Breaking News Today : Harry and Meghan sit down with Oprah

2 min readMar 8, 2021

Britain wakes up to an online furor after Meghan and Harry’s interview

It’s been a furious few hours since Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, and social media has been alight with criticism toward the royal family — largely from outraged Americans and the Black community.

Now, Britain is waking up to the aftermath.

All eyes are on the royal family, which has not yet publicly responded to the interview, or the allegations of racism. It had also adhered to its usual protocol of silence ahead of the broadcast, even as speculation and anticipation rose.

Some viewers in the United States have suggested that given Harry and Meghan’s previous negative experiences with the press, they may continue to face attacks for the statements they made — and for even doing the interview in the first place.

“Let’s just bring up the potential ways that the press will make Meghan a villain again so no one is surprised,” tweeted American author Morgan Jerkins. The media could accuse Meghan of “lying about the skin color (conversation),” or of “acting” since she’s a former actress, or even of brainwashing Harry into thinking he, too, is trapped by the royal institution, she wrote.
“They’ll say: She’s had all the riches and privileges so she was not depressed. She planned to get into the royal family and cause chaos. She hates her sister-in-law and this is revenge.”

Even before the sun had risen over London, British tabloids already began speculating about the potential fallout. The Sun newspaper wrote that Meghan may “never return to Britain after angering Royal Family,” citing unnamed “insiders [who] fear she and Prince Harry could have burnt their bridges.”

And numerous conservative figures in the UK have begun to echo several of the points Jerkins brought up, with some casting doubt on the apparent sincerity of Meghan’s comments.

Breaking News Today : Harry and Meghan sit down with Oprah

Britain wakes up to an online furor after Meghan and Harry’s interview

Written by Henriettajsmith