{"id":205429,"date":"2021-03-09T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=205429"},"modified":"2021-03-09T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:00:24","slug":"how-ben-shapiro-megyn-kelly-and-others-responded-to-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-controversial-oprah-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-ben-shapiro-megyn-kelly-and-others-responded-to-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-controversial-oprah-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ben Shapiro, Megyn Kelly And Others Responded To Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s Controversial Oprah Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-ben-shapiro-megyn-kelly-and-others-responded-to-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-controversial-oprah-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=205429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231537336-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>During their recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, former royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stirred up controversy as they \u201cmade many unsavory claims about their time as the duke and duchess of Sussex before they cut ties with the Royal Family and moved to the United States to begin lives as private citizens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHarry and Markle made a number of claims against the Royal Family as well as against the institution of the monarchy more broadly,\u201d the Daily Wire<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-airing-royal-familys-dirty-laundry-in-oprah-interview-whine-athon\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cMarkle claimed a member of the Royal Family expressed \u2018concerns\u2019 over their son Archie\u2019s skin tone and \u2018how dark the baby\u2019s going to be potentially and what that would mean or look like.\u2019 Harry supported his wife\u2019s claim, but neither specified who allegedly spoke with them about Archie\u2019s skin color. \u2018That conversation I\u2019m never going to share,\u2019 Harry said. Both ex-royals accused the Royal Family of declining to protect Meghan from racist attacks from the British press.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here is a breakdown of how other public figures reacted to the contentious interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Shapiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Ben Shapiro argued that Prince Harry is, in fact, the bad guy in this saga, tweeting, \u201c<\/span><span>The true villain is Prince Harry, fwiw.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The true villain is Prince Harry, fwiw.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1368932768223264771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Serena Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The tennis star shared a long screenshot on Twitter, which read, \u201cMeghan Markle, my selfless friend, lives her life \u2013 and leads by example \u2013 with empathy and compassion. She teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble. Her words illustrate the pain and cruelty she\u2019s experienced.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI know first hand the sexism and racism institutions and the media use to vilify women and people of color to minimize us, to break us down and demonize us. We must recognize our obligation to decry malicious, unfounded gossip and tabloid journalism. The mental health consequences of systemic oppression and victimization are devastating, isolating and all too often lethal,\u201d Williams added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fYx4HlZutl\">pic.twitter.com\/fYx4HlZutl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams\/status\/1368782412356984832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Matt Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Matt Walsh added his thoughts, saying \u201cPeople seemed surprised that Meghan Markle can successfully make a victim of herself. Not surprising at all. The rules of intersectionality state that even though all of the royals are rich and spoiled, Markle gets to be the victim because she\u2019s the least white. Simple as that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People seemed surprised that Meghan Markle can successfully make a victim of herself. Not surprising at all. The rules of intersectionality state that even though all of the royals are rich and spoiled, Markle gets to be the victim because she&#8217;s the least white. Simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1368927317569986564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Michael Knowles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Michael Knowles took a different approach, tweeting \u201cMeghan Markle is the most sophisticated biological weapon that America has ever engineered and unleashed on a rival power.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meghan Markle is the most sophisticated biological weapon that America has ever engineered and unleashed on a rival power.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles\/status\/1369038480832147468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Megyn Kelly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Responding to the interview, Megyn Kelly tweeted,<\/span> <span>\u201cIn which M &amp; H pretend that no royal has had it worse in the press than they have. Give me a break. Have you ever seen such privileged people wallowing in their own (perceived) victimhood like this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In which M &amp; H pretend that no royal has had it worse in the press than they have. Give me a break. Have you ever seen such privileged people wallowing in their own (perceived) victimhood like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TTIiLhw9uD\">https:\/\/t.co\/TTIiLhw9uD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1368917864154009601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Later, Kelly refused to apologize for her criticism of Markle, tweeting, \u201c<\/span><span>So\u2026any criticism of Meghan or \u2013 Oprah (God forbid!)-is not allowed bc\u2026it\u2019s racist? Well, too bad. Unlike the paternalistic wokesters trying to protect this famous millionaire\/billionaire pair (who chose to go on TV), I see them as fully capable of taking a few barbs. Grow up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So\u2026any criticism of Meghan or \u2013 Oprah (God forbid!)