EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: BBC star Mishal Husain hits back at Meghan Markle over her claims that her engagement interview was 'orchestrated'

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: BBC star Mishal Husain hits back at Meghan Markle over her claims that her engagement interview was 'orchestrated' By Richard Eden for The Daily Mail Published: 00:01, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 00:03, 23 July 2024 e-mail View comments When the Duchess of Sussex aimed a volley of bombshells at the Royal Family in her Netflix 'docu-series' with Prince Harry in 2022, one of those caught by flying shrapnel was Mishal Husain. The BBC star had conducted the television interview broadcast after Meghan's engagement to Prince Harry was announced five years earlier. The former actress suggested that Husain's sit-down with the couple had been an 'orchestrated reality show'.

To add insult to injury, Meghan complained that the distinguished Radio 4 presenter 'wasn't empathetic enough, wasn't warm enough' to conduct the interview, according to a senior royal source. It was said that Meghan would have preferred her fellow American Oprah Winfrey to have been selected for the job. Now, however, the usually mild-mannered Husain has been moved to respond to the Duchess of Sussex's criticism.

She suggests that the attack left her bewildered. And, far from Meghan being the naive victim of some co-ordinated Establishment plot, she and Harry appeared to have given much thought to what they would say about their plans. Meghan Markle has claimed the sit-down interview with Husain to announce her engagement to Prince Harry was an 'orchestrated reality show' The usually mild-mannered M.