Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘s sit-down with Oprah Winfrey is still one of the most-talked-about interviews over the last few years. Most royal watchers agree that there were no winners after the duke and duchess aired out the royal family’s dirty laundry. They made some damning allegations, including one about a senior royal supposedly asking about Prince Archie’s skin color before he was even born.
But the Sussexes didn’t succeed in their quest to take down the monarchy. While they did tarnish the family’s reputation a bit, they opened themselves up to ridicule as well. Many comedians and late show hosts began mocking the couple .
And who can forget South Park ‘s popular “We Want Privacy” episode about them? Something else that came out of that televised interview that Harry and Meghan never expected was a response from the royal family and the now-famous line “recollections may vary.” Here’s who actually came up with that as it wasn’t the late Queen Elizabeth . The royal family’s 61-word response to Prince Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview The royals were reportedly blindsided when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did that primetime interview with Oprah in March 2021, one year after they stepped down as working royals.
There were reports that it left the queen broken-hearted, Prince William unable to eat, and then-Prince Charles furious. Several reports claimed that Charles was so upset he wanted to issue a very detailed rebuttal right awa.