or talented they are. Because Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The head of the state is a position given to a royal as a birthright. A monarch is born superior, while the rest of the people are the monarch's subjects, not British citizens. The monarch is also the sovereign of 15 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. The monarch cannot be prosecuted, cannot be made to pay taxes either. Can drive without a license, can travel without a passport, has the power to form governments, and the power to dissolve governments even in Australia. These are all powers every monarch inherits at birth. But should they? Members of the royal family are in no way biologically superior to anyone else. They have nothing that sets them apart except maybe jewels and magnificent clothes. Their lifestyle is incredibly expensive. Accounts for the sovereign grant -- which funds the queen and her household expenses show that the monarchy cost the British taxpayer 67 million pounds between 2018 and 19. A 41% increase from the previous financial year. To add to this, the royal prerogative gives extensive and unaccountable power to the royal family. The monarchy can exercise its judgement to influence government policy, political debates, the appointment of the next prime minister and the dissolution of the British parliament. The parliament, on the other hand, is simply prohibited from questioning the conduct of the royal family or discuss the future of the monarchy. The monarchy also undermines the proper recognition of merit as the hereditary head of state. The queen is the governor of the Church of England, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the 'fount of justice’ the head of the British judiciary. The monarchy says these are all ceremonial powers but according to a report by The Guardian, there have been at least 1,000 instances when the queen has been given a chance to shape draft legislation to suit her private wishes. In fact, in February this year, a report revealed how the queen had lobbied for changing a law to hide her wealth. The monarchy also makes it impossible to separate the church and state. For all its claims of being a multi-cultural and secular society, the Church of England discriminates in favour of one religion above all others. Because the queen is both the head of the church and the state, making it impossible to disconnect the two. Of course, the United Kingdom is not the only one. There are currently 43 monarchies globally. But only a few are constitutional monarchies. And even fewer insist on claiming the moral high ground of being a democracy. So should the UK abolish the monarchy? If Britain can leave the European Union in the name of sovereign rights, then why not? There's no other way to put it: Britain is in its worst shape since World War 2. This time, the enemy at the gates is invisible: the Wuhan virus. The pandemic continues to grow in the UK. More than 4 million cases and 124,000 deaths. The UK is the worst-affected country in Europe. Hundreds are still dying from the virus every day. And just as the vaccines emerged - so did a new variant, a more potent and more contagious mutation. Britain's response was more lockdowns. But that came at a cost. The country is going through its worst economic slump in three centuries. Jobs are disappearing, small businesses have been decimated. It will take at least two years before the economy reaches pre-pandemic levels. And we're not done listing Britain's economic woes just yet. The government has been on a borrowing spree since last year. The budget deficit is at its highest since World War 2. What Britain needs right now is some Churchillian steel to channel the guts of the greatest generation. The generation that braved the barrage of Nazi bombers, 70 years back. Instead, they're busy talking about an interview. At the outset - let's make one thing clear. We are not trivialising Meghan Markle's struggles. Her allegations are serious. The palace must be held to account for its actions. But does a family squabble qualify as public interest? At what point does fascination become an obsession? It's an unnecessary distraction, even for the government. The prime minister has to field questions about it. Even the White House has released a statement. We are in the middle of the world's largest vaccination drive. The pandemic is the only thing world leaders should be focusing on. But in Britain-- this has always been the case--daily life is shaped by royalty. Britons are urged to speak the Queen’s English. They gather under the flag and sing God Save the Queen. That's the British national anthem. They line the streets and go gaga over royal weddings. The same ones that they, the taxpayers, end up paying for. The monarchy is embedded in every Briton's DNA. But why? After all, the family doesn't do much. Other than wave and smile a lot. The royals have managed to convince the country that it needs them. That Britain would disintegrate without a king or queen. There's a common saying among royalists: Politicians may come and go, but the family remains. Humans love a sense of continuity. The idea of something that exists for posterity. The monarchy preys on this. It also explains all the pomp and show. Hundreds of years back - the British monarch was considered God's representative on earth. People aren't naive enough to believe that today. But the divine narrative remains. All the traditions, the coronation with holy oils, it's all part of the larger-than-life image. Royalists believe the monarch is endowed with God's mandate to rule. It's an unequal and unjust mandate. The family has its reasons for defending the monarchy. But why do people stick with it? The queen serves as a reminder of Britain's golden days. When it ruled the seas and had colonies on every continent. In other words, the monarchy is Britain's biggest colonial hangover. Many countries were ruled by monarchies in the middle ages. But as British historian Robert Lacey says, they were sensible and clever enough - to grow out of them.

