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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Apologize for Oprah Comments Ahead of Queen’s Burial
In the wake of Her Majesty the Queen's passing, the royal family has come together to mourn.
However, before the burial ceremony, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were asked to apologize for their controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which they discussed the royal family and crossed a line.
According to insiders, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been instructed to mend the damage that their interview caused with Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The interview outraged and infuriated the Prince and Princess of Wales, and before the Queen's burial on Monday, the couple were asked to apologize and acknowledge the intentions behind it.
The four have already made public appearances together, both on Wednesday in Westminster Hall when they were all spotted laying flowers.
A source told The Telegraph that they thought they had to be tough to convey the message that you cannot just say this extremely unpleasant stuff without there being consequences.
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During the tell-all interview with Oprah, Harry and Meghan discussed their separation from the royal family.
They also alleged that there had been concerns about the skin tone of their baby Archie and that Prince Charles had stopped returning Harry's calls.
The couple revealed they secretly wed before their royal wedding and announced they were expecting their daughter in the summer of 2021.
Meghan claimed she felt suicidal but was forbidden from seeking help.
As a result of the breach among the royal family, Harry and Meghan were reportedly not invited to a state reception thrown by King Charles at Buckingham Palace.
The huge gathering, where numerous foreign aides and political officials would gather on the eve of the Queen's funeral, is claimed to have been invited to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex earlier this week.
But according to representatives of Buckingham Palace, Harry and Meghan were not invited because it was just for working royals and their advisers had said they wouldn't likely go.
Following the American Bombshell interview, many people hoped that Prince William and Harry would mend their ways after they appeared side by side to honor their late grandmother.
As the four looked over flowers, the brothers put aside their differences, according to an insider, it was an essential show of togetherness for the Queen.
On Tuesday evening, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended a small, private meeting at Buckingham Palace with the new Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family to receive the Queen's coffin before it lay in state at Westminster Hall.
After the Sussexes departed for the US, the brothers hardly spoke for more than two years.
The four couples were spotted together for the first time since Commonwealth Day in March 2020.
As the royal family and the entire world said their final goodbyes to the legendary Queen, Queen Elizabeth's coffin was lowered into the royal vault at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
The assembly began singing God Save the King as soon as her coffin vanished from sight.
This was the last public memorial service held in her honor, her family, and close friends will subsequently attend a private committal service in Windsor.
Harry and Meghan were placed in the second row at the Abbey, behind Prince Andrew, the disgraced son of the Queen who was banned from the working ranks of the family due to his relationship with Geoffrey Epstein, and next to his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie.
Behind King Charles, on the right side of the church, were Harry and Meghan.
Charles, Camilla, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Lawrence, as well as Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, sat in the front row in front of Harry, both were seen wiping away tears during the service.
Along with their children, Prince William and Kate Middleton, the current Prince and Princess of Wales, were seated in the front row.
Surprisingly, Anne's children Peter Phillips and Zara, who are not and have never been working royals, were also there.
Mike Tindall, Zara's husband, was with her.
In conclusion, the royal family has come together to mourn the passing of Her Majesty the Queen.
However, before the burial ceremony, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were asked to apologize for their controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which they discussed the royal family and crossed a line.
Despite the tension, the four have made public appearances together, and the brothers put aside their differences to honor their late grandmother.