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<i> Narrator: In January 2020,</i>
<i> prince harry and meghan</i>

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<i>Released a shocking announcement</i>

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<i> That they were stepping back</i>
<i> from royal life.</i>

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There was a stunned moment
of sort of paralysis.

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You saw the reaction
from the queen--to say "what?"

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Surely they're
not leaving leaving.

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What are they saying?

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<i> The couple wanted</i>
<i> a more private life.</i>

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They left.
They want to do their own thing.

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But it was all worth it
to them.

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<i>The move to america turned them</i>
<i> from royalty to celebrity.</i>

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They sign with netflix.
They're gonna do a reality show.

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They sign a deal with spotify.

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<i> But even out of the spotlight,</i>
<i> they faced controversy.</i>

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Out comes this tell-all book.

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The intimate details were just
oozing through the pages.

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It'd be the first time
we would see a senior royal

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On a witness stand.

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<i> Their story is told</i>

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<i> By journalists</i>
<i> at "people" magazine.</i>

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"people" magazine has its finger
on the royal pulse.

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<i> But what happened next</i>
<i> shocked the world.</i>

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<i> In a tell-all interview</i>
<i> with oprah winfrey,</i>

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<i> The truth was laid bare.</i>

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There were serious accusations
of racism,

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Heartbreaking revelations about
being on the verge of suicide,

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And insights into broken
family relationships.

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<i>So what brought harry and meghan</i>
<i> to a breaking point?</i>

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<i> And how do they</i>
<i> take back control</i>

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<i> Of their lives in america?</i>

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♪♪♪

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<i> On may 19, 2018,</i>

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<i> Prince harry and american</i>
<i> actress meghan markle</i>

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<i> Were married</i>
<i> in st. George's chapel.</i>

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<i> It was the merging</i>
<i> of two worlds--</i>

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<i> Royalty and celebrity.</i>

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It was so star-studded.
It was bigger than the oscars.

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You had the beckhams.
You had george clooney.

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You had oprah. It was
so jam-packed with a-listers.

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It was really
some kind of spectacle.

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This was exciting,
and it was compelling

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But also intriguing.

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Because these two worlds don't
necessarily marry very well.

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<i> Let's go back to basics.</i>

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<i> Who are meghan and harry?</i>

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For most of his life,

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Harry was raised
as the so-called spare

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To his older brother
prince william the heir.

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His other brother
had a very clear path.

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He was being groomed
very specifically

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For the role of future king,
and harry didn't have that.

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Harry was left
to really figure out for himself

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What his path would be.

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And yet doing that in the shadow
of william was a struggle.

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<i> At the age of 33,</i>

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<i> Harry met american actress</i>
<i> meghan markle</i>

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<i> On a blind date in london,</i>

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<i> And cupid's arrow shot</i>
<i> straight through their hearts.</i>

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He's not. He's not gonna fall
for an american.

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He's not gonna give us
an american princess, is he?

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When she walked on the scene

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And you saw the way
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I mean, it just all made sense.

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When he met meghan,
he found a partner

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Who wanted--
she famously said--

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For him to thrive,
not just survive.

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<i> The two struck up</i>
<i> a whirlwind romance,</i>

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<i> All kept top secret</i>
<i> from the media</i>

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<i> As they went back and forth</i>
<i> between london and toronto</i>

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<i> Where meghan was acting</i>
<i> in her hit tv series "suits."</i>

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What about louis litt?

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Let's continue
with your tour.

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<i> After dating for over a year,</i>

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<i> They made</i>
<i> their relationship official,</i>

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<i> And the palace announced</i>
<i>their engagement to be married.</i>

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<i> Of course everyone</i>
<i> was happy, right? Wrong.</i>

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Once harry and meghan's
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Was revealed to the world,

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Harry became very protective
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I think that meghan
because she's an actress

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And had been used to attention,

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She thought that
"I can handle this situation."

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But the intensity
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When you're a royal
is very different.

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<i> The british press</i>
<i> went on the attack.</i>

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<i>Meghan was the target of racism</i>

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<i>And nasty claims about her being</i>
<i> a social climber.</i>

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When I first met
my now husband,

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My friends were really happy
'cause I was so happy,

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But my british friends
said to me,

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"I'm sure he's great,
but you shouldn't do it

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'cause the british tabloids
will destroy your life."

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Two of harry's ex-girlfriends

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Had actually ended
the relationship

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Because they couldn't handle
this pressure.

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Chelsy davy and cressida bonas
had both not enjoyed

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Being in the relationship
because of that.

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<i> Harry, however, stood up</i>
<i> for his bride-to-be.</i>

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<i> He wanted everyone to know</i>

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<i> He was not going to stand</i>
<i> for intimidation and bullying.</i>

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<i> Harry had lost</i>
<i> his beloved mother</i>

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<i> In a fatal accident in paris</i>

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<i> When her vehicle</i>
<i> was chased by the paparazzi.</i>

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<i> And he was not going</i>
<i> to let someone else he loved</i>

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<i> Be destroyed by the press.</i>

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<i>Especially now they were adding</i>
<i> to their family.</i>

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<i> Harry and meghan were about</i>
<i> to become proud parents.</i>

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<i> On the 6th of may 2019,</i>
<i> their son archie was born.</i>

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<i> But months later,</i>
<i> their perfect life</i>

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<i> Was starting to show cracks.</i>

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We had heard grumblings

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That there
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As the months started to roll on
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<i> In 2019,</i>
<i> meghan and harry were filmed</i>

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<i> On a tour of south africa.</i>

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<i> Meghan gave a candid interview</i>

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<i> About her life</i>
<i> in the royal family.</i>

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<i> This was the first time</i>

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<i>Since diana's infamous tell-all</i>
<i> interview with martin bashir</i>

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<i> That we'd seen a royal</i>
<i> be that vulnerable.</i>

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Yeah. Well, I guess--
and also thank you for asking

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'cause not many people
have asked if I'm okay.

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One of the things
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Is that that reference
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Wasn't just a throwaway
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Or just something
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But really was a comment

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On what she felt
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From the royal family
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This really
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As a royal, you're supposed
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And you just have
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And take the pressure.

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But harry and meghan
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They're millennials.

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They're gonna explain
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By the end of 2019,

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Meghan and harry had decided
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They couldn't go on
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I had a tip
something big was going on,

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And the gist of the tip

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Was keep your eyes
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Breaking news:
In video published

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To his sussex royal
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Prince harry has just publicly
addressed the decision

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By him and his wife meghan
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They had issued this statement,
and they were stepping away.

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And I think at first,
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Like, "wait.

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Surely he's not--
they're not leaving leaving.

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Like, what are they saying?
They're moving to canada?"

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There was a stunned moment
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Like, what do we do now?

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Because none of us
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To hear something that dramatic.

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You saw the reaction
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From the queen--
to say, basically, "what?"

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<i> On January 8, 2020,</i>
<i> an announcement was released</i>

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<i> On meghan and harry's</i>
<i> instagram page</i>

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<i> That they were stepping back</i>

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<i> As senior members</i>
<i> of the royal family.</i>

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I think that the talk
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Originates from the way
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There was some talk
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That the queen definitely knew
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But wasn't fully aware

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Of when that news
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<i> The palace decided</i>
<i> the best thing to do</i>

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<i> Would be to hold a summit</i>
<i> for the senior royals.</i>

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<i> So the queen, prince charles,</i>
<i> william, and harry sat down</i>

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<i>And decided to talk it through.</i>

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So the "sandringham summit,"

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It was a massive sit-down

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Where they had to hash out
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The queen didn't just roll over

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And adhere to everything
that harry and meghan wanted.

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She felt that you can't
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And expect to still receive
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Of being in the royal family.

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The sandringham summit
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With a compromise that is not
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And at the heart of that
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To have one foot in
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And, ultimately,
that's not gonna work.

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Meghan and harry
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Really wanting
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<i> They would stop receiving</i>
<i> an income</i>

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<i> From the sovereign grant</i>

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<i> Which is actually</i>
<i> a part of public money</i>

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<i> Allocated to the queen</i>
<i> and to family members</i>

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<i> Who represent her</i>
<i> in official roles--</i>

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<i> About $100 million.</i>

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This is a big move for harry.
He had always been funded

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By the state,
by the british taxpayers.

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For meghan,
it's a little bit different.

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She'd already earned
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So this really was a big,
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The queen then said
if you're gonna do that,

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Then you're not
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To also leverage
the sussex royal brand.

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The other thing
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Which we know
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Losing his military titles

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Really did seem a particularly
harsh blow for harry.

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He cares so much
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And he served so honorably.

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<i> It was a blow for harry</i>
<i> that he found hard to forgive.</i>

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They did retain
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Which is
his and her royal highness.

