British Twitter woke up to some spicy royal tea this morning after Oprah's primetime special with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry aired last night on CBS. The hour-long special covered many aspects of the inner workings of life in the royal family, mostly focused on Meghan's experience both before and after her wedding. Meghan debunked a tabloid rumor about having made Kate Middleton cry over some flower girl dresses (apparently it was actually Kate who made Meghan cry)—a bit of gossip that may seem absurdly trivial to most, but was a big 'turning point' for Meghan and the start of a decline in her wellbeing and mental health. The tabloids from then on depicted Meghan as a sort of villain, and the side-by-side comparisons of how the media treated Kate compared to Meghan for literally the same innocuous behavior is telling of the double standard Meghan had to put up with. For example, headlines about Kate 'tenderly cradling' her baby bump were very different from the ones about how Meghan 'can't keep her hands off her baby bump.' Oprah made another comparison between a headline about Kate eating avocados 'to help with morning sickness' vs. Meghan's love for avocados, a fruit that is 'linked to human rights abuse and drought.' We can't make this stuff up.
In the interview, Meghan discusses her mental health, how she was silenced by the royal family, how she and Harry were told that their son Archie would not be receiving security because of his title, and how she did not feel protected despite what she had been told. Meghan revealed that not only was the firm 'willing to lie to protect other members of the family, but they weren't willing to tell the truth to protect me and my husband.' Sound familiar? The royal family certainly has a history of trying to take control of the public narrative at the expense of the people involved in rumors and scandal and many on Twitter have been drawing parallels between Meghan's and Princess Diana's experiences. Perhaps the most scandalizing divulgence in the interview was when Meghan and Harry revealed that some members of the royal family had previously brought up concerns about the color of their future children's skin. Not that it's a huge surprise that members of the royal family are racist, but this bit of tea sparked quite a reaction from both Oprah and Twitter.
We've collected some hot takes and Twitter reactions to the primetime special. It's been quite a day for Black Twitter vs. British Twitter.
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Prince Harry confirmed racism inside his own British Royal Family.
— Maiestas Ⓜ️ (@Ebenezer_Peegah) March 8, 2021
It's unfortunate that Piers Morgan will decide to sit on TV to defend 'The Firm' against Megan Markle on #InternationalWomensDay#HarryandMeghanonOprah
Diana #AbolishTheMonarchy The Crownpic.twitter.com/5DAAgX6mo4Via @Ebenezer_Peegah
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"Concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born."
— Fahima (@MoonbeamBD) March 8, 2021
This part actually got me the most, I mean I'm just...SPEECHLESS#HarryandMeghanonOprahpic.twitter.com/8LKARHxzSiVia @MoonbeamBD
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Paedophile Prince Andrew is being funded to this day by The Queen’s Duchy of Lancaster estate but they had Meghan and Harry looking for spare room at the inn like Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem. I will be telling my grandkids about this #HarryandMeghanonOprah
— Jason Okundaye (@jasebyjason) March 8, 2021Via @jasebyjason
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Oprah: “Do you think [Meghan] saved you?”
— KareBear Kare (@K_Vachinator) March 8, 2021
Harry: “Without question. There was a bigger purpose, and there were other forces at play...”
