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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah interview gets UK air date

Photo credit: CBS
Photo credit: CBS

From Digital Spy

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's much-anticipated new interview with Oprah Winfrey is set to air in the UK just one day after it is shown in the US.

Meghan and Harry: A Primetime Special will air in the US on Sunday (March 7) on CBS and, according to The Independent, ITV has now secured the rights to air the interview in the UK after securing the deal for a reported £1 million.

The interview is now set to air in the UK at 8pm on Monday, March 8 on ITV. Digital Spy has contacted ITV for comment.

Photo credit: CBS
Photo credit: CBS

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, a former actress who starred as Rachel Zane in Suits, took a step back from royal duties last year and the couple now live in Los Angeles with their one-year-old son, Archie. The couple also recently announced that they are expecting their second child later this year.

Their interview with talk show host Oprah will reportedly cover topics including parenting, married life and the pressures of public scrutiny.

CBS has released a couple of preview clips of the interview, with one of the clips featuring Harry saying that he has been afraid of "history repeating itself" – referring to the media attention that his mother, Princess Diana, received.

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Photo credit: WPA Pool - Getty Images

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This clip ends with Oprah telling the couple: "You've said some pretty shocking things here."

A second clip features Harry saying that he is "relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side", adding that he often thinks about how his mother would have felt coping with press attention.

"I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago," he says. "Because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have each other."

Meghan and Harry: A Primetime Special will air on March 7 at 8/7c on CBS in the US and on March 8 at 8pm on ITV in the UK.


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