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And, of course, they remained
the duke and duchess of sussex.

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<i> The official exit date</i>
<i> was set for March 31, 2020.</i>

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No one could predict
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For harry and meghan.

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<i> Coming up...</i>

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There was an incident
that took place with paparazzi.

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They sent up some drones

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To take some pictures
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While archie
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These pictures were just a huge
issue for meghan and harry.

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<i> After the big exit,</i>
<i>prince harry, meghan and archie</i>

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<i> Settled</i>
<i> in vancouver island, canada.</i>

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This seemed to make sense.

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It seemed like a safe move

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To move to the commonwealth
for a while, to canada,

227
00:10:29.729 --> 00:10:31.829
To work out what to do.

228
00:10:31.832 --> 00:10:34.465
But I think meghan had always,
in the back of her head,

229
00:10:34.534 --> 00:10:37.168
Wanted to return home
where she knew,

230
00:10:37.236 --> 00:10:40.338
Where she felt safe and secure
with her friends and family.

231
00:10:42.643 --> 00:10:49.080
♪♪♪

232
00:10:49.082 --> 00:10:52.016
<i> If you've never been to l.A.,</i>
<i> it's really great.</i>

233
00:10:52.085 --> 00:10:55.153
<i> Full of completely sane</i>
<i> and chilled-out people.</i>

234
00:10:55.155 --> 00:10:57.622
Harry is the fish out of water--

235
00:10:57.690 --> 00:11:00.892
Living in los angeles,
surrounded by hollywood--

236
00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:03.428
And it's gotta be
a little bit confusing.

237
00:11:03.430 --> 00:11:05.963
But he does have meghan,
who knows what she's doing,

238
00:11:06.032 --> 00:11:07.732
To guide him through.

239
00:11:07.800 --> 00:11:10.001
They do already have roots
in california.

240
00:11:10.069 --> 00:11:12.570
Meghan grew up there.
Her mom lives there.

241
00:11:12.638 --> 00:11:14.172
So it really made sense.

242
00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:18.142
<i>Meghan was excited to show harry</i>
<i> and archie her territory.</i>

243
00:11:18.211 --> 00:11:19.977
<i> Just as they were settling in,</i>

244
00:11:19.980 --> 00:11:22.447
<i> The world was thrown</i>
<i> into turmoil.</i>

245
00:11:22.515 --> 00:11:26.484
<i> In March 2020, the covid-19</i>
<i> pandemic hit the world.</i>

246
00:11:26.486 --> 00:11:28.586
<i> Everything was shut down.</i>

247
00:11:28.655 --> 00:11:31.756
<i> We were all navigating</i>
<i> uncharted territory.</i>

248
00:11:31.824 --> 00:11:34.592
<i> Harry and meghan's</i>
<i> big american dream</i>

249
00:11:34.594 --> 00:11:36.394
<i> Had to be put on hold.</i>

250
00:11:43.603 --> 00:11:45.269
<i> They were in lockdown,</i>

251
00:11:45.272 --> 00:11:47.405
<i> But it gave them time</i>
<i> to think about their future.</i>

252
00:11:47.407 --> 00:11:49.140
<i>It was paramount for the couple</i>

253
00:11:49.209 --> 00:11:50.975
<i> That they were</i>
<i> financially independent</i>

254
00:11:51.043 --> 00:11:52.343
<i> From the royal family,</i>

255
00:11:52.345 --> 00:11:55.747
<i> So they repaid</i>
<i>the sovereign grant $3 million,</i>

256
00:11:55.815 --> 00:11:57.281
<i> Which they'd used</i>
<i> for the refurbishment</i>

257
00:11:57.284 --> 00:11:59.384
<i> Of their uk home,</i>
<i> frogmore cottage.</i>

258
00:12:01.988 --> 00:12:04.288
<i> First things first.</i>
<i> They had two major milestones</i>

259
00:12:04.357 --> 00:12:05.824
<i> They were about to celebrate,</i>

260
00:12:05.892 --> 00:12:08.292
<i> Starting with archie's</i>
<i> first birthday.</i>

261
00:12:08.361 --> 00:12:11.362
<i>Doting mom meghan posted a video</i>
<i> for save the children</i>

262
00:12:11.430 --> 00:12:14.866
<i>Which raises funds for children</i>
<i> impacted by the pandemic.</i>

263
00:12:14.934 --> 00:12:17.969
<i> The video showed a very</i>
<i>relaxed meghan reading a book--</i>

264
00:12:18.037 --> 00:12:20.104
<i> "duck! Rabbit!"--to her son.</i>

265
00:12:20.107 --> 00:12:21.639
Let's turn the page.

266
00:12:21.707 --> 00:12:23.307
"here, ducky, ducky.

267
00:12:23.310 --> 00:12:25.443
Here, you cute little rabbit."

268
00:12:25.445 --> 00:12:28.379
Archie seems to be having
a normal upbringing.

269
00:12:28.381 --> 00:12:30.081
And when his parents
post a video,

270
00:12:30.149 --> 00:12:32.049
Often, you know, one of them
is behind the camera,

271
00:12:32.118 --> 00:12:33.485
And the other one
is in front of it.

272
00:12:33.553 --> 00:12:36.888
We're just trying to embrace
all of the quality time

273
00:12:36.956 --> 00:12:38.523
We get with our son right now

274
00:12:38.525 --> 00:12:41.993
And do not miss a single moment
of his growth and development

275
00:12:41.995 --> 00:12:43.861
Which has been really special.

276
00:12:43.864 --> 00:12:46.197
<i> A few weeks later,</i>
<i> harry and meghan celebrated</i>

277
00:12:46.265 --> 00:12:48.099
<i> Their second</i>
<i> wedding anniversary--</i>

278
00:12:48.167 --> 00:12:52.237
<i>A very low-key affair with just</i>
<i> the three of them at home.</i>

279
00:12:56.476 --> 00:12:58.543
♪♪♪

280
00:12:58.545 --> 00:13:00.077
<i> Soon after their anniversary,</i>

281
00:13:00.146 --> 00:13:02.180
<i> The sussexes</i>
<i> were on the move again,</i>

282
00:13:02.248 --> 00:13:05.883
<i> This time to an $18 million</i>
<i> beverly hills mansion</i>

283
00:13:05.952 --> 00:13:08.953
<i> Owned by entertainment tycoon</i>
<i> tyler perry.</i>

284
00:13:09.022 --> 00:13:10.688
Let's just say this.

285
00:13:10.690 --> 00:13:12.924
Tyler perry
has incredible taste.

286
00:13:12.992 --> 00:13:14.892
Chandeliers in every room.

287
00:13:14.961 --> 00:13:17.495
Greek columns.
Elaborate fixtures.

288
00:13:17.564 --> 00:13:19.230
It maybe made the transition

289
00:13:19.299 --> 00:13:22.867
From palace life to regular life
a little easier,

290
00:13:22.935 --> 00:13:24.936
Because tyler perry is royalty

291
00:13:25.004 --> 00:13:27.672
And does have a palace
in his own right.

292
00:13:30.209 --> 00:13:33.344
The one downside
of staying in california

293
00:13:33.412 --> 00:13:34.712
At tyler perry's mansion

294
00:13:34.781 --> 00:13:37.081
Was an incident
that took place with paparazzi,

295
00:13:37.149 --> 00:13:40.518
Where they sent up some drones

296
00:13:40.520 --> 00:13:43.087
To take some pictures
outside of the home

297
00:13:43.155 --> 00:13:45.756
While archie
was playing outside.

298
00:13:45.825 --> 00:13:48.126
And these pictures, of course,

299
00:13:48.194 --> 00:13:52.563
Were just a huge issue
for meghan and harry.

300
00:13:52.632 --> 00:13:55.733
<i>The couple took the news agency</i>
<i> to court and won the case.</i>

301
00:13:55.801 --> 00:13:58.169
<i> The photos were handed over,</i>
<i> copies destroyed,</i>

302
00:13:58.237 --> 00:14:00.839
<i> And they stopped distributing</i>
<i> any images that were taken.</i>

303
00:14:00.907 --> 00:14:03.207
<i> Now outside of the royal fold,</i>

304
00:14:03.276 --> 00:14:05.243
<i> Meghan and harry</i>
<i> took on the media,</i>

305
00:14:05.311 --> 00:14:07.545
<i> Something we would see them do</i>
<i> again and again.</i>

306
00:14:07.547 --> 00:14:11.282
<i> They were sending</i>
<i> a clear message to the world.</i>

307
00:14:11.351 --> 00:14:15.620
The royal family always says
never complain, never explain,

308
00:14:15.688 --> 00:14:18.756
But that's not something
that meghan and even harry

309
00:14:18.758 --> 00:14:21.626
Liked to subscribe to.