Meghan-Harry interview and obsession with UK royals: Is it time to abolish the monarchy?

It was well worth the wait. The first joint interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle since they stepped down from royal life last year (a process that became officially permanent last month) did not disappoint.

I, for one, watched this tell-all with Oprah Winfrey while texting with many of the same Black women with whom I watched their wedding in 2018. Back then, we shared OMG emojis because we were pleasantly surprised by the way Black culture was so powerfully celebrated and Markle’s African American identity so thoughtfully integrated into their ceremony at St. George’s Chapel.

Now, we were aghast at the couple’s allegations that racism toward Markle and its various consequences were a primary reason they fled their home to find freedom in sunny California.

Based on Markle’s deep commitment to women’s rights and the interview’s promo clip — Winfrey asks her, “Were you silent or were you silenced?” — I went into this assuming it would be a feminist revision of the couple’s fairy tale romance.

“The latter,” Markle responded in the interview. Later, she’d compare her life as a royal to Princess Ariel losing her voice after falling in love with a human in “The Little Mermaid.” In that analogy, this interview is the final breaking of that spell, with Markle now fully in control of her voice. It reminded us that she never needed a Prince Charming to rescue her, while showing us that their very modern marriage is what saved and ultimately liberated them both from the trappings and the trap that it is the Crown.

But therein lies the true catalyst for their radical reinvention: Harry’s racial awakening. Here, I do not just mean the accusations from the couple about the deep anxiety some royals had about the potential skin color of their son, Archie — which resulted, they said, in him not being offered the traditional rituals of the royal hospital picture, the title “Prince” and the security that comes with that status. Rather, the second hour of the interview was a culmination of a process that Harry had been undergoing since their first date in 2016, when he was becoming more clear-eyed, confrontational and emboldened to take on the British monarchy into which he was born, and the white privilege that holds it up and has benefited him his entire life.

Typically, we see racial awakenings as a tragic rite of passage for Black people. In slave narratives and early 20th-century African American autobiographies and novels, there is often a moment in which a Black child realizes she is not only different from her white peers but that her darker skin or African American parentage makes her inferior to them. Literary critic Henry Louis Gates Jr. once described it as a “scene of instruction.” In books like W.E.B. DuBois’ collection “The Souls of Black Folks,” from 1903, or Nella Larsen’s novel “Passing,” from 1929, this traumatic rupture is always intimate and severe, the first and most formative experience in a lifetime of racist insults.

As Black parents, we try to prepare our children for these inevitable encounters with The Talk, the sage advice and survival strategies we hope might blunt the damage of these betrayals. But every Black person I know has had such a moment. Mine was my senior year in high school when my white classmates charged that the only reason I had been admitted to the University of Pennsylvania was because of affirmative action, an insinuation that equated being Black with being underqualified, and an injury that has caused me to obsessively overachieve in almost every aspect of my professional life.

I’ve rarely heard white friends discuss their parallel experiences of first realizing their privilege. In fact, this past summer was unprecedented in the sheer number of public figures and predominantly white organizations that released statements or tweets acknowledging their role in perpetuating systemic racism. In private, I and many of my Black friends received more sympathetic emails or Black Lives Matter solidarity texts from our white colleagues than ever before. It seemed, suddenly, white people too were having their own version of The Talk.

And in popular culture, these awakenings are appearing with more frequency. In this season of NBC’s “This Is Us,” Randall’s white siblings, Kate and Kevin, are, as a result of the Black Lives Matter protests this past summer, slowly coming to terms with how much their own white household, and their ongoing refusal to deal with racism, has harmed their African American brother, who was adopted.

Without such recognition by our white family members and friends, racial inferiority is merely thrust onto Black people as a unique burden that we must bear, disprove of and reject. This innocence is at the core of white privilege, and by extension, white power.

Back in 2005, when Harry wore a Nazi uniform to a costume party, it would have been impossible to predict his trajectory. By last fall, however, his awakening was well underway, with him talking about how his marriage to Markle immediately changed his understanding of race.

“I had no idea it existed,” he said of unconscious bias in British GQ. “And then, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it, especially then living a day or a week in my wife’s shoes.”

Sunday night, he took it a step further. First, he noted how “the race element” distinguished the tabloid frenzy surrounding Markle from others in the past.

