MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell Oprah interview left viewers gobsmacked 12 months ago as the world tuned into watch.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed no subject was “off limits” during the explosive chat in March last year, which saw the couple speak candidly to Oprah Winfrey about their ups and downs as royals.
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The interview unlocked a host of jaw-dropping remarks, racking up over 6,000 complaints from British viewers and even prompting a response from the Queen.
But one year on, a number of unanswered claims remain.
Here’s everything we do and don’t know about what was said in the interview.
Archie ‘not a prince’ claim
Meghan sent shockwaves through the Royal Family when she told Oprah that Archie wasn’t made a prince after “concerns and conversations” about “how dark” his skin would be when he was born.
The Duchess said there had been conversations with Prince Harry and a “family” member about their unborn son and what colour his skin would be – and “what that would mean or look like”.
However it later emerged that under Royal rules – laid down by King George V in 1917 – Archie would only have ever been made a prince or receive a HRH title when Prince Charles becomes king.
Under George V’s declaration, of the Queen’s great-grandchildren only Prince George is actually entitled to be a prince because he is in the direct line of succession to the throne…