310
00:14:24.096 --> 00:14:26.931
♪♪♪

311
00:14:26.999 --> 00:14:29.934
Ultimately, harry and meghan
were looking for a forever home,

312
00:14:30.002 --> 00:14:31.269
And they looked around

313
00:14:31.337 --> 00:14:33.804
And planted their roots
in montecito.

314
00:14:33.873 --> 00:14:35.139
This is the place

315
00:14:35.208 --> 00:14:38.609
That the celebrities
celebrity go to.

316
00:14:38.678 --> 00:14:43.281
This is where the people
with real money reside,

317
00:14:43.349 --> 00:14:46.117
And you have oprah
as your neighbor.

318
00:14:46.185 --> 00:14:47.718
I mean, rob lowe.

319
00:14:47.721 --> 00:14:52.056
Just numerous other
really upper-crust celebrities.

320
00:14:52.124 --> 00:14:54.825
The royalty of hollywood,
you might say,

321
00:14:54.894 --> 00:14:56.694
Reside in montecito.

322
00:14:59.932 --> 00:15:02.667
This house is immaculate.

323
00:15:02.669 --> 00:15:05.536
It is not a house.
It is a mansion.

324
00:15:05.604 --> 00:15:07.705
It has nine bedrooms,

325
00:15:07.773 --> 00:15:10.441
16 bathrooms.

326
00:15:10.509 --> 00:15:12.310
I mean, tennis courts.

327
00:15:12.312 --> 00:15:14.645
Saunas--wet and dry.

328
00:15:14.714 --> 00:15:17.615
It has a little baby cottage
for archie to play in

329
00:15:17.683 --> 00:15:20.751
And also
a two-story guesthouse

330
00:15:20.754 --> 00:15:24.155
Grandma doria can stay in
when she's there.

331
00:15:24.157 --> 00:15:26.223
It has everything
you could possibly want.

332
00:15:26.292 --> 00:15:28.292
Yeah, ellen degeneres
sets up the neighborhood watch,

333
00:15:28.295 --> 00:15:29.761
So needless to say,

334
00:15:29.829 --> 00:15:31.763
No one's gonna be peeking
in their windows

335
00:15:31.831 --> 00:15:33.431
Trying to catch a glimpse.

336
00:15:37.903 --> 00:15:40.605
<i> So far, so good in l.A.</i>

337
00:15:40.673 --> 00:15:42.940
<i> And it appears</i>
<i> that harry and meghan</i>

338
00:15:42.943 --> 00:15:46.110
<i> Are starting to settle</i>
<i> into the post-royal life.</i>

339
00:15:46.112 --> 00:15:48.245
<i> Roller skating</i>
<i> and doing wheat grass shots,</i>

340
00:15:48.248 --> 00:15:50.114
<i> Whatever it is</i>
<i> people do out there.</i>

341
00:15:50.182 --> 00:15:52.583
<i> However,</i>
<i> what's about to come next</i>

342
00:15:52.651 --> 00:15:55.219
<i> Will rock the boat</i>
<i> in the royal family.</i>

343
00:15:55.287 --> 00:15:56.921
<i> Coming up...</i>

344
00:15:56.989 --> 00:15:58.889
Right when things
had calmed down,

345
00:15:58.958 --> 00:16:00.958
Out comes this tell-all book.

346
00:16:00.961 --> 00:16:04.662
The intimate details were
just oozing through the pages.

347
00:16:04.730 --> 00:16:05.963
Just the mere fact

348
00:16:05.966 --> 00:16:09.133
That they didn't take
the authors to court

349
00:16:09.202 --> 00:16:10.534
Is kind of telling

350
00:16:10.603 --> 00:16:13.571
In that there
may be some truth here.

351
00:16:19.678 --> 00:16:21.612
<i> Harry and meghan</i>
<i> had stepped back</i>

352
00:16:21.680 --> 00:16:23.347
<i> As senior members</i>
<i> of the royal family,</i>

353
00:16:23.416 --> 00:16:24.715
<i> But there was more to learn</i>

354
00:16:24.784 --> 00:16:27.251
<i> About their experience</i>
<i> in "the firm."</i>

355
00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:29.453
Revealing new book
about meghan, harry,

356
00:16:29.456 --> 00:16:31.522
And the royal family
that's out today.

357
00:16:31.590 --> 00:16:33.457
"finding freedom"
is believed to reveal

358
00:16:33.526 --> 00:16:35.359
The reasons why harry and meghan

359
00:16:35.362 --> 00:16:38.229
Left the uk
for the united states.

360
00:16:38.231 --> 00:16:40.164
Right when things
had calmed down,

361
00:16:40.232 --> 00:16:42.533
Out comes this tell-all book,

362
00:16:42.601 --> 00:16:45.570
And it sort of stirred the pot
all over again.

363
00:16:45.638 --> 00:16:47.972
We had heard a lot of buzz
surrounding this book.

364
00:16:48.040 --> 00:16:51.709
The authors of the book,
omid scobie and carolyn durand,

365
00:16:51.778 --> 00:16:54.312
Are considered
veteran royals reporters.

366
00:16:54.380 --> 00:16:57.681
Very well regarded.
Very well-connected.

367
00:16:57.750 --> 00:17:00.484
And we heard that they
were working on this book,

368
00:17:00.553 --> 00:17:03.954
Exploring meghan and harry's
break from the royal family.

369
00:17:04.023 --> 00:17:06.791
They had spoken
with many, many people

370
00:17:06.793 --> 00:17:08.559
Within their inner circle,

371
00:17:08.628 --> 00:17:10.828
Close sources
who could really shed light

372
00:17:10.897 --> 00:17:13.731
On what was going on
behind the scenes

373
00:17:13.733 --> 00:17:16.300
During that incredibly
tumultuous time.

374
00:17:16.368 --> 00:17:17.902
And the book did not disappoint.

375
00:17:19.071 --> 00:17:21.705
The book was so delicious

376
00:17:21.774 --> 00:17:23.574
Because the intimate details

377
00:17:23.642 --> 00:17:26.577
Were just oozing
through the pages.

378
00:17:26.645 --> 00:17:29.280
I think one of the biggest
things that I found out,

379
00:17:29.348 --> 00:17:31.282
Which I did not realize before

380
00:17:31.350 --> 00:17:34.885
Was that the duke and duchess
were actually engaged

381
00:17:34.954 --> 00:17:37.354
Prior to their
big invictus debut.

382
00:17:37.357 --> 00:17:38.856
<i> The book has been criticized</i>

383
00:17:38.924 --> 00:17:40.791
<i> For being a means</i>
<i> to air their grievances</i>

384
00:17:40.860 --> 00:17:43.027
<i> Against the palace</i>
<i> and harry's relatives.</i>

385
00:17:43.029 --> 00:17:45.763
<i> But this was just a taste</i>
<i> of things to come.</i>

386
00:17:45.832 --> 00:17:49.200
There was an aura
around "finding freedom,"

387
00:17:49.268 --> 00:17:52.369
That it was essentially
harry and meghan's chance

388
00:17:52.438 --> 00:17:53.604
To set the record straight.

389
00:17:53.672 --> 00:17:55.506
And that isn't
what that book is.

390
00:17:55.575 --> 00:17:56.974
And if anything,

391
00:17:57.042 --> 00:17:58.709
It's almost less
about harry and meghan

392
00:17:58.778 --> 00:18:00.978
Than it is about the collapse

393
00:18:01.047 --> 00:18:03.381
Of harry and william's
relationship

394
00:18:03.449 --> 00:18:06.350
And the many factors
that played a role in that.

395
00:18:06.418 --> 00:18:09.220
William was portrayed as someone
who is really a snob

396
00:18:09.288 --> 00:18:12.556
Who wouldn't accept meghan,
this american actress.

397
00:18:12.625 --> 00:18:15.927
Harry still held a grudge
against his brother william

398
00:18:15.995 --> 00:18:18.996
For not really welcoming meghan

399
00:18:18.998 --> 00:18:21.665
And making him feel
like she was the right one

400
00:18:21.668 --> 00:18:23.968
When he came to him
with his heart on his sleeve.

401
00:18:24.036 --> 00:18:27.171
He felt that the relationship
might be a little rushed.

402
00:18:27.239 --> 00:18:29.406
He questioned his brother
and asked him,

403
00:18:29.409 --> 00:18:31.809
"are you sure this is
what you wanna be doing?

404
00:18:31.877 --> 00:18:33.511
Are you sure this is the girl?"

