London – The front pages of British newspapers had the upper hand on Monday with Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, despite not being able to be watched by a majority of the British population yet. The interview was broadcast in the UK on Monday night at 9pm local time.
“It was both everything we were expecting to be – and that was not what we expected,” Camilla Tominey wrote in the British conservative Telegraph newspaper. “Make no mistake, this was a pregnant woman blaming the institution – and those inside it – for not helping her at the lowest ebb.”
“Whatever the royal family expected from this interview, this was worse,” Valentine Low wrote in an op-ed in The Times newspaper, another publication that followed suit.
But while some British right-wing journalists have criticized the royal couple over the interview, especially with the time it was broadcast as Prince Philip’s grandfather is in hospital, the BBC’s royal correspondent said that sitting down with Oprah, “cost the report created by Britain’s best newspapers.”
The UK’s best-selling newspapers, including The Sun tabloids and the Daily Mail, have published a number of negative stories about Meghan since her relationship with Harry became public.
In an interview, BBC journalist Jonny Dymond said Harry and Meghan had “revealed the terrible rays inside the palace.” They have photographed individuals who have gone missing in a careless institution. They have talked about racism within the Royal Family. This was a great disaster. interview. “
One member of Britain’s opposition shadow cabinet said the palace, which recently announced that it was investigating allegations that Meghan had bullied former staff, should also look into the hate allegations. -determination she made during the interview.
“I would expect the palace to be treated with the utmost concern, and 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 an op-ed in the New York times that Meghan’s treatment has proven what many of us have never known : No matter how beautiful you are, who you marry, what palaces you live in, charities you support, how loyal you are, how much money you raise or what the good deeds you do, in this society racism will still follow you. “
Left-wing commentator Owen Jones said: “Meghan Markle ‘s interview has not just revealed the truth about the monarchy, an institution under the shadow of secrecy, despite the intrusion of the country. It currently features everyone who does not care about either racism or suicide. “
Piers Morgan, who associates one of Britain’s most-watched morning shows, questioned the context of the conversation about skin color that Meghan explained, suggesting that it may not have been hate. -determined between.
His guest, Trisha Goddard, who hosts on TV, said: “What I find is why everyone else is so familiar with racism against black people? I’m sorry, Piers , you don’t need what is and isn’t called. racism against black people. “
Nadine White, a race journalist for the British Independent newspaper, wrote on Twitter: “The worst royal crisis since The Abdication in 1936 … and racism is at the heart of the truth … While we’re here, let ‘s report on a race in the media! “