Following is a selection of reactions on social and mainstream media:
SERENA WILLIAMS, U.S. TENNIS PLAYER
"Meghan Markle, my selfless friend, lives her life - and leads by example - with empathy and compassion. She teaches me every day what it means to be truly noble. Her words illustrate the pain and cruelty she's experienced."
BILLIE JEAN KING, FORMER U.S. TENNIS CHAMPION
"Among the revelations from the Meghan and Harry interview is Meghan's struggle with mental health. Her honesty will hopefully lead to more acceptance and more help for those who need it."
FORMER 'STAR TREK' ACTOR GEORGE TAKEI
"Maybe they should just make Oprah queen and call it a day."
BRITISH BROADCASTER PIERS MORGAN
"This interview is an absolutely disgraceful betrayal of the Queen and the Royal Family. I expect all this vile destructive self-serving nonsense from Meghan Markle - but for Harry to let her take down his family and the Monarchy like this is shameful."
MICHELLE TAUBER, PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"It's really sort of seismic to hear a member of the royal family say that she herself felt that much in crisis."
DAILY MAIL, UK, FRONT PAGE HEADLINE
"Meghan accuses Palace of racism"
DAILY MIRROR, UK, FRONT PAGE HEADLINE
"They asked how dark Archie's skin would be"
GREG KELLY, NEWSMAX TV HOST
"I'm not buying it. NOT BUYING IT. Meghan wanted it all. MONEY GRABBING ROYALS, you Nailed it OPRAH!"
BERNICE KING, YOUNGEST CHILD OF THE LATE U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
"Royalty is not a shield from the devastation and despair of racism."
DAN WOOTTON, FORMER CORRESPONDENT OF BRITAIN'S SUN NEWSPAPER
"Make no mistake, Meghan has just declared war on the Royal Family, telling Oprah: "They were willing to lie to protect other members of the family."
SAEED JONES, U.S. AUTHOR
"WHEW, they almost killed this woman. I'm so glad Meghan and Harry got that baby and got the hell out of there."
ANA NAVARRO-CARDENAS, GUEST CO-HOST OF TALK SHOW 'THE VIEW'
"OOF. There hasn’t been this much English tea spilled in America since the Boston Tea Party."
ABBY D. PHILIP. CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
"This is heartbreaking."
NINA PARKER, E! NEWS CORRESPONDENT
"You know why Black women believe Meghan? Because we know exactly what micro aggressions look like. And how they slowly drive you insane."
BRITTANY PACKNETT CUNNINGHAM, U.S. BLACK ACTIVIST AND PODCAST HOST
"The difference in treatment between Meghan and Kate is one of the clearest examples of the misogynoir at play & is a reminder that if they can do that to a Duchess, it's happening to Black women *everyday*."
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Absolutely disgraceful and totally undignified this cheap and vulgar interview by Meghan and Harry. What was the point? They left the Royal family and wanted their privacy.....so they said. Going on a tacky tell-all American reality show is proof that she was never up to the standards of the Royal family, classless. She burned all her bridges for money, and will never be welcomed again in the UK, very stupid. By the way, I am an American woman living in Spain.
I thought they walked away to keep "their privacy" or so they said, but it seems they have done nothing but try to be in the lime light one way or another??
I,m not buying it either! She was treated well by the royal family but she didn't want the rules and protocols. She could have walked away quietly,but that was never going to happen. We all know the Royal Family aren't perfect,but I believe everyone including me has a huge respect for our Queen. To personal attack her husband's family on the worst stage of all ( Hollywood!) I believe shows her true colours. If she does this crass interview and tells the world the Firm treated her well and protected her,then nobody is interested, she's in it for money and fame,so she has to try and crucify them. ln the end,it's her who's going to come off worse.
Meghan is a despicable nobody. I don't believe a word she says. She is just a 3rd rate ham actress seeking attention. She should get back in her little box and maybe sort out her own disfunctional family before trying to destroy the Royal family.