405
00:18:33.579 --> 00:18:37.248
The last royal church service
that harry and meghan attended,

406
00:18:37.316 --> 00:18:40.851
Harry and william
infamously barely said a word

407
00:18:40.920 --> 00:18:42.720
To each other. They barely
looked at each other.

408
00:18:42.788 --> 00:18:46.624
And harry was actually overheard
to have said to meghan,

409
00:18:46.692 --> 00:18:48.960
"he literally just said hi."

410
00:18:49.028 --> 00:18:51.529
Look, we're brothers.
We'll always be brothers.

411
00:18:51.597 --> 00:18:53.497
We're certainly on
different paths at the moment,

412
00:18:53.566 --> 00:18:56.400
But, you know, as brothers,

413
00:18:56.468 --> 00:18:59.437
You know, you have good days,
you have bad days.

414
00:18:59.505 --> 00:19:02.806
<i> The duel of the duchesses</i>
<i> was also put in the spotlight.</i>

415
00:19:02.875 --> 00:19:06.343
A chapter talking about
how meghan thought kate was cold

416
00:19:06.412 --> 00:19:08.078
And didn't support her

417
00:19:08.081 --> 00:19:09.847
And welcome her
like she should have.

418
00:19:09.916 --> 00:19:12.716
Kate hadn't done enough
to reach out to meghan

419
00:19:12.785 --> 00:19:15.519
And make her feel welcome,
and all of that sort of added up

420
00:19:15.588 --> 00:19:17.855
To this kind
of, like, icky feeling,

421
00:19:17.924 --> 00:19:19.724
Like, "why did we have
to go there again?"

422
00:19:19.792 --> 00:19:22.760
As family, do you ever have
disagreements about things?

423
00:19:22.828 --> 00:19:25.296
[laughs] oh, yes.

424
00:19:25.364 --> 00:19:27.565
[audience laughs]

425
00:19:27.633 --> 00:19:29.466
<i> The big question</i>
<i> on everyone's lips</i>

426
00:19:29.469 --> 00:19:31.969
<i> Was whether harry and meghan</i>
<i> were among the sources</i>

427
00:19:32.037 --> 00:19:33.804
<i> In the account of their lives.</i>

428
00:19:33.872 --> 00:19:35.740
They were emphatic
that they had no part

429
00:19:35.808 --> 00:19:38.509
In consulting
or the writing of the book.

430
00:19:38.577 --> 00:19:41.745
It still raised questions
even within the royal family

431
00:19:41.748 --> 00:19:43.614
Of if they had involvement

432
00:19:43.616 --> 00:19:45.750
And were some
of the accusations true.

433
00:19:45.818 --> 00:19:47.751
Was some of the drama
that's pointed out in the book,

434
00:19:47.754 --> 00:19:49.086
Was it actually true?

435
00:19:49.088 --> 00:19:51.455
Just the mere fact
that, you know,

436
00:19:51.523 --> 00:19:54.158
That they didn't take
the authors to court

437
00:19:54.227 --> 00:19:55.793
Is kind of telling.

438
00:19:55.795 --> 00:19:57.195
The spokesperson for the couple

439
00:19:57.263 --> 00:19:59.730
Denied that they cooperated
in any way with the book.

440
00:19:59.798 --> 00:20:01.199
And the authors said

441
00:20:01.267 --> 00:20:04.501
That they had never spoken
to meghan or harry about it.

442
00:20:04.570 --> 00:20:06.571
The palace is very tight-lipped
when it comes to commenting

443
00:20:06.639 --> 00:20:08.372
About things that are happening
in the public eye,

444
00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:10.875
Particularly when it comes
to tabloidy-type stories.

445
00:20:10.943 --> 00:20:13.310
So they haven't commented on
what's been revealed,

446
00:20:13.379 --> 00:20:16.747
Whether to deny
or confirm anything in the book.

447
00:20:18.251 --> 00:20:20.417
When I interviewed
the "finding freedom" authors,

448
00:20:20.486 --> 00:20:23.387
Omid scobie and carolyn durand,
about the book,

449
00:20:23.456 --> 00:20:25.356
I asked them
if they felt any parallel

450
00:20:25.424 --> 00:20:29.460
With andrew morton's
famous princess diana book.

451
00:20:29.528 --> 00:20:30.794
They both said

452
00:20:30.863 --> 00:20:34.598
That andrew morton's book
is considered, obviously,

453
00:20:34.667 --> 00:20:38.002
One of the great
royal biographies.

454
00:20:38.070 --> 00:20:42.840
Now, the big difference
is after princess diana's death,

455
00:20:42.908 --> 00:20:45.542
We learned that the main source

456
00:20:45.545 --> 00:20:49.146
Was shockingly
princess diana herself

457
00:20:49.215 --> 00:20:52.049
Who had secretly
recorded audiotapes

458
00:20:52.117 --> 00:20:55.219
That were then smuggled back
and forth between the palace

459
00:20:55.288 --> 00:20:57.855
On a bicycle
of one of her friends.

460
00:20:59.192 --> 00:21:02.192
And this was
when we got the first glimpse

461
00:21:02.261 --> 00:21:04.862
Into so much of her anguish,

462
00:21:04.930 --> 00:21:08.966
Her eating disorder battles,
her pained divorce,

463
00:21:08.968 --> 00:21:11.935
And the affair
between camilla and charles,

464
00:21:12.004 --> 00:21:15.139
Her depression,
throwing herself down the steps

465
00:21:15.207 --> 00:21:17.808
When she was pregnant.
All of that is in that book

466
00:21:17.876 --> 00:21:21.178
That she could've opened up
her heart and bared her soul

467
00:21:21.247 --> 00:21:23.447
To share all of that
with andrew morton.

468
00:21:23.516 --> 00:21:24.849
Everyone I've spoken to,

469
00:21:24.917 --> 00:21:26.784
People who are close
to the princess of wales,

470
00:21:26.852 --> 00:21:28.552
Have assured me
that the portrait

471
00:21:28.621 --> 00:21:30.821
Is a fair, sympathetic,
and accurate one,

472
00:21:30.889 --> 00:21:32.923
And I stand by every word.

473
00:21:32.992 --> 00:21:35.726
Diana agreed to speak
with journalist martin bashir

474
00:21:35.728 --> 00:21:37.995
To set the record straight
on the tabloid speculation

475
00:21:38.064 --> 00:21:40.464
About her marriage
to prince charles.

476
00:21:40.533 --> 00:21:42.800
Do you think mrs. Parker bowles
was a factor

477
00:21:42.802 --> 00:21:45.602
In the breakdown
of your marriage?

478
00:21:45.605 --> 00:21:47.872
Well, there were three of us
in this marriage,

479
00:21:47.940 --> 00:21:49.440
So it was a bit crowded.

480
00:21:49.508 --> 00:21:51.308
This was something
charles admitted to

481
00:21:51.311 --> 00:21:53.544
When questioned
by journalist jonathan dimbleby

482
00:21:53.612 --> 00:21:55.045
About their marriage.

483
00:21:55.114 --> 00:21:58.749
Do you try to be faithful
and honorable to your wife

484
00:21:58.818 --> 00:22:01.886
When you took on
the vow of marriage?

485
00:22:01.954 --> 00:22:04.121
Yes. Absolutely.

486
00:22:04.189 --> 00:22:06.256
And you were?

487
00:22:06.325 --> 00:22:07.558
Yes.

488
00:22:08.861 --> 00:22:13.164
Until it became
irretrievably broken down.

489
00:22:15.768 --> 00:22:18.969
Of course prince charles,
who is the future king,

490
00:22:19.037 --> 00:22:23.173
Knows that he is not leaving
that institution or that role,

491
00:22:23.242 --> 00:22:26.710
Whereas it was a really
different situation for diana.

492
00:22:26.713 --> 00:22:29.914
First of all, she had then
really manipulated

493
00:22:29.982 --> 00:22:32.183
Into sitting in that chair.

494
00:22:32.251 --> 00:22:35.652
And secondly, she wasn't
in the position charles was

495
00:22:35.655 --> 00:22:38.522
To feel as though
this was a forever attachment

496
00:22:38.590 --> 00:22:39.723
To the monarchy.

497
00:22:39.792 --> 00:22:41.359
And the queen watched
the interview,

498
00:22:41.427 --> 00:22:43.327
Like millions of people
around the world,

499
00:22:43.395 --> 00:22:45.129
And decreed, effectively,

500
00:22:45.131 --> 00:22:48.232
That the couple
needed to divorce.

