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Published 14:18 IST, March 9th 2021

Meghan-Harry's interview sparks memes, netizens post suggestions for 'The Crown' makers

The wife of Prince Harry Meghan Markle said that the couple took wedding vows before the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welsby ahead of their formal wedding.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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UK's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle got married 'secretly' three days before the official ceremony, The Duchess of Sussex said in a live-streamed interview with Oprah Winfrey which broadcasted Sunday in the US. "Three days before our wedding, we got married," Markle, who has lately caused a stir with her tell-all interview about the British Royal family, said in the tell-all. Meghan said that the couple took wedding vows before the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welsby ahead of their formal wedding that took place at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. "No one knows that. But we called the archbishop, and we just said, 'Look, this thing, this spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us,'" Markle told Winfrey. Their marriage certificate carried the private wedding date, according to Markle. 

The Duchess of Sussex, in the exclusive talk with Oprah Winfrey, revealed some rare details such as she never had searched for Harry online or looked for information ahead of the marriage. "I went into it naively," she told Oprah, adding that Prince Harry always filled her in with specific details about the Royal Family. Further, Markle also revealed that her son will not be a prince. To this Oprah responded by saying, "how do they explain to you that your son, the great-grandson of the queen, wasn't going to be a prince?” Megan also explained how her son Archie was subjected to racial profiling as his skin colour had been a matter of concern in the Royal institution. The Royal Family worried "how dark" Archie's skin colour would be. 

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Celebs react to the interview

The bombshell interview wherein The Duchess of Sussex made many more shocking revelations will also be aired tonight in the UK, a day later. After it went on air in America, several prominent figures took to their official handle to either express views or condemn the Royals. American tennis star Serena Williams, also a friend of Meghan tweeted in support, saying that Markle "leads by example, with empathy and compassion", denouncing the pain and cruelty she had to experience. Joe Biden's inaugural poet Amanda Gorman also tweeted, expressing outrage at the treatment Meghan received saying: "Meghan was the Crown's greatest opportunity for change, regeneration, and reconciliation in a new era. They didn't just maltreat her light--they missed out on it". Several others on Twitter reacted strongly to the interview, there were even light humour jokes. 

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12:10 IST, March 8th 2021