Lately there\u2019s been a lot of talk about the BOMBSHELL, SHOCKING, EXPLOSIVE interview Talk Queen Oprah Winfrey conducted with Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But come now, was there really anything unexpected about the British royal family that was exposed during that interview? Not for me. I wasn\u2019t one bit surprised by anything they alleged the institution, the firm or whatever else they want to call them did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was, however surprised by a few things, and I\u2019ll get to that in a bit. But first I want to bring to your attention some things that I think are flying under the radar, or for whatever reason, just left unsaid. So, I\u2019ma say it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before I get into this, I just need to preface this by saying, everything I\u2019m about to say is strictly my opinion based on my observation from what I seen or heard in the media. I don\u2019t know these people, have never met these people, but this is what I think. So here we go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s No Way Meghan didn\u2019t Know about the Royals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, I\u2019m not calling her a liar, but this sure doesn\u2019t sound like the truth. To me there is just no plausible way she didn\u2019t know who Harry was or the drama surrounding the royal family. I mean whether you keep up with the royals or not, and I certainly don\u2019t, if you\u2019re an American with hot-running water and electricity, there\u2019s a more than good chance you know about the British royals. And, if you are an American with hot-running water and electricity who grew up in Hollywood and has a career in Hollywood \u2013 to quote one of my favorite Aretha songs, it ain\u2019t no way you don\u2019t know who those people are and the issues associated with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first time I heard Meghan say she wasn\u2019t aware of Harry was during that interview she did with the BBC after they got engaged. It didn\u2019t ring true to me then either. She said she wanted to find out about him through him. This makes sense because there is nothing like getting to know a person by actually getting to know a person, face to face, spending time together and such. But in 2016, nine years after the iPhone was released, and people will stand outside a restaurant searching for pictures and reviews before they go in to eat, you gon\u2019 tell me she didn\u2019t google this man. Chile, please. The only way that\u2019s plausible is that she already knew so much about him and the royals she didn\u2019t need to google him\u2026even then I think she would have still and did google him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, she interned at an US Embassy \u2013 sure it was in Argentina, but still \u2013 and majored in international relations along with theatre. You mean to tell me the British royals never came up in one of your international relations classes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, she lived in Toronto, Canada for several years while shooting Suits<\/em>. Canada is a British commonwealth (whatever that means). I\u2019ve been to Canada, and they actually have Queen Elizabeth on a coin over there (I forget which one \u2013 it may be several). And you didn\u2019t know anything about these royals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n If that\u2019s not enough, during the Oprah interview she also claimed that she knew Eugenie before she knew Harry. Eugenie just so happens to be Sarah Ferguson\u2019s (the original Fergie) daughter. Fergie famously complained about the challenges she experienced with being a royal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was 17, camping on the backside of Catalina Island where we had to hike 10 minutes down a mountain to go to the bathroom or take a shower, when Princess Diana died. This of course was before cell phones were as ubiquitous as they are now, and I still got word of Diana\u2019s tragic death while I was over there. When I got back to the mainland, it was all over the news, people were talking about it, it was everywhere. Meghan was 16 at the time living in L.A. Now you mean to tell me she didn\u2019t know about the circumstances surrounding her death? I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, Meghan was an actress. People in Hollywood are usually obsessed with shows like Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and Extra. These outlets covered William and Kate\u2019s wedding. At that time the British royals were so much in the American media they even made Kate\u2019s little sister Pippa famous. Now you mean to tell me Meghan Markle wasn\u2019t privy? Uh-uhn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if the Duchess of Sussex did know what the royal family was about, why would she say she didn\u2019t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I believe it\u2019s because she didn\u2019t want to come across as a gold-digger or superficial. I mean the way they\u2019ve been rumored to have gotten together, I can see how it can be misconstrued. Notice, they don\u2019t talk much about how they met. But what I heard back when it was just announced that they were getting married is that Prince Harry was purposely looking for an American girl, preferably an actress \u2013 but not too prominent\u2014one who had some sense of what it\u2019s like to be in the spotlight. I recall reading or hearing somewhere that it was sort of like a casting call, his people put out, for a woman who was interested in him and who didn\u2019t mind taking on the scrutiny that came along with dating a royal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From a young girl even through now, Meghan has proven herself to be quite the feminist woman. While I think she thought the chance to date a prince was an offer she couldn\u2019t refuse, the way it was allegedly arranged is kind of archaic and doesn\u2019t mesh well with certain modern feminist views. In addition to that, he had way more money than she did, which could lead more towards that idea that maybe she was a gold-digger. Being a Black woman betrothed to a White prince, I don\u2019t think she wanted the added drama. So instead, they made it seem like they came together in a more casual way \u2013 a way not untypical of a woman who wasn\u2019t about to marry a prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite how their romance allegedly began, I do believe these two actually hit it off and their love for each other is real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Okay this is getting long. I\u2019m going to stop right there for now. But don\u2019t worry, I won\u2019t leave you hanging. I\u2019m going to do something I don\u2019t normally do and post some more tomorrow. I have much more to say. So check back, tomorrow, Thursday, March 11, 2021 for more of what I believe was left unsaid during and following Oprah\u2019s Meghan and Harry interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, if you missed the interview, CBS is going to re-air it on Friday, March 12, so check your local listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But for now, parting is such sweet sorrow. Until morrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lately there\u2019s been a lot of talk about the BOMBSHELL, SHOCKING, EXPLOSIVE interview Talk Queen Oprah Winfrey conducted with Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry. But come now, was there really anything unexpected about the British royal family…<\/p>\n