501
00:22:49.568 --> 00:22:51.535
<i> 25 years after the interview,</i>

502
00:22:51.604 --> 00:22:53.871
<i>There's a current investigation</i>
<i> accusing bashir</i>

503
00:22:53.939 --> 00:22:57.107
<i>Of allegedly manipulating diana</i>
<i> into speaking with him</i>

504
00:22:57.176 --> 00:23:00.611
<i> By falsifying documents</i>
<i> to gain her trust.</i>

505
00:23:00.679 --> 00:23:03.381
If you flash forward
to "finding freedom,"

506
00:23:03.449 --> 00:23:06.550
There's not
that level of soul-baring,

507
00:23:06.618 --> 00:23:09.286
But for the authors
of "finding freedom,"

508
00:23:09.354 --> 00:23:12.890
The idea that you were hearing
from people very close to them

509
00:23:12.958 --> 00:23:16.460
Was, in their view,
similar to the diana book

510
00:23:16.528 --> 00:23:18.162
Because you're getting this--

511
00:23:18.230 --> 00:23:20.798
The true--
the true meghan and harry.

512
00:23:24.236 --> 00:23:25.569
<i> Coming up...</i>

513
00:23:25.638 --> 00:23:30.541
So, meghan and harry have
a hugely delicate situation

514
00:23:30.609 --> 00:23:34.145
Because the next choices
they make are critical.

515
00:23:40.419 --> 00:23:41.952
Post-royal life,
prince harry and meghan

516
00:23:42.020 --> 00:23:43.821
Are now living
their american dream.

517
00:23:43.889 --> 00:23:46.123
They have the swanky pad,
celebrity friends.

518
00:23:46.192 --> 00:23:48.492
But what are they doing
to earn money?

519
00:23:48.560 --> 00:23:51.996
Everyone speculated wildly,
"how would they do that?"

520
00:23:52.064 --> 00:23:55.599
Would meghan go back into film?
Would she be an actress again?

521
00:23:55.668 --> 00:23:58.969
What would harry do
when he's never had a job

522
00:23:59.038 --> 00:24:01.238
In the way
everyone else has had a job?

523
00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:02.940
<i> Harry and meghan</i>
<i> were influenced</i>

524
00:24:03.008 --> 00:24:05.709
<i>By the success of their friends</i>
<i> george and amal clooney</i>

525
00:24:05.777 --> 00:24:08.011
<i> And especially</i>
<i> barack and michelle obama</i>

526
00:24:08.014 --> 00:24:11.381
<i>In their post-white house life.</i>

527
00:24:11.450 --> 00:24:13.350
<i> Following</i>
<i> in the obamas' footsteps,</i>

528
00:24:13.419 --> 00:24:14.885
<i> Harry and meghan signed</i>

529
00:24:14.953 --> 00:24:18.255
<i>With new york-based harry walker</i>
<i> public-speaking agency</i>

530
00:24:18.323 --> 00:24:20.424
<i> As they started to build</i>
<i> their new empire.</i>

531
00:24:20.493 --> 00:24:23.560
<i> Their strategy was</i>
<i> to reach a bigger audience,</i>

532
00:24:23.629 --> 00:24:25.996
<i> So they had their eye</i>
<i> on become serious players</i>

533
00:24:26.064 --> 00:24:27.832
<i> In the media world.</i>

534
00:24:29.435 --> 00:24:30.767
They sign with netflix

535
00:24:30.836 --> 00:24:34.705
For what is rumored to be
a deal of $100 million.

536
00:24:34.707 --> 00:24:36.607
There's still
precious little information

537
00:24:36.675 --> 00:24:38.709
About what specifically
is going to go on.

538
00:24:38.711 --> 00:24:41.245
So when you hear
that there's a netflix deal

539
00:24:41.247 --> 00:24:42.580
For harry and meghan,

540
00:24:42.648 --> 00:24:45.015
It takes about 10 seconds
before people were like,

541
00:24:45.083 --> 00:24:46.950
"they're gonna do
a reality show."

542
00:24:47.019 --> 00:24:49.186
Don't expect
those netflix productions

543
00:24:49.255 --> 00:24:52.990
To be season 3 of "you,"
starring meghan markle.

544
00:24:52.992 --> 00:24:54.425
They're really establishing

545
00:24:54.493 --> 00:24:56.060
What they said from the start
they wanted to establish

546
00:24:56.128 --> 00:24:58.662
Which is their own voice
carving out their own life

547
00:24:58.730 --> 00:25:01.365
And allowing followers
to see a side of them

548
00:25:01.433 --> 00:25:02.933
That perhaps we would not
have seen any other way

549
00:25:03.002 --> 00:25:05.736
Had they stayed
in the senior royal family.

550
00:25:08.640 --> 00:25:10.207
Some people
have also pointed out

551
00:25:10.209 --> 00:25:14.545
That netflix is the same outlet
that produces "the crown,"

552
00:25:14.547 --> 00:25:17.447
And that's a series that has
caused some consternation

553
00:25:17.516 --> 00:25:18.882
Within the royal family.

554
00:25:18.885 --> 00:25:21.518
They haven't all been pleased
with their depiction

555
00:25:21.521 --> 00:25:23.687
And feel that so much
has been fictionalized

556
00:25:23.756 --> 00:25:26.123
And that isn't clear
to the public.

557
00:25:29.295 --> 00:25:34.364
The sussexes were a hot property
and getting the money to match.

558
00:25:34.367 --> 00:25:36.934
They sign a deal with spotify

559
00:25:36.936 --> 00:25:39.603
For a rumored price tag
of $30 million

560
00:25:39.671 --> 00:25:42.573
And, again,
highlighting underserved voices

561
00:25:42.641 --> 00:25:44.207
And telling the stories
that they think

562
00:25:44.276 --> 00:25:46.443
Are missing from the landscape.

563
00:25:46.511 --> 00:25:49.179
Their first podcast
is released in December.

564
00:25:49.248 --> 00:25:52.249
It includes james corden,
elton john.

565
00:25:52.318 --> 00:25:55.553
And this will be a way
for them to do storytelling

566
00:25:55.621 --> 00:25:58.755
And highlight voices that they
feel are not being heard.

567
00:25:58.824 --> 00:26:01.124
<i> Should we--should we start?</i>

568
00:26:01.193 --> 00:26:02.993
<i> - No? Ladies first?</i>
<i> - No. Say it,</i>

569
00:26:03.061 --> 00:26:04.661
<i> 'cause I think it sounds</i>
<i> really nice with your accent.</i>

570
00:26:04.664 --> 00:26:06.363
<i> - Well, I'll try audi--</i>
<i> - yeah.</i>

571
00:26:06.431 --> 00:26:07.464
<i> I'll try audio.</i>

572
00:26:07.466 --> 00:26:09.066
It's a very short podcast.

573
00:26:09.068 --> 00:26:10.501
It's about 30 minutes,

574
00:26:10.569 --> 00:26:12.369
And it's
generally well received.

575
00:26:12.437 --> 00:26:14.738
I think what people
are dying for is more.

576
00:26:14.807 --> 00:26:17.874
This is still during a period
when they sort of have to expect

577
00:26:17.877 --> 00:26:21.178
That these deals and decisions
will be under scrutiny

578
00:26:21.246 --> 00:26:22.746
By the palace.

579
00:26:24.650 --> 00:26:26.917
Harry and meghan
really worked together

580
00:26:26.985 --> 00:26:28.952
Because they have
the same passions.

581
00:26:28.955 --> 00:26:31.855
They're both very big
on charity,

582
00:26:31.923 --> 00:26:34.424
On talking about causes
that are important to them.

583
00:26:34.427 --> 00:26:36.660
That's really the backbone
of their relationship

584
00:26:36.728 --> 00:26:38.295
And what bonded them.

585
00:26:38.364 --> 00:26:42.165
Even at the beginning
of the pandemic,

586
00:26:42.168 --> 00:26:44.034
The couple really wanted
to make sure

587
00:26:44.036 --> 00:26:46.437
That they are out there,
they are doing good.

588
00:26:46.505 --> 00:26:47.938
And on easter Sunday,

589
00:26:48.006 --> 00:26:50.574
They joined
the angel food project in l.A.,

590
00:26:50.576 --> 00:26:53.477
Donned their masks
and were out there giving food

591
00:26:53.545 --> 00:26:55.779
To people who needed it.

592
00:26:55.781 --> 00:26:58.715
Archewell is the new foundation
they create

593
00:26:58.718 --> 00:27:01.685
After they're forced
to retire sussex royal.

594
00:27:01.753 --> 00:27:04.287
At the core
of archewell's mission

595
00:27:04.356 --> 00:27:09.259
Is meghan and harry's desire
to spread kindness,

596
00:27:09.261 --> 00:27:12.396
Do good work, do it in a way
that has real impact.

597
00:27:12.464 --> 00:27:15.399
They were stifled,
to say the least,

598
00:27:15.467 --> 00:27:17.534
When they were
within the royal realms.

