Meghan Markle’s claim that an interview with Mishal Husain was an “orchestrated reality show” has been disputed by the journalist.
Husain interviewed the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry regarding their engagement in November 2017.
The couple married at Windsor Castle less than a year later in May 2018.
However, Meghan Markle was critical of Husain and the engagement interview in her Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan.
Meghan Markle’s claim that an interview with Mishal Husain was an “orchestrated reality show” has been disputed by the journalist.
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The Duchess of Sussex branded the experience an “orchestrated reality show” and, according to a royal source, felt that Husain “wasn’t empathetic enough, wasn’t warm enough’ to conduct the interview”.
The source adds that Meghan would have preferred the interview to be with US broadcaster Oprah Winfrey.
Meghan Markle eventually did have a sit-down interview with Oprah in 2021 where she issued several public attacks on the Royal Family.
Husain has responded to the Duchess of Sussex’s criticism in the August issue of Saga magazine.
Husain has responded to the Duchess of Sussex’s criticism in the August issue of Saga magazine.
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The BBC presenter said: “They seemed to have thought through what their new lives would be like and what marriage would mean for her life in particular.”
She added: “There was nothing that pointed to what would happen.
“It was two people who were full of joy in each other and life.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working royals in 2020.
Meghan Markle was critical of Husain and the engagement interview in her Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan.
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Meghan Markle eventually did have a sit-down interview with Oprah in 2021 where she issued several public attacks on the Royal Family.
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The couple moved to the US via a short spell in Canada and have been based in Montecito for the last four years.
Meghan Markle has not travelled to the UK since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.
Prince Harry has made multiple solo trips to London over the last couple of years with his most recent visit coming in May 2024.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not on speaking terms with the Prince and Princess of Wales and their relationship with other senior royals remains frosty.