“It wasn’t just about her, it was about what she represents,” he said. Next, he indicted his family for not taking on the racist attacks hurled at their own, and then linked their institutionalized reticence or refusal to intervene to Britain’s much longer history of imperialism.

That the couple landed in the United States during a pandemic that has disproportionately harmed African American and Latino families, and in a period of racial protest and rising white nationalism, feels a bit like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

But maybe that’s the point.

Freed from the constraints of not being able to confront racism head-on might mean that he will dedicate his life to dismantling it, not just out of necessity but also as a way of writing a new chapter in his family’s history and bequeath his children a legacy of anti-racism.

And if that is the case, it really will be better than any fairy tale ever imagined.

It was well worth the wait. The first joint interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle since they stepped down from royal life last year (a process that became officially permanent last month) did not disappoint.

It was well worth the wait. The first joint interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle since they stepped down from royal life last year (a process that became officially permanent last month) did not disappoint. I, for one, watched this tell-all with Oprah Winfrey while texting with many of the same Black women with whom I watched their wedding in 2018. Back then, we shared OMG emojis because we were pleasantly surprised by the way Black culture was so powerfully celebrated and Markle’s African American identity so thoughtfully integrated into their ceremony at St. George’s Chapel. Now, we were aghast at the couple’s allegations that racism toward Markle and its various consequences were a primary reason they fled their home to find freedom in sunny California. Based on Markle’s deep commitment to women’s rights and the interview’s promo clip — Winfrey asks her, “Were you silent or were you silenced?” — I went into this assuming it would be a feminist revision of the couple’s fairy tale romance. “The latter,” Markle responded in the interview. Later, she’d compare her life as a royal to Princess Ariel losing her voice after falling in love with a human in “The Little Mermaid.” In that analogy, this interview is the final breaking of that spell, with Markle now fully in control of her voice. It reminded us that she never needed a Prince Charming to rescue her, while showing us that their very modern marriage is what saved and ultimately liberated them both from the trappings and the trap that it is the Crown. But therein lies the true catalyst for their radical reinvention: Harry’s racial awakening. Here, I do not just mean the accusations from the couple about the deep anxiety some royals had about the potential skin color of their son, Archie — which resulted, they said, in him not being offered the traditional rituals of the royal hospital picture, the title “Prince” and the security that comes with that status. Rather, the second hour of the interview was a culmination of a process that Harry had been undergoing since their first date in 2016, when he was becoming more clear-eyed, confrontational and emboldened to take on the British monarchy into which he was born, and the white privilege that holds it up and has benefited him his entire life. Typically, we see racial awakenings as a tragic rite of passage for Black people. In slave narratives and early 20th-century African American autobiographies and novels, there is often a moment in which a Black child realizes she is not only different from her white peers but that her darker skin or African American parentage makes her inferior to them. Literary critic Henry Louis Gates Jr. once described it as a “scene of instruction.” In books like W.E.B. DuBois’ collection “The Souls of Black Folks,” from 1903, or Nella Larsen’s novel “Passing,” from 1929, this traumatic rupture is always intimate and severe, the first and most formative experience in a lifetime of racist insults. As Black parents, we try to prepare our children for these inevitable encounters with The Talk, the sage advice and survival strategies we hope might blunt the damage of these betrayals. But every Black person I know has had such a moment. Mine was my senior year in high school when my white classmates charged that the only reason I had been admitted to the University of Pennsylvania was because of affirmative action, an insinuation that equated being Black with being underqualified, and an injury that has caused me to obsessively overachieve in almost every aspect of my professional life. I’ve rarely heard white friends discuss their parallel experiences of first realizing their privilege. In fact, this past summer was unprecedented in the sheer number of public figures and predominantly white organizations that released statements or tweets acknowledging their role in perpetuating systemic racism. In private, I and many of my Black friends received more sympathetic emails or Black Lives Matter solidarity texts from our white colleagues than ever before. It seemed, suddenly, white people too were having their own version of The Talk. And in popular culture, these awakenings are appearing with more frequency. In this season of NBC’s “This Is Us,” Randall’s white siblings, Kate and Kevin, are, as a result of the Black Lives Matter protests this past summer, slowly coming to terms with how much their own white household, and their ongoing refusal to deal with racism, has harmed their African American brother, who was adopted. Without such recognition by our white family members and friends, racial inferiority is merely thrust onto Black people as a unique burden that we must bear, disprove of and reject. This innocence is at the core of white privilege, and by extension, white power. Back in 2005, when Harry wore a Nazi uniform to a costume party, it would have been impossible to predict his trajectory. By last fall, however, his awakening was well underway, with him talking about how his marriage to Markle immediately changed his understanding of race. “I had no idea it existed,” he said of unconscious bias in British GQ. “And then, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it, especially then living a day or a week in my wife’s shoes.” Sunday night, he took it a step further. First, he noted how “the race element” distinguished the tabloid frenzy surrounding Markle from others in the past. “It wasn’t just about her, it was about what she represents,” he said. Next, he indicted his family for not taking on the racist attacks hurled at their own, and then linked their institutionalized reticence or refusal to intervene to Britain’s much longer history of imperialism. That the couple landed in the United States during a pandemic that has disproportionately harmed African American and Latino families, and in a period of racial protest and rising white nationalism, feels a bit like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. But maybe that’s the point. Freed from the constraints of not being able to confront racism head-on might mean that he will dedicate his life to dismantling it, not just out of necessity but also as a way of writing a new chapter in his family’s history and bequeath his children a legacy of anti-racism. And if that is the case, it really will be better than any fairy tale ever imagined.