599
00:27:17.602 --> 00:27:21.505
Now they're able to kind of
throw off those constraints

600
00:27:21.573 --> 00:27:26.076
And be the heroes that, I think,
they see themselves as being.

601
00:27:27.112 --> 00:27:29.546
- [ chanting ] whose street?
- Our street!

602
00:27:29.615 --> 00:27:31.815
- Whose street?
- Our street!

603
00:27:31.884 --> 00:27:35.819
Of course this summer saw
the black lives matter movement

604
00:27:35.888 --> 00:27:38.889
Really come to the forefront
in the united states,

605
00:27:38.957 --> 00:27:41.024
And that was something

606
00:27:41.093 --> 00:27:44.861
That meghan and harry were
experiencing in los angeles.

607
00:27:44.930 --> 00:27:47.964
And after the death
of george floyd,

608
00:27:47.967 --> 00:27:53.370
Meghan gave an incredibly
personal heartfelt speech.

609
00:27:53.438 --> 00:27:58.108
The only wrong thing to say
is to say nothing,

610
00:27:58.177 --> 00:28:00.777
Because...

611
00:28:00.780 --> 00:28:03.046
George floyd's life mattered,

612
00:28:03.049 --> 00:28:04.915
And breonna taylor's life
mattered,

613
00:28:04.983 --> 00:28:06.917
And philando castile's life
married,

614
00:28:06.985 --> 00:28:09.419
And tamir rice's life mattered.

615
00:28:09.488 --> 00:28:12.923
Meghan is
the first woman of color

616
00:28:12.925 --> 00:28:16.059
To marry into the royal family
in modern history.

617
00:28:16.128 --> 00:28:17.561
And we now know, too,

618
00:28:17.629 --> 00:28:21.598
That meghan had had
personal experiences with racism

619
00:28:21.667 --> 00:28:24.134
During her time
as a senior royal,

620
00:28:24.203 --> 00:28:25.869
And that, too, is something

621
00:28:25.938 --> 00:28:29.139
That, I think, she felt
compelled to speak up about.

622
00:28:29.207 --> 00:28:31.475
So I'm sorry that in a way

623
00:28:31.477 --> 00:28:33.477
We have not gotten
the world to the place

624
00:28:33.545 --> 00:28:34.778
That you deserve it to be.

625
00:28:39.384 --> 00:28:43.887
So meghan and harry have
a hugely delicate situation

626
00:28:43.956 --> 00:28:45.255
Before them now,

627
00:28:45.257 --> 00:28:47.891
Because the next choices
they make are critical.

628
00:28:47.893 --> 00:28:50.160
If the next causes
they align themselves with

629
00:28:50.229 --> 00:28:52.796
Or the next projects
they take on

630
00:28:52.798 --> 00:28:56.700
Seem cheesy or silly
or self-serving

631
00:28:56.702 --> 00:29:00.504
Or basically distasteful
in any way,

632
00:29:00.572 --> 00:29:03.173
They will be ripped apart
for it.

633
00:29:03.241 --> 00:29:04.541
<i> Coming up...</i>

634
00:29:04.609 --> 00:29:09.646
She had already suffered
so much anguish as a royal

635
00:29:09.715 --> 00:29:12.783
That she was
in a much more vulnerable place

636
00:29:12.851 --> 00:29:14.885
Than any of us realized.

637
00:29:19.958 --> 00:29:21.291
<i> The duke and duchess of sussex</i>

638
00:29:21.293 --> 00:29:23.126
<i> May have been living</i>
<i> their american dream</i>

639
00:29:23.129 --> 00:29:24.862
<i>Since leaving the royal family,</i>

640
00:29:24.930 --> 00:29:26.530
<i> But it's also been a year</i>

641
00:29:26.598 --> 00:29:29.466
<i> Where they have faced</i>
<i> some very personal challenges.</i>

642
00:29:29.534 --> 00:29:32.202
<i> In July 2020,</i>
<i> prince harry and meghan</i>

643
00:29:32.271 --> 00:29:36.607
<i> Went through a deeply personal</i>
<i> and heartbreaking experience.</i>

644
00:29:36.675 --> 00:29:38.876
Meghan markle,
the duchess of sussex,

645
00:29:38.944 --> 00:29:41.645
Has revealed
she went through a miscarriage.

646
00:29:41.647 --> 00:29:45.715
This is, of course, a horrific
event in any woman's life.

647
00:29:45.784 --> 00:29:47.951
<i> Then in late November 2020,</i>

648
00:29:48.020 --> 00:29:49.787
<i> Meghan wrote an op-ed</i>
<i> for "the new york times,"</i>

649
00:29:49.855 --> 00:29:52.289
<i> Revealing the intimate details</i>
<i> of the tragedy.</i>

650
00:29:52.357 --> 00:29:54.191
She really brought us
into the moment

651
00:29:54.259 --> 00:29:56.560
When she realized that she
was losing her pregnancy.

652
00:29:56.628 --> 00:30:00.597
Too often, women and their
partners grieve all alone.

653
00:30:00.665 --> 00:30:02.999
Harry as being part
of that experience

654
00:30:03.068 --> 00:30:05.769
Which is also a topic that
doesn't get a lot of attention.

655
00:30:05.837 --> 00:30:07.637
And when people do talk
about miscarriage,

656
00:30:07.706 --> 00:30:09.639
It's often
the mother's experience,

657
00:30:09.642 --> 00:30:11.875
And we don't necessarily get
to hear about

658
00:30:11.943 --> 00:30:14.811
That it's a real loss
for the dad, too.

659
00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:18.448
At the point that she disclosed
her miscarriage,

660
00:30:18.450 --> 00:30:22.285
She had already suffered
so much anguish

661
00:30:22.354 --> 00:30:24.388
In her life as a royal

662
00:30:24.456 --> 00:30:27.591
That she was
in a much more vulnerable place

663
00:30:27.659 --> 00:30:30.360
Than any of us realized.

664
00:30:30.428 --> 00:30:32.762
<i> While contending</i>
<i> with personal loss,</i>

665
00:30:32.831 --> 00:30:36.933
<i>Meghan also had a legal dispute</i>
<i> against "the mail on Sunday."</i>

666
00:30:37.002 --> 00:30:38.635
The royal family's
protocol really

667
00:30:38.703 --> 00:30:42.439
Is to stay out of court
in legal disputes,

668
00:30:42.507 --> 00:30:45.843
But meghan and harry
had been very proactive.

669
00:30:45.911 --> 00:30:48.612
<i> Meghan sued the newspaper</i>
<i> for publishing extracts</i>

670
00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:50.647
<i> Of a private</i>
<i> and confidential letter</i>

671
00:30:50.715 --> 00:30:54.017
<i> Sent to her father,</i>
<i> thomas markle, in August 2018,</i>

672
00:30:54.086 --> 00:30:57.254
<i> Three months after her wedding</i>
<i> to prince harry.</i>

673
00:30:57.322 --> 00:30:58.488
<i> Meghan was seeking damages</i>

674
00:30:58.556 --> 00:31:00.523
<i> From associated newspapers</i>
<i> limited</i>

675
00:31:00.592 --> 00:31:03.059
<i> For alleged misuse</i>
<i> of private information,</i>

676
00:31:03.128 --> 00:31:04.661
<i> Copyright infringement,</i>

677
00:31:04.729 --> 00:31:07.998
<i> And the breach</i>
<i> of the data protection act.</i>

678
00:31:08.066 --> 00:31:10.033
Lawyers for the paper
are arguing

679
00:31:10.035 --> 00:31:12.836
Parts of the duchess' lawsuit
should be thrown out.

680
00:31:12.905 --> 00:31:15.772
We first learned about
the existence of the letter

681
00:31:15.841 --> 00:31:20.043
When I interviewed five
of meghan's closest friends.

682
00:31:20.045 --> 00:31:21.578
However, a hard copy
of the letter

683
00:31:21.646 --> 00:31:24.014
Was not given to "people" at
the time of writing the article.

684
00:31:24.082 --> 00:31:25.649
They needed to speak out

685
00:31:25.717 --> 00:31:28.652
So that they could set
the record straight on the woman

686
00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:31.888
Who they considered one
of their dearest girlfriends,

687
00:31:31.891 --> 00:31:35.292
And they felt that she was not
being portrayed accurately

688
00:31:35.360 --> 00:31:38.195
In the media, specifically
in the british tabloids,

689
00:31:38.263 --> 00:31:41.798
And that's what they came to us
to speak about.

690
00:31:41.800 --> 00:31:43.900
One of her friends
referenced a letter

691
00:31:43.903 --> 00:31:46.002
That meghan had written
her father, thomas,

692
00:31:46.071 --> 00:31:47.671
In which she had said,

693
00:31:47.739 --> 00:31:50.440
"I really want us to be able
to make peace."

