Harry & Meghan Oprah Interview Tonight

And now this:

Meghan complained to ITV about Piers claiming his views could upset people with mental health problems

It explains why he walked off, I thought it was odd considering the 'argument' he was having with the weatherman seemed quite tame.

Her response to him is the same as what many of us are trying to express on this thread.

As it has been said before, when someone mental health is not stable, they do not think clearly.  It is not easy for them to just pick up the phone and make a call.  It is hard for people that do not have those struggles to understand.

But for a couple who is seeking privacy, why did they pick Santa Barbara?  Granted yes it's a city of less than a 100,000 but so close to LA (1.5 hrs).  Yes I'm sure they aren't in Santa Barbara but one of the outlying areas but it's still a congested place to live with paparazzi etc. I guess if I wanted privacy and safety, I wouldn't have chosen that area.   

Of course they don't rely on the NHS. They have a Royal appointed medical team attached to the Monarchy.

That is another aspect of concern with her statement about no one to help. Where as her midwife and her Obstetrician  team throughout all of this? They're trained to pick up these things during pre-natal and post natal care.

Several have said that if they’d have remained as “ working royals”, the security for Harry and Archie would have been paid for. 

Ok. So they were stuck?  Remain in that situation where courtiers are telling them where they can go, and what they can say, and oh by the way no you can’t get treatment for your suicidal feelings because that won’t look good, and no you can’t have lunch with your friends because you’re already too much in the news. And can you please dial yourself back about 50%?

and so they try the soft leave, we still serve her majesty, but need to step back a bit and are told it’s all or nothing , kids.



So the choice was stay in that toxic environment, or go it alone even though Harry and Archie have targets on their backs just because of who they were born to?   The reality is they must be protected by expensive security. But what I’m hearing is they would only get that security if they toed that very narrow and appalling line. No wonder Harry described it as trapped. 

I’m really glad there was enough resources to get them this far, and I hope for continued success to pay for the ongoing cost of their security as they make their lives from here. 

I remember the media latching on to the debates about their security costs when they still lived in Canada.



It’s  not like they can find a ranch in the suburbs and settle down. Lemonade sales on the sidewalk, and putting your recycling at the curb. But they shouldn’t be stuck in the impossible situation they had been in, either. 

The curtsy story I thought was just funny. Harry didn’t realize Meghan would be meeting his grandmother at that point, and so asked if she knew how. No where did I get the idea Meghan looked down on the custom. It was just something she didn’t anticipate. No need to point fingers, it wasn’t that big a deal. 

The only reason the bridesmaid dresses story was relevant, was the extent with which the leaking of stories was twisted to create a narrative of good Catherine bad Meghan and the helplessness Meghan felt being caught up in it.  

Those who have an interest in body language and reading it may find this video discussing the H&M interview interesting.  

 It sounds like they could avoid press and publicity. If they wanted to.

After being indoctrinated your whole life that you must make the RF look good at all costs, speaking openly about it had to have been hard. 

I compare it to being the child of alcoholics who insist the children deny the problem. I was about Harry’s age the first time I spoke aloud that my mother was an alcoholic. I instantly felt a deep seated sense of being a betrayal. Even though it took my mother’s death for me to face her alcoholism and what it did to me. So I did not have to fear her reaction. 

I cant imagine the stress Harry was feeling. 

Several have said that if they’d have remained as “ working royals”, the security for Harry and Archie would have been paid for. 

Ok. So they were stuck?    

Princess Madeline of Sweden stopped being a Senior Royal after she married. She even moved to New York then Florida. She's a King's daughter with 3 kids that hold Prince and Princess titles, just no HRH.

Her family moved to New York, were her husband worked and she started at chair of a children's charity that her Mom started. They had no security, none. 

They then moved to Florida, still with no security, and both hold jobs, his as a banker and her as head of a charity.  

I've only seen them do publicity when they or just she goes back to Sweden for events.  From what I've seen on Instagram and read, they live a very quiet life. 

Jennifer