Oprah Winfrey sparks fresh backlash after she revisits Prince Harry and Meghan Markle bombshell interview

Oprah Winfrey is facing a caller activity of backlash complete an aged royal bombshell. 

After revisiting her 2021 question and reply pinch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Winfrey's mentation of her "silent aliases silenced" mobility has sparked renewed statement online.

The media mogul's reflection connected 1 of nan astir talked-about moments from nan explosive sit-down has reignited statement complete nan question and reply that shook nan monarchy, divided viewers and put Harry and Meghan's claims astir royal life nether a world microscope.

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Oprah Winfrey interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a typical successful 2021 wherever they revealed their struggles pinch royal life. (Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese via Getty Images)

During a caller Vanity Fair interview, Winfrey looked backmost connected nan viral speech pinch Meghan, explaining why she challenged nan Duchess of Sussex aft she said she had been "silent" during her clip arsenic a moving royal.

"I wanted to beryllium clear because was she silenced? Were group telling her not to talk?... I said it for explanation because I didn't want later to hear, 'Well, no, it wasn't that. It really was that I was silenced. They wouldn't fto maine talk.' So it was each for clarification."

Meghan told Winfrey astatine nan time, "I've ever weighted independence" and "I've ever been outspoken, particularly astir women's rights."

"I mean, that's nan sad irony of nan past 4 years is I've advocated for truthful agelong for women to usage their voice. And then, I was silent."

Winfrey responded pinch nan mobility that instantly went viral.

"Were you silent aliases were you silenced?"

"The latter," Meghan replied.

Winfrey besides revealed that Harry and Meghan did not cognize what questions she planned to inquire earlier nan interview.

"They didn't cognize evidently thing that I was going to inquire them, but I had said to them up of time, 'I'm going to effort to screen everything.'"

"This question and reply took 3 and a half hours... I was conscionable trying to cautiously spell done everything that had travel up successful nan past."

Oprah Winfrey sparks royal backlash aft revisiting her viral 'silenced' mobility to Meghan Markle. (Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images)

The 2021 CBS typical became 1 of nan biggest personage interviews of nan decade aft Harry and Meghan opened up astir their determination to measurement distant from royal duties, allegations of a deficiency of support from nan royal family, Meghan's intelligence wellness struggles, and claims astir conversations surrounding their boy Archie's royal position and security.

The couple's comments sparked worldwide debate, including Meghan's declare that location were "concerns and conversations" astir "how acheronian his tegument mightiness beryllium erstwhile he's born."

Harry besides described emotion trapped wrong nan royal institution.

"I request to do this for my family. This is not a astonishment to anybody," he said.

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"It's really sad that it's sewage to this point, but I've sewage to do thing for my ain intelligence health, for my wife's, and for Archie's arsenic well, because I could spot wherever this was headed."

Winfrey's latest comments quickly triggered a activity of reactions online.

"Oprah backpedaling?" 1 X personification wrote.

Another professional commented, "Oh, Oprah… You grounded to situation evident inconsistencies… and handed Harry and Meghan a worldwide shape to show 'their story' without due scrutiny aliases questioning. Now you want 'clarification?' That vessel sailed! Spare me…"

Oprah Winfrey reignites backlash complete nan bombshell Prince Harry royal interview. (Karwai Tang/WireImage)

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A 3rd added, "Five years later, Oprah is still trying to region herself from nan dastardly duo. Looks for illustration scrubbing nan question and reply from nan net was not enough. How tin an manufacture elephantine for illustration Oprah let herself to beryllium utilized by confirmed pathological liars?"

But supporters pushed backmost against nan criticism.

"In that royal ambiance she was silenced she didn't person a voice. The royals can't definitive their ain opinions, everyone knows that," 1 Instagram personification wrote.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle beryllium pinch their boy Archie during their 2019 circuit successful Cape Town, South Africa.  (Samir Hussein)

"I retrieve each 1 of these moments. She is simply a TRUE icon. A pioneer. I emotion Oprah," a YouTube commenter added.

"Great look backmost moments... I retrieve them all," different instrumentality wrote.

Years later, nan mobility continues to substance statement surrounding Harry and Meghan's departure from royal life.

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