London – The front pages of British newspapers were dominated on Monday by Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, although most of the British public had not yet been able to see her. The interview aired in the UK on Monday evening at 9pm local time.
“It was everything we had come to expect, and not what we expected at all,” Camilla Tominey wrote in the British Conservative-leaning Telegraph Newspaper. “Make no mistake, this is a pregnant woman who blamed the institution – and those who had it – for not helping her at her lowest point.”
“Everything the royal family expected from this interview was worse,” Valentine Low wrote in a publication in The Times, another right-wing publication.
But even though some of the right-wing British press have criticized the royal couple during the interview, especially considering the timing of their broadcast, as the prince’s grandfather, Prince Philip, is in the hospital, the royal BBC correspondent said the sitting with Oprah had had, “altered the narrative created by Britain’s best-selling newspapers”.
The UK’s best-selling newspapers, including The Sun and the Daily Mail, have published numerous negative stories about Meghan since her relationship with Harry went public.
In the interview, BBC correspondent Jonny Dymond said that Harry and Meghan had “revealed the terrible tensions inside the palace. They have drawn a picture of sensitive individuals lost in a carefree institution. They have spoken of racism in the royal family. It was a devastating fact interview “.
A shadow cabinet member of the British opposition said the palace, which recently announced it was investigating allegations that Meghan intimidated former staff, should also examine allegations of racism made by her during the ‘interview.
“I would expect them to be treated by the palace with the utmost seriousness and to be fully investigated,” Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green told Sky News.
Afua Hirsch, author of the book “Brit (ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging,” wrote in a New York Times publication that Meghan’s treatment has shown what many of us have always known: by far no matter how beautiful you are, who you marry, what palaces you occupy, charities you support, how faithful you are, how much money you accumulate or what good deeds you do, in this society racism will still follow you. “
Left-wing commentator Owen Jones said: “Meghan Markle’s interview does not just expose the truth about the monarchy, a shady institution surrounded by secrecy despite supposedly embodying the nation. She is currently exposing everyone to whom he doesn’t care about racism or suicide. “
Piers Morgan, who co-anchors one of Britain’s most-watched morning shows, questioned the context of the skin color conversation Meghan outlined, suggesting it might not have been at all racist.
Her guest, TV host Trisha Goddard, said, “What attracts me is why is everyone so expert on racism against blacks? I’m sorry, Piers, you can’t say what is and what isn’t racism. against blacks “.
Nadine White, career correspondent for the British independent newspaper, wrote on Twitter: “The worst royal crisis since the abdication of 1936 … and racism is undeniably the core … While we are here, we normalize reports on the race in the media! “