Oprah Winfrey is facing a new wave of backlash over an old royal bombshell. After revisiting her 2021 interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Winfrey's explanation of her "silent or silenced" question has sparked renewed debate online.The media mogul's reflection on one of the most talked-about moments from the explosive sit-down has reignited debate over the interview that shook the monarchy, divided viewers and put Harry and Meghan's claims about royal life under a global microscope.MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY'S INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH WINFREY: 6 BIGGEST BOMBSHELLSOprah Winfrey interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a special in 2021 where they revealed their struggles with royal life.(Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese via Getty Images)During a recent Vanity Fair interview, Winfrey looked back on the viral exchange with Meghan, explaining why she challenged the Duchess of Sussex after she said she had been "silent" during her time as a working royal."I wanted to be clear because was she silenced? Were people telling her not to talk?...
I said it for clarification because I didn't want later to hear, 'Well, no, it wasn't that.It really was that I was silenced.
They wouldn't let me talk.' So it was all for clarification."Meghan told Winfrey at the time, "I've always valued independence" and "I've always been outspoken, especially about women's rights.""I mean, that's the sad irony of the last four years is I've advocated for so long for women to use their voice.And then, I was silent."Winfrey responded with the question that instantly went viral."Were you silent or were you silenced?""The latter," Meghan replied.Winfrey also revealed that Harry and Meghan did not know what questions she planned to ask before the interview."They didn't know obviously anything that I was going to ask them, but I had said to them ahead of time, 'I'm going to try to cover everything.'""This interview took three and a half hours...
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