A complete timeline of Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle's friendship

Harry and Markle got married at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, surrounded by 600 of their closest friends and family members.

The guest list included the British royal family as well, as celebrity royalty like Serena Williams, David Beckham, James Corden, and of course, Winfrey.

While Winfrey was included in the star-studded guest list, according to The Independent, Winfrey had only met Markle once before attending her and Harry's wedding.

Winfrey told Entertainment Tonight in June 2018 that the event was "transformative."

"It was more than a wedding, I thought," she said. "It was a cultural moment."

Shortly before Harry and Markle's wedding in 2018, Ragland and Winfrey were spotted together, leading to some speculation of a televised conversation between the two.

A month later, Winfrey clarified in a conversation with Entertainment Tonight that while the two weren't planning an interview, the TV host had invited Ragland over to her home.

"The story was that Meghan's mom had come to my house and she left laden with gifts," Winfrey told the publication. "You know what the gifts were? First of all, she's great at yoga, so I said, 'Bring your yoga mat and your sneaks in case we just want to do yoga on the lawn.' So one of the bags was a yoga mat and the other was lunch."

Winfrey added that Ragland did leave her house with one unexpected gift: kumquats from Winfrey's garden.

"She said, 'I love kumquats,' and I said, 'I have a kumquat tree! You want some kumquats?' So it was a basket of kumquats, people," Winfrey told Entertainment Tonight. "For all of the people who said I am getting her gifts and I'm trying to bribe her for an interview, they were kumquats. If kumquats can get you an interview, I'm all for it!"

While chatting with Access Hollywood's Scott Evans, Winfrey said that while she might not know too many details about Markle and Harry's baby, she already had a gift in mind.

"I have a standard gift that I do for people that I really care about," Winfrey said. "I don't know the baby's name or the baby's gender, but this baby will have enough books to last a lifetime."

"I support them 1,000%," Winfrey said in a video clip published by TMZ.

Winfrey added in the video that she didn't believe Harry and Markle's choice to "step back" from the royal family was an impulsive decision.

Referencing Buckingham Palace's statement that mentioned "many months of conversations and more recent discussions" between the couple and Queen Elizabeth II, Winfrey said in the video clip that she didn't think the Queen was blindsided by the couple's choice.

"He did what he needed to do for his family," Winfrey added, commenting on Harry.

In May 2020, the nonprofit Save the Children UK posted an Instagram video showing Archie sitting on Markle's lap as they read the book "Duck! Rabbit!"

The caption said that the video was a fundraising effort for coronavirus relief.

The book had a small white sticker on it that said "Archie's book club," possibly modeled after the label for Winfrey's popular book club.

Oprah Magazine confirmed that it was a part of the collection of books Winfrey had gifted the toddler and that all books that come from Winfrey have the same white sticker.

Winfrey gave a similar literary-leaning gift to Mindy Kaling when her daughter, Katherine, was born in 2017. Winfrey sent Kaling a bookcase filled with classic children's books, Kaling told USA Today.

Markle and Harry's interview with Winfrey aired on CBS in the US and the following day in the UK.

In the interview, Markle told Winfrey that she had suicidal thoughts during her pregnancy but received no help from the palace, and that there had been "concerns and conversations" about Archie's skin tone before he was born.

Buckingham Palace released a statement on Tuesday following the couple's interview with Winfrey, saying 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. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members," the statement said.

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Winfrey's representatives did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment for this story. Markle's representatives declined to comment.