-is not allowed bc\u2026it\u2019s racist? Well, too bad. Unlike the paternalistic wokesters trying to protect this famous millionaire\/billionaire pair (who chose to go on TV), I see them as fully capable of taking a few barbs. Grow up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1369008046047961089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Piers Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Sharing his latest column for the Daily Mail, Piers Morgan tweeted, \u201cMeghan &amp; Harry\u2019s nauseating two-hour Oprah whine-athon was a disgraceful diatribe of cynical race-baiting propaganda designed to damage the Queen as her husband lies in hospital \u2014 and destroy the Monarchy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*NEW COLUMN*<br \/>Meghan &amp; Harry&#8217;s nauseating two-hour Oprah whine-athon was a disgraceful diatribe of cynical race-baiting propaganda designed to damage the Queen as her husband lies in hospital \u2013 and destroy the Monarchy.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H59yn123VO\">https:\/\/t.co\/H59yn123VO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WqhBD45RU\">pic.twitter.com\/4WqhBD45RU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/1368904022153912320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It was later reported that Morgan would be leaving ITV\u2019s \u201cGood Morning Britain\u201d after an on-air row over his comments regarding Meghan Markle, in which Morgan walked off set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Byron York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The Washington Examiner\u2019s chief political correspondent Byron York tweeted, \u201cOn interview last night: Amid the nonstop whining, what stood out was the obviously planned Meghan\/Harry tag-team racism charge. Make allegation you know will be a bombshell and then say Oh, no, we could never say who did it \u2014 never!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On interview last night: Amid the nonstop whining, what stood out was the obviously planned Meghan\/Harry tag-team racism charge. Make allegation you know will be a bombshell and then say Oh, no, we could never say who did it \u2014 never!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron York (@ByronYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1368916966778535942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Chrissy Teigen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Teigen rushed to Markle\u2019s defense, saying, \u201c<\/span><span>this meghan markle shit is hitting too close to home for me. these people won\u2019t stop until she miscarries. f****** stop it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this meghan markle shit is hitting too close to home for me. these people won\u2019t stop until she miscarries. fucking stop it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissyteigen\/status\/1367887213351043083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Nigel Farage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Former leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party and the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage, tweeted, \u201cIf we destroy the monarchy then we destroy something special about our country,\u201d and that \u201cHarry and Meghan are doing their very best to make that become a reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If we destroy the monarchy then we destroy something special about our country.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan are doing their very best to make that become a reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCtXug8mPg\">https:\/\/t.co\/nCtXug8mPg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P6kfw3dXif\">pic.twitter.com\/P6kfw3dXif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nigel_Farage\/status\/1369391433266982913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Michael Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Director and activist Michael Moore tweeted in support of Markle, writing, \u201cA withering interview w\/ Harry &amp; Meghan via Oprah. The Kingdom which first brought slaves here 400yrs ago has their current racism outed in all its brutality\u2014how black will her kids be? The Palace refused to provide security for her baby. Meghan, crushed, considered suicide. Wow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A withering interview w\/ Harry &amp; Meghan via Oprah. The Kingdom which first brought slaves here 400yrs ago has their current racism outed in all its brutality\u2014how black will her kids be? The Palace refused to provide security for her baby. Meghan, crushed, considered suicide. Wow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Moore (@MMFlint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMFlint\/status\/1368894734564024321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Meghan McCain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Meghan McCain of \u201cThe View\u201d tweeted, \u201cMonarchy has been an archaic and toxic concept since 1776.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Monarchy has been an archaic and toxic concept since 1776. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HskkdczDt6\">pic.twitter.com\/HskkdczDt6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1368754337426644993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Billie Jean King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tennis legend, Billie Jean King, tweeted, \u201cAmong the revelations from the Meghan and Harry interview is Meghan\u2019s struggle with mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer honesty will hopefully lead to more acceptance and more help for those who need it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Among the revelations from the Meghan and Harry interview is Meghan\u2019s struggle with mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Her honesty will hopefully lead to more acceptance and more help for those who need it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OprahMeghanHarry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OprahMeghanHarry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillieJeanKing\/status\/1368757814961840129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em>@ighaworth<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During their recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, former royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stirred up controversy as they \u201cmade many unsavory claims about their time as the duke and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310396,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231537336-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"How Ben Shapiro, Megyn Kelly And Others Responded To Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s Controversial Oprah Interview","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231537336-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"How Ben Shapiro, Megyn Kelly And Others Responded To Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s Controversial Oprah Interview","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}