Meghan: “I’d have to disagree. He saved all of us. He made a decision for me, for Archie. He saved all of us.”#HarryandMeghanonOprah
Me pic.twitter.com/p51MdNKb4jVia @K_Vachinator
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One turned out just like his mother and one turned out just like his father.#HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/f1FOxprR3F
— Unwanted Telephones (@redtapeIdiot) March 8, 2021Via @redtapeIdiot
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Netflix execs knowing they about to be in their bag when season 7 of The Crown airs. #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/hob9PFbbsl
— Precious Mustapha (@preciousmustaph) March 8, 2021Via @preciousmustaph
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Black Twitter to British Twitter... "Wake yo ass up, heard y'all got a problem with Meghan?" #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/SaobFIE025
— GoodNightHarlem🎙 (@GoodNightHarlem) March 8, 2021Via @GoodNightHarlem
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Fam, do you know what type of tea you have to spill to get this type of reaction from Oprah after all of the interviews she’s done through the decades? #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/P70GiI5jPh
— April (@ReignOfApril) March 8, 2021Via @ReignOfApril
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Black Twitter, Irish Twitter, and Gay Twitter have united and declared war on British Twitter. Any other Twitters want to join our alliance against the Brits, pledge your support here. #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/bprUHqJZ41
— sockruhtese (@sockruhtese) March 8, 2021Via @sockruhtese
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"The Crown is fiction." #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/rwRpsQP2Yp
— KJS (@kjsen15) March 8, 2021Via @kjsen15
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It’s almost worse for the royal family that they didn’t confirm who made the comment about Archie’s skin colour because now everyone is guilty. I’m even throwing Prince George’s name into the official list of suspects #HarryandMeghanonOprah
— Jason Okundaye (@jasebyjason) March 8, 2021Via @jasebyjason
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Gayle: “There’s a big guessing game around the world - who spoke to Harry about his child’s skin color”
— #ButHerEarrings (@DuchessCofC) March 8, 2021
Oprah: “Harry told me off camera that the skin color conversations did *not* happen with his grandmother or grandfather.”#OprahMeghanHarry #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/GpQJVKwBQNVia @DuchessCofC
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Meghan Markle rescued a trapped Prince and in return that Prince Harry help save her mental health and life. #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/ikuit9IxsB
— TV Fanatic👑⚜️ (@TvKhaleesi) March 8, 2021Via @TvKhaleesi
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One thing we learned from this is that William is Charles' kid and Harry is Diana's son.#HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/9UAXwTmTJy
— chile... (@establue8) March 8, 2021Via @establue8
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So Prince Charles is married to the woman he cheated on Princess Diana with.
— TheValuesVoter (@TheValuesVoter) March 8, 2021
His brother Andrew is an accused pedophile who hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
But somehow Harry and especially Meghan are the family members who the British tabloids are mad at? #HarryandMeghanonOprahVia @TheValuesVoter
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this part was the bombshell 🦎 #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/pkQRSVsmXi
— J Λ M Ξ S (@jamesglynn) March 8, 2021Via @jamesglynn
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17There was a problem rendering this video - it may have been deleted.Via @astrobugethun
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Black Twitter protecting Meghan at all costs #OprahMeghanHarry pic.twitter.com/TrPy3YwEJk
— Mr. 8am, Lés Japonais Chiniox (@ZairianKing) March 8, 2021Via @ZairianKing
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All of us waiting for British Twitter to wake up in a few hours like... pic.twitter.com/gmRq2erYm0
— 🟣Dr. OTAKU🟢 (@DrOtaku2) March 8, 2021Via @DrOtaku2
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British Twitter is going to be choking on their breakfast beans when they log on in a few hours.
— Steen (@lightninmcsteen) March 8, 2021Via @lightninmcsteen
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Meghan Markle went live and talked about the racism she went through and a bunch of people decided to tweet that it isn't valid bc she's lightskin....
— yours truly, (@saysahr) March 8, 2021
Twitter is melting y'all's brains. Colourism can exist and a lightskin person can experience racism. Both are true.Via @saysahr
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"Meghan Markle is rich + famous so she should stop 'whining' about racism and suicidal ideation" is a horrible take. No amount of money or power can protect a person from these things. SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO DIE. If your reaction to this is to mock her, something is deeply wrong.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) March 8, 2021Via @KirstenPowers
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prince andrew may be a pedophile, but let’s not forget that meghan markle is half black
— taylor garron (@taylorgarron) March 8, 2021Via @taylorgarron
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Let me bring back one of my favorite videos on the internet 🤣#HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/75cZnRsDnk
— oh-da-lee (@O_Dolly) March 8, 2021Via @O_Dolly
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The whole world wanting British Twitter to wake up & respond... pic.twitter.com/6HRGkfspe8
— Bella (@northern_place) March 8, 2021Via @northern_place
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The writers and producers of The Crown after watching #HarryandMeghanonOprah #OprahMeghanHarry pic.twitter.com/Gq1RDbAnB8
— N (@LadyBibliophage) March 8, 2021Via @LadyBibliophage -
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