Prince Harry tells Oprah stepping back from royal life was ‘unbelievably tough’
- An excerpt of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the British prince and his wife Meghan Markle was released ahead of its March 7 airing
- Prince Harry referred to his mother, Princess Diana, and said he was glad he and Meghan had each other when they left royal life
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after her divorce from Prince Charles.
“I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side, because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago,” Harry said, adding, “because it’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us”.
“But at least we have each other,” Harry said, in a clip from the interview special, which is expected to air on March 7 on CBS and the following day in Britain.
“My biggest concern was history repeating itself,” Harry said, apparently referring to his mother, who was shown in a photo holding a young Harry as he made the comments. She died in 1997 of injuries suffered in a car crash.
Harry and Meghan sat opposite Winfrey and side-by-side, holding hands during the interview that was conducted in a lush garden setting. The couple lives in Montecito, California, where they are neighbours of Winfrey.