Entertainment- The final episode of "Harry & Meghan" discussed the couple's interview with Oprah in March 2021.
- One clip showed a visibly shaken Harry receiving a text from Prince William after the palace issued a statement.
In the final episode of "Harry & Meghan," footage shows Prince Harry's apparently distressed reaction to receiving a text from his brother, Prince William, after the couple's bombshell Oprah interview.
The couple sat down with Oprah Winfrey in an interview that aired in March 2021, revealing many details about their exit from their royal duties. They claimed a member of the royal family had expressed concern about "how dark" Harry and Meghan's children's skin color might be, and they also spoke about Meghan's struggles with mental health.
The day after the interview aired, Harry received a text from William, which he showed to Meghan after she had learned that Buckingham Palace had released a statement concerning the interview.
"Wow," she said as she read the text.
Though neither Harry nor Meghan revealed what the text said, she immediately got up to hug and comfort Harry, who appeared distressed as he was reading the message.
"I wish I knew what to do," he said to Meghan, putting his hands behind his head.
"I know. Let's take a breather. Get some air and then decide," Meghan says, hugging her husband.
Earlier in the episode, Meghan took a phone call from the couple's close friend Tyler Perry, who informed her that the palace had issued a statement.
In a statement released on behalf of the Queen, Buckingham Palace said that "the whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately."
Meghan, who read the statement aloud in the episode, continued, "Harry, Meghan, and Archie will always be much-loved family members."
In episode five of "Harry & Meghan," Harry said his decision to step back from the royal family had driven "a wedge" between him and his brother. He said his brother screamed at him during a meeting held at Sandringham to discuss the couple's future with the royal family in 2020.
"The saddest part of it was this wedge created between myself and my brother, so that he's now on the institution's side," Harry said. "And part of that I get, I understand, right? That's his inheritance. So to some extent, it's already ingrained in him that part of his responsibility is the survivability and the continuation of this institution."
All six episodes of "Harry & Meghan" are available to stream on Netflix.