Buckingham Palace is reportedly nervous about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's "tell all" CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey

The Daily Beast

The March 7 90-minute primetime interview comes as Harry and Meghan are expected to be stripped of their royal patronages next month. "The Daily Beast understands that Buckingham Palace had not been informed of the interview in advance, but courtiers sought to dial down any sense of grievance Monday night, with sources saying that as the couple were no longer working royals, any decisions taken with regard to 'media commitments are matters for them,' and that they were 'under no obligation' to inform the palace of their plans," reports The Daily Beast Royal correspondent Tom Sykes. "While unlikely to impact the royals as badly as Prince Andrew’s 2019 interview with Newsnight and Princess Diana’s bombshell 1995 interview with Panorama, there is likely to be a certain dread at what Meghan may reveal in the interview. The palace is thought to be particularly nervous about possible allegations of racism or sexism and the settling of 'old scores,' The Times reports. Meghan and Harry sitting down with Winfrey is not, however, an unexpected development. The talk show host attended the couple’s wedding in 2018, having met Meghan just once before, and has assiduously courted the couple since then." ALSO: Gayle King says "I’m told nothing is off limits... (Oprah) can ask anything she wants."