Meghan Markle says she ‘didn’t know much about Harry’ in 2017

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier this month left the Royal Family rushing to rescue its international reputation. The couple released a long list of serious allegations about both the Palace and individual members of the Firm, which is said to have thrown the monarchy into turmoil. Buckingham Palace eventually replied to their accusations and admitted that the issues raised were “concerning” and would be taken “very seriously” — but, notably added that “some recollections may vary”.

Three weeks after ITV first aired the “intimate conversation” — broadcast in the US via CBS the day before — a royal commentator has also pointed out that the Sussexes “don’t have a monopoly on the truth”.

Camilla Tominey wrote: “Harry and Meghan do not have a monopoly on the truth simply because the close friend and neighbour who interviewed them in return for £7million from CBS took what they said as gospel.”

Oprah has been described as a friend of the couple’s for years, although she reportedly only met Meghan once before she was invited to their wedding.

Oprah also revealed in the interview that she had asked Meghan for an interview before she had even married Harry, but that the Palace stepped in and prevented it from going ahead.

The US talk show host has since started working on a mental health series with Harry, to be released on AppleTV, and has taken to Instagram to promote Meghan’s first investment, Clevr Blends.

Oprah also lives just down the street from the couple in their new Californian home in Montecito.

Even so, Oprah introduced their interview by saying “there is no subject that’s off limits” and noting that “there has not been an agreement, you don’t know what I’m going to ask”.

She also clarified that Meghan and Harry were not getting paid for agreeing to the sit-down chat.

Meghan discussed “the truth” several times throughout her interview, starting with her allegations about her sister-in-law Kate, Duchess of Cambridge.

She tore apart the reports which arose in Autumn 2018 claiming that the two women had fallen out over the flower-girl dresses at Meghan’s wedding six months before.

Meghan alleged that those reports were inaccurate, and that Kate had “apologised” after their minor row.

She continued: “I’m not sharing that piece about Kate in any way to be disparaging to her.

“I think it’s really important for people to understand the truth.”

The Duchess of Sussex added: “I would hope that she would have wanted that corrected and maybe in the same way that the Palace wouldn’t let anybody else.”

But Ms Tominey pointed out, “how did the Duchess know a postnatal Kate wasn’t ‘left in tears’?”

She then added: “It appears the actual truth ceases to matter once sides have been taken in the unedifying Team Meghan versus Team Kate battle that has divided the Internet.”

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The interview has reignited the online war of words between those who support the Duchess of Cambridge and those who back the Duchess of Sussex.

Oprah also asked Meghan: “How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today? Are you afraid of a backlash or their reaction?”

She replied that “there is an active role that the Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us”.

But, the majority of Meghan and Harry’s claims have been carefully examined in the aftermath of their explosive interview.

Royal insider says Oprah interview 'doesn't add up'

The Duchess of Sussex claimed she and her husband actually wed three days before their lavish, publicised ceremony on May 19, 2018.

She said it was the two of them with the Archbishop of Canterbury in their back garden — only for their marriage certificate to resurface later, proving they had officially tied the knot during the televised occasion.

The claim that the Palace took away her passport has also been under the spotlight, as Meghan is said to have taken a handful of overseas trips, both privately and in an official capacity, during her time on the royal frontline.

Writing in The Telegraph, Ms Tominey claimed, “if Oprah wasn’t willing to point out the discrepancies in Harry and Meghan’s testimony, surely it is beholden on royal reporters” to ask key questions about the couple’s allegations.

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