Meghan Markleis speaking out about how the press treatment sister-in-lawKate Middletonexperienced upon her entry into the royal family did not compare to what the formerSuitsstar has faced.
On Monday’s episode ofCBS This Morning,Oprah Winfreyoffered more insight and new clips from her sit-down interview with Meghan andPrince Harry, which aired Sunday on CBS. In one new segment shared Monday morning, the pair discussed the “toxic” environment of the British tabloids surrounding the royal family.
“This was different,” Meghan, 39, said of how the press covered her. Oprah then asked, “Different because of the race?” to which Meghan responded, “And because of social media.”
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“It was like the Wild, Wild West. It spread like wildfire. Plus, my being American — it translated in a different way across the pond. So you had a noise level that was very different,” she added. “But if they can’t see that it’s different …”
“So you felt bullied on an international level?” asked Oprah.
“Look,” said Meghan, “I think the volume of what was coming in and the interest was greater because of social media, because of the fact that I was not just British, and that, unfortunately, if members of his family say, ‘Well, this is what has happened to all of us.’ If they can compare the experience of what I went through with similar of what has been shared with us ….”
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She continued: “Kate was called ‘Waity Katie,’ waiting to marry William. While I imagine that was really hard — and I do, I can’t picture what that felt like — this is not the same,” said Meghan, while explaining how negative coverage of Kate, 39, did not equate to what she faced. “And if a member of his family will comfortably say, ‘We’ve all had to deal with some things that are rude,’ rude and racist are not the same.”
“And equally, you’ve also had a press team that goes on the record to defend you, especially when they know something’s not true. And that didn’t happen for us,” she said.
Also during the interview, Meghan spoke about people trying to create a narrative thatpits her against her sister-in-law, whom she called a “good person.” She said, “If you love me, you don’t have to hate her. And if you love her, you don’t have to hate me.”
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton in Feb. 2018.Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The statement continued: “It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game.’ He strongly disagrees. This is not a game — it is her life and his.”
Meghan and Harry married in May 2018, and share son Archie, 22 months. The couple is currently expecting their second child, a daughter.
During the Sunday interview, Meghan also revealed that while she was pregnant with Archie there were “concerns and conversations about how darkhis skin might be when he’s born.”
Harry and Meghan did not identify who made the remarks, though Oprah said during an appearance onCBS This MorningMonday thatit was not Harry’s grandparents,Queen ElizabethandPrince Philip.
source: people.com
