Meghan Markle's affection to Queen strikes chord with UK viewers of Oprah interview
Meghan Markle's affection towards The Queen struck a chord with viewers during her interview with Oprah Winfrey
The Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry opened up on their rifts with the British royal family in an explosive interview with the TV chatshow host which aired on ITV on Monday night.
Watch: Meghan and Harry open up on royal rift
Meghan revealed how The Queen had shared a blanket with her to keep her knees warm at the first social engagement they attended together - pointing out that the Duchess does not say anything negative about the Monarch during the chat.
Myleene Klass tweeted: "The Queen sharing her Nana blanket is adorable."
The Queen sharing her Nana blanket is adorable. 🥰#MeghanandHarryonOprah
— Myleene Klass (@KlassMyleene) March 8, 2021
Kelly wrote: "The Queen shared her blankie. How sweet."
Awww the Queen shared her blankie. How sweet. #MeghanandHarryonOprah #MeghanMarkle #MeghanAndHarry
— Kelly (@keldave78) March 8, 2021
Catherine tweeted: "I like that Meghan said that the Queen made her feel welcomed on their first official engagement."
I like that Meghan said that the Queen made her feel welcomed on their first official engagement. #MeghanandHarryonOprah
— Catherine Yeboah 🇬🇭 (@catyeboah) March 8, 2021
Singer songwriter Rationale said: "Context is everything. 30mins into this interview & it doesn’t sound like Meghan had any issues with the queen & they actually had a good relationship. If anything these all sound like family dramas that spilled out into the media & the benefactors where.. the media."
Context is everything. 30mins into this interview & it doesn’t sound like Meghan had any issues with the queen & they actually had a good relationship. If anything these all sound like family dramas that spilled out into the media & the benefactors where.. the media #harrymeghan
— Rationale (@iamrationale) March 8, 2021
UK viewers were also amused that Meghan referred to Sarah Ferguson, Prince Harry's aunt, by her tabloid nickname 'Fergie."
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Angela Epstein tweeted: "Meghan calls Fergie, er Fergie. Think she has been reading too many tabloids."
Meghan calls Fergie, er Fergie. Think she has been reading too many tabloids #Meghan #MeghanandHarryonOprah
— Angela Epstein (@adepstein1) March 8, 2021
And Rachel Richardson wrote: "Know there are bigger fish to fry BUT do friends and family call Sarah Ferguson/Duchess of York “Fergie”???? Meghan says it twice!"
I know there are bigger fish to fry BUT do friends and family call Sarah Ferguson/Duchess of York “Fergie”???? Meghan says it twice! #MeghanandHarryonOprah
— Rachel Richardson (@RachelARich) March 8, 2021
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