On Sunday, March 7, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down with the Queen of Media, Oprah Winfrey, for an explosive tell-all style interview which quickly managed to capture the attention of the world.
Leading up to the interview, there were reports that no subject would be off hands but nothing could have prepared audiences for the many shocking revelations that came from the interview. From discussions about “how dark” the skin of their child would be to a lack of overall support from the family as Meghan battled thoughts of suicide, the interview was both heartbreaking and enraging to watch.
Sure we knew things must have been bad for the couple to want to leave their posts as acting members of the Royal Family, but never could we have predicted just how bad things truly were for the couple.
While most in the Royal Family have kept quiet about Meghan’s interview with Oprah, Prince Albert has put Meghan Markle on blast for airing the family’s dirty laundry in a public forum.
Prince Albert shames Meghan Markle for Oprah interview
Needless to say, the interview was quite the black eye to the face of the firm in bringing attention to some of the many troublesome issues those within the Royal Family such as Meghan Markle face. As expected, many senior members of the family such as the Queen, Prince Charles, and Prince Williams have been selective in addressing the Oprah interview.
However, there is one member of the Royal Family who has decided to come out and call out Meghan for her decision to publically address the struggles she faced while a working member of the firm.
During an appearance on BBC World News, Prince Albert II noted that while he understands how difficult it can be to serve as an active member of the Royal Family, choosing to address dissatisfaction in public is not something he’s a fan of.
"“It’s very difficult to be in someone’s place. I can understand that the pressures that they were under, but I think this type of public display of dissatisfaction, to say the least, these types of conversations should be held within the intimate quarters of the family and doesn’t really have to be laid out in the public sphere like that. So, it did bother me a little bit. I can understand where they’re coming from in a certain way, but I think it wasn’t the appropriate forum to be able to have these kind of discussions.”"
While we can understand Albert’s stance, it’s clear addressing their concerns behind closed doors didn’t work at all so how can anyone really fault the couple for using their platform to finally tell their side of the story?