Duchess Meghan: Now, family comments on the interview

Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry gave Oprah Winfrey a sensational interview – full of allegations against the royals, but also Meghan's family. She now speaks up.

It was about racism, sexism, suicidal thoughts, financial bottlenecks and a lack of support: Duchess Meghan, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, did not mince words in their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, 67. The media response: gigantic. The American press is enthusiastic, the British are dismayed.

While the royal family around Queen Elizabeth, 94, is said to have worked on a suitable statement for hours, the Duchess Meghan's family doesn't think twice – and immediately shares their thoughts with newspapers and TV channels.

Samantha Markle shoots Duchess Meghan

It doesn't often happen that Duchess Meghan speaks publicly about her broken family. In conversation with Oprah Winfrey, she does it – and especially her half-sister Samantha Markle, 56, makes serious allegations. Meghan emphasized that she grew up as an only child and that she has not seen Samantha in over 20 years. The Duchess cannot explain why she has now written a revelation book with the title "The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister". "I think it's very difficult to tell everything if you don't know me," said Meghan. The Duchess also claimed that Samantha didn't change her last name back to 'Markle' until Meghan started dating Prince Harry. "I think that says enough," said the Duchess meaningfully.

Allegations that Samantha Markle does not want to leave. The 56-year-old now assures the British newspaper "Daily Mail" that she and Meghan have seen each other very well over the past 20 years. "I don't know how to say that I don't know her and that she was an only child. We have photos in which we have been together for a lifetime. So how can she not know me?" Says Markle, showing photos showing the two women together at different stages in their lives – most recently in 2008, 13 years ago, when Samantha's college graduation.

Markle also rejects the accusation that she only changed her last name because of Meghan's relationship with Harry. "I was a Markle before she was," says Samantha, submitting an official name change dated December 1997 and her college degree (from 2008), which says Samantha M. Markle.

But that's not all: Samantha Markle continues to accuse Meghan of using her mental health as an "excuse" to treat people "like dishcloths" in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. She has "little sympathy" for this.

That says Meghan's father Thomas Markle

Duchess Meghan also spoke to Oprah Winfrey about the relationship with her father Thomas Markle, with whom it finally broke up after their wedding in May 2018. The reason: Thomas Markle repeatedly spoke to tabloids about his daughter's private life, appeared in TV shows and did not mince words.

Since then, Meghan has felt "betrayed" by her own father, she cannot understand why he did all this to her. "I look at Archie, I think of this child, and I really can't imagine doing anything to deliberately cause pain to my child," Meghan said in the interview, visibly touched.

Tough stuff that Thomas Markle first mentioned on the TV show "Good Morning Britain" this morning. It is the first time in four years that he has heard from Meghan, said Markle and explains that he last had contact with her in 2018, shortly before their wedding, when he was in hospital with a heart attack. "The last time we spoke, we actually didn't speak, we texted each other, I was in a hospital bed after having a heart attack. I had to tell them I can't come to the wedding. At that point we almost said goodbye, "says Markle. "Harry said to me at the time, 'if you had listened to me, this wouldn't have happened to you.' I was lying in a hospital bed after having an operation and stenting, and I thought it was snotty, so I hung up . "

Thomas Markle reveals that he was "disappointed" in the interview with his daughter. "I signed up for this thing (Editor's note: staging of paparazzi photos before Meghan's wedding) apologized at least 100 times or so. I wish I hadn't done the whole thing, "said Markle." But here's the other side of the coin. Nobody took the time to protect any member of our family. We were attacked by the press every day. Nobody was there to look after us, nobody looked after us. "

"The bottom line is that I've never heard of Meghan or Harry in any form," accuses Thomas Markle. That is one of the reasons why he continues to speak to the press. But if you (Meghan and Harry) If I decide to talk to me, I'll stop talking to the press, "explains Markle, but also makes his promise conditional:" If I don't hear from you in 30 days, I'll be another story for the press do."

Regarding the alleged discussion about Archie's skin color, Thomas Markle said he hoped this was "just a stupid question". "I have a lot of respect for the royals and I don't think the British royal family is racist at all. I don't think the British are racist," continued Markle.

Half-brother Thomas Markle Jr. commented BEFORE the interview

Duchess Meghan's half-brother Thomas Markle Jr. made a statement before the eagerly awaited interview with the German newspaper "Bild". "I know from a reliable source that the situations described in the 'Times' article are true," explains the Duchess' half-brother, referring to the recent allegations of bullying against his half-sister, which only lasted a few days was made known by former palace employees prior to the Oprah interview. "I've heard before that Harry had to apologize to the cook and the waiters for their rude behavior after dinner together. Nobody could stand her. This is not the Meghan that my father, my sister Samantha and I raised. Nobody can understand that, "continues Markle.

Sources used:dailymail.co.uk, bild.de, express.co.uk, itv.com/goodmorningbritain, independent.co.uk, liverpoolecho.co.uk

This article originally appeared on GALA.de.

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