Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan
Impious? They should postpone their Oprah interview
Will Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's interview with Oprah really air?
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Given the current situation around Prince Philip, is it not justifiable to broadcast the TV interview of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan?
It is actually planned that the TV interview of Prince Harry (36) and Duchess Meghan (39, "Suits") with Oprah Winfrey (67) will be broadcast on the US broadcaster CBS on March 7th. But in view of the increasingly worrying news about Prince Philip (99), according to "The Sun", the demand to postpone the interview for reasons of piety should become louder and louder.
The British daily newspaper claims to have found out from royal circles that the royal family was "quite appalled" by the idea that the recorded revelatory interview would be published while Prince Philip may still be in the hospital. It is impossible to imagine what "diplomatic bomb" could burst between the Sussexes and the Queen if the state of health of the Prince Consort worsened in the coming days.
How is Prince Philip?
A preview of the interview with Oprah implies that no topic of conversation is taboo. Prince Harry justified his and Meghan's exit as active royals, among other things, with the fact that he was concerned that Meghan might face the same fate as his mother Diana once did.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace recently announced that Prince Philip had been moved from a private clinic to St. Bartholomew's Hospital in northwest London. There, the 99-year-old will continue to be treated for an apparently stubborn infection, and tests will also be carried out there for a possible pre-existing heart disease. According to the statement, there is still no reason for acute concern. Prince Philip "continues to feel good and the treatment is working." Nevertheless, it is assumed that he will have to stay in the clinic "at least until the end of the week" – at least until March 7th …