Prince Harry finally takes on white privilege: His own

Some 17.1 million Americans watched Oprah Winfrey`s bombshell television interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, broadcaster CBS said on Monday. 
 
CBS said Sunday`s two-hour interview, in which Harry and Meghan accused the royal family of racism and of failing to protect them from negative media coverage, drew the biggest audience for any entertainment special since the Oscars telecast in February 2020, which was watched by 23.6 million viewers. 
It was also the most-watched non-Super Bowl event on a Sunday in prime time in over a year, CBS said. The National Football League`s Super Bowl regularly draws an audience of around 100 million and is the highest-rated TV event in the United States. 
 
Sunday`s interview was the first given by the couple since they stepped back from the British royal family a year ago. Meghan spoke of feeling suicidal while Harry said his father, Prince Charles, had let him down. 
 
The interview will be broadcast in Britain on Monday night. Buckingham Palace has yet to comment on their remarks.

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It dominated the conversation on social media, morning television shows and newspaper front pages on Monday in Britain and abroad.

The hashtag #HarryandMeghanonOprah was among the top five trending items worldwide on Twitter during and after the broadcast, while #Abolishthemonarchy was also buzzing, with 11,200 tweets. 
 
The couple`s interview covered not just their tensions with the royal family but also Harry`s disgust at the conduct of the British press, particularly the tabloids.&nbsp;

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Meghan and Harry`s revelations featured top in every British newspaper website, apart from the Financial Times, where it took a lower billing to the Bank of England governor.

By lunchtime in London, Mail Online had 24 stories on the couple on its website. Its print stable-mate The Mail on Sunday published an 11-page special in anticipation of the broadcast. It recently lost a privacy lawsuit with Meghan.

The Daily Express had more than 30 different stories online.&nbsp;

Much of the coverage centered on the dramatic moment when Meghan said her son Archie, who will be two in May, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family "about how dark his skin might be when he`s born". 
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Some 17.1 million Americans watched Oprah Winfrey`s bombshell television interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, broadcaster CBS said on Monday. CBS said Sunday`s two-hour interview, in which Harry and Meghan accused the royal family of racism and of failing to protect them from negative media coverage, drew the biggest audience for any entertainment special since the Oscars telecast in February 2020, which was watched by 23.

