Meghan Markleis opening up about why now is the right time for her to speak for herself in a new clip of her upcominginterview with Oprah Winfrey.
During her andPrince Harry’s sit-down with Oprah, which airs on CBS on Sunday, Oprah reveals she called Meghan months before her royal wedding to ask for an interview, which Meghan “turned down nicely” at the time.
“You said, ‘I’m sorry, it’s not the right time,'” Oprah says in a clip shared onCBS This Morningon Friday.
Meghan replies, “Well, I remember that conversation very well. I wasn’t even allowed to have that conversation with you personally, right? There had to be people from the comm., sitting there.”
When asked what is right about the timing now, Meghan says, “Well, so many things. That we’re on the other side of a lot of life experience that’s happened and also that we have the ability to make our own choices in a way. I couldn’t have said yes to you then, that wasn’t my choice to make.”
“So as an adult who lived a really independent life to then go into this construct that is different than I think what people imagine it to be, it’s really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege in some ways to be able to say yes. I mean, I’m ready to talk,” she continues. “To be able to make a choice on your own and just be able to speak for yourself.”
In another clip earlier in the week, Meghan addressed how the palace may feel after hearing her speak her truth.
“I don’t know how they could expect that after all of this time, we would still just be silent if there is an active role that the Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us,” Meghan says — “the Firm” referring to the institution of the royal family. “And if that comes with risk of losing things, I mean I — there’s a lot that’s been lost already.”
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On Sunday, during60 Minutes, a teaser of the trio’s sit-down, Oprah said, “I just want to make it clear to everybody there is no subject that’s off-limits,” and later asked Meghan, “Were you silent or were you silenced?” and “Almost unsurvivable sounds like there was a breaking point.”
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey.Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions
Harry will also speak about his mother, Princess Diana, during the candid chat.
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The CBS interview is expected to cover Meghan’s journey from stepping into life as a royal to marriage, motherhood, philanthropic work and facing intense public pressure. Harry will then join his wife to talk about their historic move to the United States.
Oprah with Meghan and Harryairs Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS.
source: people.com
