{"id":833,"date":"2026-05-05T12:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/prince-william-was-sick-with-worry-before-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-winfrey-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:26:47","slug":"prince-william-was-sick-with-worry-before-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-winfrey-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/prince-william-was-sick-with-worry-before-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-winfrey-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William was &#8216;sick with worry&#8217; before Harry, Meghan Markle&#8217;s Oprah Winfrey interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/harry-14.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince William was \u201cliterally sick with worry\u201d leading up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s explosive March 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/02\/28\/first-look-at-meghan-and-harrys-interview-with-oprah\/\">sitdown with Oprah Winfrey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the latest Kate Middleton biography, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1668086972\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKate-Courage-Grace-Power-Woman%2Fdp%2F1668086972%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F05%2Froyal-family%2Fprince-william-was-sick-with-worry-before-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-winfrey-interview%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cKate! The Courage, Grace and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen,\u201d<\/a> author Christopher Andersen claimed the Princess of Wales \u201ccould hear her husband retching in the bathroom\u201d for a full week before the interview aired.<\/p>\n<p>William, 43, was allegedly \u201ctoo distracted to think of food\u201d over what his brother and sister-in-law would divulge to viewers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prince William, seen here in February, reportedly made himself \u201csick with worry\u201d in the days preceding his brother Prince Harry\u2019s 2021 sitdown with Oprah Winfrey. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>William, pictured in 2018, couldn\u2019t keep food down and retched for a week, according to Christopher Andersen\u2019s Kate Middleton biography. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The couple\u2019s conversation with Winfrey, 72, touched on many subjects, including <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/14\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-and-kate-middleton-were-both-crying-their-eyes-out-over-bridesmaid-dress-disaster\/\">Middleton\u2019s argument with Markle<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/01\/05\/kate-wanted-charlottes-dress-remade-before-harry-meghan-wedding\/\">Princess Charlotte\u2019s flower girl dress<\/a> days before the latter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/19\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-are-married\/\">May 2018 wedding<\/a>, which left the bride, 44, in tears.<\/p>\n<p>Harry, 41, also confirmed he was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/18\/royal-family\/prince-harry-reached-out-to-prince-william-through-an-intermediary-royal-author\/\">not on good terms with William<\/a>, saying there was \u201ca lot of hurt\u201d between the estranged siblings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The March 2021 interview contained many bombshells. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prince Harry confirmed that he was estranged from Prince William, seen above in July 2021. <span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest bombshell was when the \u201cSuits\u201d alum called out unnamed members of the royal family allegedly raising \u201cconcerns\u201d with her husband over <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/07\/meghan-markle-says-royal-family-had-concerns-over-sons-skin-color\/\">their unborn child\u2019s skin<\/a> color and \u201cwhat that mean[t]\u201d for the monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s first child, Prince Archie, was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/05\/17\/no-home-birth-harry-and-meghans-son-archie-born-in-a-hospital\/\">born in May 2019<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/06\/06\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-welcome-baby-girl-named-lilibet-diana\/\">followed by Princess Lilibet<\/a> in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III is believed to have <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/11\/28\/book-prince-charles-questioned-skin-tone-of-harry-meghan-baby\/\">made the remark<\/a> on Nov. 27, 2017 \u2014 the same morning Harry and Markle\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/12\/21\/see-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-official-engagement-photos\/\">engagement was announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Markle, pictured above in 2018, claimed Middleton made her cry over an argument about Princess Charlotte\u2019s flower girl dress. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Markle also accused an unnamed member of the royal family of questioning her unborn son\u2019s skin color in the 2021 conversation. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Andersen\u2019s 2021 book, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com\/?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com\/?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBrothers-Inside-Private-Worlds-William%2Fdp%2F1982159723%2Fref%3Dtmm_hrd_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%26sr%26tag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2021%2F11%2F28%2Fbook-prince-charles-questioned-skin-tone-of-harry-meghan-baby%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cBrothers And Wives: Inside The Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan,\u201d<\/a> the now-monarch mused to his wife, Queen Camilla, \u201cI wonder what the children will look like? \u2026 I mean, what do you think their children\u2019s complexion might be?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the 77-year-old has since strongly refuted the story.<\/p>\n<p>Unusually, Buckingham Palace drafted a statement about the Winfrey interview, which took place during Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s reign, and the response was shown to William and Middleton.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>It was later reported that the remark was made by King Charles, seen here in 2023, but he has denied this. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Prince Archie (pictured above in December 2025) was born in 2019, followed by Princess Lilibet two years later. <span class=\"credit\">meghan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andersen wrote in his Middleton biography, out Tuesday, that the first draft did not mention the charges of racism \u2014 but the princess, 44, insisted those be included.<\/p>\n<p>The biographer alleged these sentences were subsequently added: \u201cThe issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. They are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andersen noted that while \u201cWilliam was about to sign off on this version,\u201d his wife \u201cwasn\u2019t satisfied\u201d and brainstormed another change.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Andersen wrote that Middleton, seen above in December 2018, insisted the royal family\u2019s statement on the Winfrey interview address the charges of racism. <span class=\"credit\">John Rainford\/WENN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cKate! The Courage, Grace and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen\u201d is on bookshelves and available to order now. <span class=\"credit\">Simon Schuster<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was at this point that Kate <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/09\/queen-releases-statement-on-prince-harry-meghan-markle-interview\/\">suggested the phrase \u2018while some recollections may vary\u2019 <\/a>\u2014 making it clear that not everyone was on board with what Harry and Meghan were saying,\u201d Anderson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Markle <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/08\/18\/harry-and-meghan-not-surprised-by-queens-recollections-may-vary-comment\/\">were \u201cnot surprised\u201d<\/a> by that phrasing, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand claimed in \u201cFinding Freedom\u201d in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The comment taking \u201clittle accountability\u201d reportedly \u201cdid not go unnoticed\u201d by the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/01\/08\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-quit-the-royal-family\/\">ex-royals<\/a>, who have <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/16\/royal-family\/step-inside-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-14m-montecito-mansion\/\">lived in Montecito, California<\/a>, since 2020.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/05\/royal-family\/prince-william-was-sick-with-worry-before-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-winfrey-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William was \u201cliterally sick with worry\u201d leading up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/harry-14.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}