Some 17.1 million Americans watched Oprah Winfrey`s bombshell television interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, broadcaster CBS said on Monday. CBS said Sunday`s two-hour interview, in which Harry and Meghan accused the royal family of racism and of failing to protect them from negative media coverage, drew the biggest audience for any entertainment special since the Oscars telecast in February 2020, which was watched by 23.6 million viewers. It was also the most-watched non-Super Bowl event on a Sunday in prime time in over a year, CBS said. The National Football League`s Super Bowl regularly draws an audience of around 100 million and is the highest-rated TV event in the United States. Sunday`s interview was the first given by the couple since they stepped back from the British royal family a year ago. Meghan spoke of feeling suicidal while Harry said his father, Prince Charles, had let him down. The interview will be broadcast in Britain on Monday night. Buckingham Palace has yet to comment on their remarks. Meghan Markle's father dismisses her racist allegation against the royal family: The whole thing about colour is bulls**t It dominated the conversation on social media, morning television shows and newspaper front pages on Monday in Britain and abroad. The hashtag #HarryandMeghanonOprah was among the top five trending items worldwide on Twitter during and after the broadcast, while #Abolishthemonarchy was also buzzing, with 11,200 tweets. The couple`s interview covered not just their tensions with the royal family but also Harry`s disgust at the conduct of the British press, particularly the tabloids. Royal concerns on Archie's skin colour to having suicidal thoughts, Meghan Markle tells all in Oprah interview Meghan and Harry`s revelations featured top in every British newspaper website, apart from the Financial Times, where it took a lower billing to the Bank of England governor. By lunchtime in London, Mail Online had 24 stories on the couple on its website. Its print stable-mate The Mail on Sunday published an 11-page special in anticipation of the broadcast. It recently lost a privacy lawsuit with Meghan. The Daily Express had more than 30 different stories online. Much of the coverage centered on the dramatic moment when Meghan said her son Archie, who will be two in May, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family "about how dark his skin might be when he`s born".

Prince Harry, Meghan interview is the most-watched show since the Oscars 2020 ceremony

It's going to be the interview of the year. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle sat down for a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. The interview is scheduled to air on March 7 and a week earlier, the trailer was unveiled -giving a glimpse of what to expect.&nbsp; 
 
The CBS broadcast network released two brief clips from Winfrey`s interview with the couple, which is scheduled to air on March 7. It is the first TV interview the couple, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have given since making their homes in California last year. 
 
"My biggest concern was history repeating itself," Harry said, apparently referring to his mother Princess Diana, who was hounded by the British press and died at age 36 in a car crash in Paris after her divorce from Prince Charles.

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Harry, 36, was seated next to Meghan, 39, and holding her hand. The couple announced on Feb14 that they were expecting their second child together.&nbsp; 
"I`m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side," Harry said. "Because I can`t imagine what it must have been like for her (Diana), going through this process by herself all those years ago. 
 
"It`s been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other," Harry added. 
 
In the clips, Winfrey said that no subject was off-limits and at one point tells the couple "you have said some pretty shocking things here," including that their situation had been "almost unsurvivable." 
 
Before they moved to California, the couple had complained about the British tabloids` treatment of Meghan, whose father is white and mother is African-American, some of which they said amounted to bullying or racism. 
 
Earlier this month, Buckingham Palace announced that the couple would not be returning to their lives as working members of the royal family. 
 
The royal family reportedly is not very happy about the couple's interview with Oprah. Harry's elder brother, Prince William has expressed displeasure at the move, state royal insiders.&nbsp; 
 
The interview will be aired hours after Queen Elizabeth addresses the commonwealth countries in a televised speech.&nbsp;

It's going to be the interview of the year. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle sat down for a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. The interview is scheduled to air on March 7 and a week earlier, the trailer was unveiled -giving a glimpse of what to expect.

It's going to be the interview of the year. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle sat down for a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. The interview is scheduled to air on March 7 and a week earlier, the trailer was unveiled -giving a glimpse of what to expect. The CBS broadcast network released two brief clips from Winfrey`s interview with the couple, which is scheduled to air on March 7. It is the first TV interview the couple, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have given since making their homes in California last year. "My biggest concern was history repeating itself," Harry said, apparently referring to his mother Princess Diana, who was hounded by the British press and died at age 36 in a car crash in Paris after her divorce from Prince Charles. Harry, 36, was seated next to Meghan, 39, and holding her hand. The couple announced on Feb14 that they were expecting their second child together. "I`m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side," Harry said. "Because I can`t imagine what it must have been like for her (Diana), going through this process by herself all those years ago. "It`s been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other," Harry added. In the clips, Winfrey said that no subject was off-limits and at one point tells the couple "you have said some pretty shocking things here," including that their situation had been "almost unsurvivable." Before they moved to California, the couple had complained about the British tabloids` treatment of Meghan, whose father is white and mother is African-American, some of which they said amounted to bullying or racism. Earlier this month, Buckingham Palace announced that the couple would not be returning to their lives as working members of the royal family. The royal family reportedly is not very happy about the couple's interview with Oprah. Harry's elder brother, Prince William has expressed displeasure at the move, state royal insiders. The interview will be aired hours after Queen Elizabeth addresses the commonwealth countries in a televised speech.

First trailer of Harry and Meghan's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey is out: 'No subject is off limits'