694
00:31:50.508 --> 00:31:51.808
One of her friends said

695
00:31:51.810 --> 00:31:54.077
That there was a kind
of retort from thomas

696
00:31:54.146 --> 00:31:56.079
Which he replied and said,

697
00:31:56.148 --> 00:31:58.081
"well, how about if we take
a picture together?"

698
00:31:58.150 --> 00:31:59.549
And her friend told me

699
00:31:59.551 --> 00:32:01.751
That's just not
what meghan would have wanted,

700
00:32:01.820 --> 00:32:04.321
Asking for a photo op when
the whole point of the letter

701
00:32:04.389 --> 00:32:06.022
Was saying let's leave
the media out of this.

702
00:32:06.091 --> 00:32:08.992
I'll ever apologize 100 times
for that.

703
00:32:09.061 --> 00:32:12.696
Well, after our "people"
magazine story came out,

704
00:32:12.764 --> 00:32:14.998
Thomas markle felt

705
00:32:15.066 --> 00:32:18.969
That he hadn't had a chance
to make his side known,

706
00:32:19.037 --> 00:32:21.304
And he felt that the spirit
of the letter

707
00:32:21.307 --> 00:32:23.540
Has not been captured
by her friends,

708
00:32:23.608 --> 00:32:24.908
Sort of paraphrasing it.

709
00:32:24.910 --> 00:32:27.143
So to correct the record,

710
00:32:27.212 --> 00:32:29.713
He released the letter,

711
00:32:29.715 --> 00:32:31.448
And "the daily mail"
published it.

712
00:32:31.516 --> 00:32:33.850
So "the daily mail"
then now claims

713
00:32:33.919 --> 00:32:35.652
That they have the right
to share it

714
00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:37.521
Because thomas markle
had the right.

715
00:32:37.589 --> 00:32:39.422
He needed to defend himself

716
00:32:39.491 --> 00:32:42.526
Against what her friends
had told me.

717
00:32:42.594 --> 00:32:44.394
Now, they were believing it
and thinking I'm saying

718
00:32:44.396 --> 00:32:47.564
A lot of things
that I'm not saying.

719
00:32:47.632 --> 00:32:49.333
[camera clicks]

720
00:32:52.671 --> 00:32:55.171
The legal arguments
that are being put about

721
00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:57.907
Are that meghan
obviously wrote this,

722
00:32:57.976 --> 00:32:59.542
Saying that this
is her copyright

723
00:32:59.611 --> 00:33:01.644
That has been
taken away from her,

724
00:33:01.713 --> 00:33:04.247
But the newspaper group
are arguing

725
00:33:04.315 --> 00:33:06.216
That she got help from aides

726
00:33:06.284 --> 00:33:09.686
And whether the copyright
isn't, in fact, owned by meghan.

727
00:33:11.156 --> 00:33:13.123
Once you're involved
in a lawsuit,

728
00:33:13.191 --> 00:33:16.293
You can potentially be called
as a witness on the stand,

729
00:33:16.361 --> 00:33:17.727
And that is something
that the royals

730
00:33:17.796 --> 00:33:20.630
Have assiduously avoided
through the years.

731
00:33:20.698 --> 00:33:22.932
Maybe she would be called
to the stand.

732
00:33:23.001 --> 00:33:25.502
It'd be the first time
in anyone's recent memory

733
00:33:25.504 --> 00:33:28.572
We would see a senior royal
on a witness stand.

734
00:33:31.543 --> 00:33:35.478
<i> And on February 11, 2021,</i>
<i> meghan won her privacy case.</i>

735
00:33:35.547 --> 00:33:37.480
<i> However, there are still</i>
<i> open issues to be decided</i>

736
00:33:37.549 --> 00:33:39.849
<i> With regard</i>
<i> to the copyright claim,</i>

737
00:33:39.918 --> 00:33:41.384
<i> And there will still be</i>
<i> a hearing</i>

738
00:33:41.387 --> 00:33:44.287
<i> To decide whether they</i>
<i> would have to go to trial.</i>

739
00:33:45.657 --> 00:33:47.223
<i> Harry and meghan</i>
<i> were approaching</i>

740
00:33:47.226 --> 00:33:49.059
<i> Their one-year anniversary</i>
<i> in america</i>

741
00:33:49.061 --> 00:33:51.061
<i> When things took a turn.</i>

742
00:33:56.668 --> 00:33:58.868
A valentine's day surprise.

743
00:33:58.871 --> 00:34:01.304
Prince harry and meghan markle
announcing their baby news

744
00:34:01.373 --> 00:34:03.406
With this black-and-white snap.

745
00:34:03.409 --> 00:34:06.709
This is just a huge moment
for them in their union,

746
00:34:06.778 --> 00:34:09.379
And it kind of solidifies
their love, their marriage,

747
00:34:09.447 --> 00:34:10.980
And their family.

748
00:34:11.049 --> 00:34:15.351
I think, one, she wanted to have
her second child in california

749
00:34:15.354 --> 00:34:18.688
And kind of give her child
that life.

750
00:34:18.756 --> 00:34:21.491
That's very different
from the birth of archie.

751
00:34:21.559 --> 00:34:23.293
Go, meghan and harry.

752
00:34:23.295 --> 00:34:26.196
I am so rooting for them
and their love.

753
00:34:26.264 --> 00:34:29.433
Like, go. Go, go, go.
Gogitty-go.

754
00:34:31.035 --> 00:34:32.302
<i> Coming up...</i>

755
00:34:32.370 --> 00:34:35.639
Meghan and harry sat down
with oprah winfrey

756
00:34:35.707 --> 00:34:37.774
For an explosive interview.

757
00:34:37.842 --> 00:34:40.243
This was the first time
you really encountered

758
00:34:40.245 --> 00:34:42.312
This level of

759
00:34:42.380 --> 00:34:45.615
"the royal family is imploding
before our very eyes."

760
00:34:50.555 --> 00:34:51.788
<i> Meghan and harry's</i>
<i> first year in america</i>

761
00:34:51.856 --> 00:34:53.190
<i> Had been a test for them</i>
<i> in every way.</i>

762
00:34:53.258 --> 00:34:54.724
<i>They knew that they had to start</i>

763
00:34:54.792 --> 00:34:56.726
<i> A new life away</i>
<i> from the royal family</i>

764
00:34:56.794 --> 00:34:59.062
<i> To find their truth</i>
<i> and happiness.</i>

765
00:34:59.131 --> 00:35:01.598
Both harry and meghan
felt a bit stifled

766
00:35:01.600 --> 00:35:03.099
As part of the royal family.

767
00:35:03.168 --> 00:35:04.467
They couldn't say
what they want.

768
00:35:04.536 --> 00:35:06.103
They couldn't do what they want.

769
00:35:06.171 --> 00:35:09.339
So in moving to america
and starting their new life,

770
00:35:09.407 --> 00:35:10.874
They did take their voices back.

771
00:35:14.680 --> 00:35:17.547
The couple will now
share their story publicly,

772
00:35:17.615 --> 00:35:20.283
Giving oprah winfrey
their first interview

773
00:35:20.352 --> 00:35:23.419
Since they stepped away
from royal roles in the uk

774
00:35:23.488 --> 00:35:25.955
And moved to california
last year.

775
00:35:25.958 --> 00:35:29.359
She was one of the special
guests at their wedding,

776
00:35:29.427 --> 00:35:31.895
And now oprah
has secured the interview

777
00:35:31.897 --> 00:35:33.429
That everybody wanted.

778
00:35:33.498 --> 00:35:36.833
Oprah winfrey is a good friend
of the couple,

779
00:35:36.902 --> 00:35:39.536
And this is a relationship

780
00:35:39.538 --> 00:35:42.805
That we know
harry and meghan turn to often

781
00:35:42.874 --> 00:35:45.074
And a friendship
that they rely upon.

782
00:35:45.143 --> 00:35:46.576
<i> Meghan decided to open up</i>

783
00:35:46.645 --> 00:35:48.678
<i> About stepping into life</i>
<i> as a royal,</i>

784
00:35:48.746 --> 00:35:50.246
<i> Her marriage, motherhood,</i>

785
00:35:50.315 --> 00:35:52.949
<i> And how she handled life</i>
<i> under intense public pressure.</i>

786
00:35:53.017 --> 00:35:54.651
This is all forbidden,

787
00:35:54.719 --> 00:35:57.921
But those limits don't exist
for harry and meghan anymore,

788
00:35:57.989 --> 00:35:59.923
And they've become much clearer

789
00:35:59.925 --> 00:36:03.660
In what their
personal values are

790
00:36:03.728 --> 00:36:07.630
And that they're willing to draw
a line in the sand about it

791
00:36:07.699 --> 00:36:10.533
And say, "this is what
we're going to fight for.

