The statements of the Oprah interview by Harry and Meghan caused a sensation - even the talk show host herself had not expected that.
The first time she speaks about the interview.
Los Angeles - The excitement was bad: Harry and Meghan's TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Not only did Meghan reveal that she had no longer wanted to live, but also allegations of racism against her son Archie from the closest royals circles were revealed.
Likewise, Harry did not feel supported by his father Prince Charles and many other memorable statements were made in the Oprah interview *.
But what does the talk show host herself actually say?
This expressed itself for the first time in a live stream talk “talkshoplive” with TV presenter Nancy O'Dell and summarized it as follows: “I had no idea that it would have this reverberant effect that it had and will continue to have . "She was also surprised at how open Meghan was.
Oprah talks about the interview with Harry and Meghan - discretion was important to her
“I prepared for it for a long time,” said Oprah, and it was therefore important to her that nothing leaked out beforehand, but that everything was said at the right and planned time.
Therefore, after the interview, which lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes, she urgently asked her crew not to reveal anything.
And everyone adhered to it.
“I invested a lot of time, thoughts, efforts and energy in planning the interview,” the 67-year-old explains the preparation.
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Meghan Markle answers Oprah Winfrey's interview questions.
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“Whenever I conduct interviews with someone about important things, I speak to them beforehand.
I haven't seen Harry and Meghan * before, but I wrote messages to them.
I wanted to know their intentions so that we could have a common goal.
And our common intention was to share the truth.
They wanted to tell their story and in a way that enabled them to be as real as possible. "
Oprah invested a lot of time and effort in the interview, but she didn't expect this openness herself
But the talk show host didn't expect so much honesty, especially when it came to the allegations of racism: “I just thought: 'Really? You want to talk about that? '”But it was precisely this openness that made the interview with Oprah so special, the talk host herself knows, because everyone knows how to ask questions:“ What makes it such a powerful interview is the fact that she were ready to be so open, vulnerable and genuine. I don't give myself credit for that. "
Even today, the interview resonates in the ranks of the royals and there has apparently not yet been a reconciliation between the brothers Harry and William *.
After all, the brothers spoke to each other again at the funeral of their grandfather Prince Philip.
Perhaps the first path to reconciliation.
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