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You are said to be shocked by the Oprah Winfrey interview
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Prince William and Duchess Catherine are said to be shocked by the statements made by Prince Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan in an interview with Oprah. They only knew about some of the problems, according to an insider.
How must Prince William, 38, have felt when he had to watch his brother Prince Harry, 36, through a screen, how he criticized the monarchy and his family in the sharpest possible way? Above all, the shocking words of Duchess Meghan, 39, who spoke about her suicidal thoughts and the fact that help from the palace was missing. According to an insider who told Us Weekly, William and Duchess Catherine, 39, did not know much about it.
Prince William and Duchess Catherine "feel awful"
Millions of people had been waiting eagerly for the Sussexes' revelatory interview – including the British royal family, even if they certainly looked on with mixed feelings. But nobody had expected such incredible statements. Not only that Meghan spoke openly about her dwindling courage to live and about not wanting to live anymore. No, just as shocking were the scenes when Meghan declared that some members of the monarchy had spoken about Archie's skin color before Archie's birth and how it would affect the royal family if it were dark.
Not only presenter Oprah Winfrey, 67, caught her breath at this moment. "William and Kate were totally shocked after hearing what Meghan and Harry said," the anonymous source told Us Weekly. And further: "What shocked her the most were Meghan's suicidal thoughts and her quotes about a member of the royal family who mentioned Archie's skin color." William and Kate only knew about a few problems with palace workers.
Prince William continues to adhere to the principles of the monarchy
The Cambridges are stunned. Nevertheless, they have a clear opinion on the conversation between Harry, Meghan and Oprah: Such problems are not made public. Kate and William are supposed to have compassion – but they do not abandon the principles of the monarchy for this. They would have wished Harry and Meghan had addressed all of this in private instead of choosing a TV format and thus causing enormous damage to the monarchy.
And so it is testimony against testimony again. Did the family members really know nothing? Hasn't Harry tried to talk to you? And which royals discussed Archie's skin color? Is the insider trying to straighten out Williams and Kate's reputation with his statements? These are questions that won't be answered anytime soon. Because even if Harry and Meghan have broken the top rule of "never complain, never explain", William will never take this step as the future king.
Sources used: usmagazine.com
This article originally appeared on GALA.de.