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Racism, mental health, and history repeating itself in the latest Royal Family saga.

After four years of being silenced by the royal family and being trolled by the press, Meghan Markle finally shares her story. Two years ago, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex left their roles as senior members of the royal family and since then their family has been a source of controversy.

The interview flows naturally, much like a conversation between friends or colleagues, and like Oprah said,” no topic is off-limits.” During the 2-hour long interview, Meghan reveals candid details about the family or as she calls it the “Institution” she married into. Markle begins by dispelling the rumours around the Kate Middleton crying fiasco and actually tells Oprah that it was the other way around: Kate was the one who made her cry. Meghan also repeatedly refers to the royal family as “the firm” or “the institution’’, while also stating that she was not treated badly by the Queen or her direct relatives. This raises questions regarding who treated Meghan unfairly, and if you’ve watched The Crown or done some reading into the monarchy, it's evident that the family has a large circle of advisors and consultants that largely influence the family’s behaviour.

The moment that shocked viewers world over was that members of the royal family were having “ conversations “ surrounding “how dark” baby Archie’s skin may be. When Prince Harry joined the interview he refused to share details about who exactly initiated these conversations, he did go on to clarify that neither his grandmother nor his grandfather partook in these conversations.

Meghan Markle’s personal struggles with the tabloids and mental health closely echo sentiments that Princess Diana had shared with the world twenty-five years ago. In Princess Diana’s tell-all interview with BBC correspondent Martin Bashir, she spoke of how familial pressures and the paparazzi led her to dislike herself and cut her wrists and legs. Similarly, Meghan revealed that she, “didn’t want to be alive anymore, that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought.”

Another striking similarity between both women’s struggles was how the familial opposition and pressure started after their respective tours to Australia. Princess Di and the Duchess of Sussex share a common care for people and were loved by thousands world-over, perhaps it is this love that the “institution” was so threatened by?

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