792
00:36:10.602 --> 00:36:12.535
This is what matters to us."

793
00:36:12.604 --> 00:36:13.937
<i> According to reports,</i>

794
00:36:14.005 --> 00:36:15.939
<i> Buckingham palace</i>
<i> was caught off guard.</i>

795
00:36:16.007 --> 00:36:17.774
<i> They'd not been informed</i>
<i> what was happening</i>

796
00:36:17.842 --> 00:36:19.776
<i>Which broke with royal protocol.</i>

797
00:36:19.844 --> 00:36:22.445
The palace had really no control

798
00:36:22.513 --> 00:36:24.714
Over what was going
to take place

799
00:36:24.782 --> 00:36:27.050
Between meghan, harry,
and oprah.

800
00:36:30.788 --> 00:36:34.457
<i> On February 19, 2021,</i>
<i> the world stopped again</i>

801
00:36:34.525 --> 00:36:36.559
<i> For breaking news</i>
<i> on harry and meghan.</i>

802
00:36:36.628 --> 00:36:39.362
A month earlier than planned,
it is official.

803
00:36:39.430 --> 00:36:40.764
The queen confirms the two

804
00:36:40.832 --> 00:36:43.433
Are no longer working members
of the royal family.

805
00:36:43.501 --> 00:36:46.302
One of the real blows
for prince harry in all of this

806
00:36:46.371 --> 00:36:49.372
Will be losing
his military responsibilities.

807
00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:51.774
The queen ultimately decreed

808
00:36:51.843 --> 00:36:55.578
That the so-called "one foot in,
one foot out" arrangement

809
00:36:55.581 --> 00:36:57.180
Was not going to work.

810
00:36:57.182 --> 00:36:58.615
In her view,

811
00:36:58.683 --> 00:37:02.385
If you're going to make deals
with spotify or netflix,

812
00:37:02.387 --> 00:37:06.322
That then means that you cannot
also represent the crown

813
00:37:06.391 --> 00:37:07.791
In an official capacity.

814
00:37:15.667 --> 00:37:18.301
With the eyes
of the world watching,

815
00:37:18.369 --> 00:37:22.205
Meghan and harry sat down
with oprah winfrey

816
00:37:22.273 --> 00:37:24.941
For an explosive interview.

817
00:37:26.044 --> 00:37:29.178
Watching two members
of the royal family speak

818
00:37:29.247 --> 00:37:33.149
With the kind of raw candor
and emotional vulnerability

819
00:37:33.217 --> 00:37:37.654
That we saw in this interview
was really arresting.

820
00:37:38.956 --> 00:37:41.557
I think one of the moments
that was really sad

821
00:37:41.560 --> 00:37:45.095
Was hearing prince harry
say that his father, charles,

822
00:37:45.163 --> 00:37:47.664
Who also happens to be
the future king of England,

823
00:37:47.732 --> 00:37:49.465
Stopped taking his phone calls.

824
00:37:49.534 --> 00:37:51.534
<i> Charles had stopped</i>
<i> communicating with harry</i>

825
00:37:51.536 --> 00:37:54.404
<i> Once he made the decision</i>
<i>to step back as a senior royal.</i>

826
00:37:54.472 --> 00:37:56.973
For people who have followed
this family for decades,

827
00:37:57.042 --> 00:37:58.641
It was stunning.

828
00:37:58.710 --> 00:38:01.944
<i>There were shocking revelations</i>
<i> about meghan's mental health</i>

829
00:38:02.013 --> 00:38:04.180
<i> And that she had</i>
<i> contemplated suicide</i>

830
00:38:04.182 --> 00:38:06.916
<i> Due to the pressure of life</i>
<i> in the royal family.</i>

831
00:38:06.984 --> 00:38:10.520
"I was suffering
great emotional distress.

832
00:38:10.588 --> 00:38:13.389
I reached out for help
from the institution.

833
00:38:13.458 --> 00:38:15.491
It wasn't supplied for me."

834
00:38:15.560 --> 00:38:18.027
And harry sort of, you know,
watched all that

835
00:38:18.096 --> 00:38:19.796
And said, "I'm not risking.

836
00:38:19.798 --> 00:38:22.899
This could go the way
things went for my mom."

837
00:38:25.537 --> 00:38:29.939
Hearing that meghan had been
on the verge of suicide--

838
00:38:30.008 --> 00:38:33.176
She speaks of being out
at royal albert hall,

839
00:38:33.178 --> 00:38:36.946
Holding prince harry's hand,
pregnant with her son archie,

840
00:38:37.014 --> 00:38:39.349
Looking stunningly beautiful,

841
00:38:39.417 --> 00:38:43.486
But we now know that the story
behind those photos

842
00:38:43.554 --> 00:38:46.889
Is that meghan was afraid
to be home alone that night

843
00:38:46.892 --> 00:38:50.060
Because she was afraid
she might self-harm.

844
00:38:52.230 --> 00:38:54.464
<i> There were serious allegations</i>
<i> of racism</i>

845
00:38:54.532 --> 00:38:56.232
<i> Against the royal family.</i>

846
00:38:56.234 --> 00:38:58.167
The moment in the interview

847
00:38:58.236 --> 00:39:00.636
That I think
was the most jaw-dropping

848
00:39:00.639 --> 00:39:03.106
Was when meghan revealed

849
00:39:03.174 --> 00:39:06.109
That when she was pregnant
with her son archie,

850
00:39:06.177 --> 00:39:10.847
A member of the royal family
had commented with concern

851
00:39:10.915 --> 00:39:14.351
About how dark
their baby's skin would be.

852
00:39:14.419 --> 00:39:17.053
This was the first time
you really encounter

853
00:39:17.055 --> 00:39:18.988
This level of

854
00:39:19.056 --> 00:39:21.124
"the royal family is imploding
before our very eyes."

855
00:39:21.192 --> 00:39:23.993
<i> Would there be a response</i>
<i> from the palace?</i>

856
00:39:24.061 --> 00:39:27.697
So one full day went by.
No response.

857
00:39:27.765 --> 00:39:30.533
Another day went by.
No response.

858
00:39:30.535 --> 00:39:34.003
And then on Tuesday,
two days later,

859
00:39:34.005 --> 00:39:36.239
The queen broke her silence.

860
00:39:36.307 --> 00:39:37.840
And in this statement,

861
00:39:37.909 --> 00:39:41.477
The queen says
that she recognizes

862
00:39:41.480 --> 00:39:43.579
That there
were concerning issues

863
00:39:43.648 --> 00:39:44.947
Raised in the interview.

864
00:39:44.950 --> 00:39:46.816
But she says that those issues

865
00:39:46.818 --> 00:39:49.185
Are going
to be handled privately.

866
00:39:50.555 --> 00:39:54.891
<i> So what kind of future</i>
<i>will harry and meghan have now?</i>

867
00:39:54.959 --> 00:39:58.161
Meghan said we're
on the other side of this now.

868
00:39:58.229 --> 00:40:00.663
And she said
having come through it,

869
00:40:00.731 --> 00:40:02.865
It really feels like it's
just the beginning for them.

870
00:40:02.934 --> 00:40:05.868
It's the beginning
of their growing family

871
00:40:05.937 --> 00:40:09.806
With the addition of a baby girl
and a sister for archie.

872
00:40:15.847 --> 00:40:18.581
<i> So did harry and meghan</i>
<i> achieve their american dream?</i>

873
00:40:18.583 --> 00:40:21.117
Despite the challenges
of the past year,

874
00:40:21.119 --> 00:40:22.652
And there have been many,

875
00:40:22.720 --> 00:40:25.989
They have no regrets
about their decision to leave.

876
00:40:26.057 --> 00:40:28.424
They have really flourished.

877
00:40:28.427 --> 00:40:30.226
It was all worth it to them,

878
00:40:30.294 --> 00:40:32.395
And it was worth it
for their family,

879
00:40:32.397 --> 00:40:34.397
And it was worth it
for their son archie--

880
00:40:34.465 --> 00:40:36.332
To be able to raise him

881
00:40:36.401 --> 00:40:40.536
And to know
that he is protected and safe.

882
00:40:40.605 --> 00:40:44.106
They are living the lives
that they always dreamed of.

883
00:40:44.109 --> 00:40:45.642
They're the happiest
they've ever been,

884
00:40:45.710 --> 00:40:49.712
And I think that they're just--
they're on cloud nine.

885
00:41:02.493 --> 00:41:29.018
♪♪♪





