The Queen will distance herself from Harry-Meghan’s interview

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will sit down for a two-hour, tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey this Sunday, where they will finally share their side of the story behind their departure from duties as senior members of the royal family.

However, a report from The Sunday Times notes that the Queen and the rest of the royal family are hoping to distance themselves from the increasingly toxic PR battle with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by focusing on larger issues. As a result, the queen is reportedly unlikely to even watch the interview.

The Queen will schedule some important engagements on that day pertaining to the Covid-19 situation in her country and the roll-out of vaccines to prove that this the Palace will remain unaffected by this controversy.

Another source close to the queen added, “I don’t think anyone should expect Her Majesty to stay up and watch the interview. She won’t. What should Monday really be about? Children going back to school, the effectiveness of the vaccine programme. These are the big issues the royal family wants to focus on, not news about the circus that is Oprah and all things Sussex.”

One source told The Sunday Times that the queen is “cheesed off” by the broadcast and is open to exploring countermeasures such as stripping Prince Harry and Markle of their titles. However, although they’ve been stripped of a handful of royal patronages, the source noted that the stripping of titles would be a particularly drastic step for the monarch to take.

Snippets of the interview have already created a massive controversy, what happens after the premier remains to be seen.