The Oprah Winfrey interview with the Sussexes rocked media throughout the world: the two claimed that one unnamed member of the UK royal family had asked the couple.
Harry and the royal family have been distant as a result, with the royal telling Gayle King his conversations with Prince William and Prince Charles following the interview were not productive.
Markle and Harry s revelations have the potential to bring down the monarchy, as public sentiment turns against the royal family.
But Prince Philip s death at 99 years old might have turned the tides back in the royal family s favor, giving the monarchy the chance to change its narrative again.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle talk about the royal family like a business with bad policies
As Michelle Ruiz wrote for Vanity Fair s May cover story, the British monarchy is built on mystique and magic, and it relies on people s awe at princes and princesses to keep it afloat.
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Elba said everyone should be able to speak up about what they feel. You cannot take someone s voice away, that s what we have to communicate, he continued.
Idris Elba has defended Meghan Markle and Prince Harry s decision to take part in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying everyone should have the opportunity to speak up about how they feel.
Meghan and Harry s explosive interview with Oprah, which aired in the US on March 7, made headlines across the world after the couple revealed intimate details about their exit from royal life.
When asked about his reaction to the interview by Entertainment Tonight, Elba, who attended Meghan and Harry s wedding in 2018, and is believed to be close friends with the couple, said: I will say that everyone has to have their opportunity to speak up about what they feel, you cannot take someone s voice away, that s what we have to communicate.