I understand it was the opposite, it was harry and Meghan who wanted to do Oprah, they approached her, well before the wedding, they wanted to do an interview and the palace said no. She was then invited to the wedding by harry and Meghan and even given a pre interview at their cottage, where they showed her just how small it was.
This is wrong, and has been contradicted at least twice, using direct words from all persons concerned. The only reason you know she visited their cottage is because you heard them say she did, so it is interesting that you chose not to believe the rest of what they, and Oprah, have put on record on this subject.
All three confirmed in the interview that yes, Oprah wanted to interview them. It was a huge story, an independent American mixed-race woman marrying into the very white royal family. For Oprah especially, it would have been a huge interview for the US market.
Harry and Meghan declined on palace advice, as they confirmed, and Oprah confirmed in the interview. But they established a warm relationship, with Oprah becoming close to Doria. Harry and Meghan then left and nothing prevented them from talking to a woman who, by this time was their neighbour, and their friend.
Oprah is really close to Tyler Perry, in fact, she is their link to TP. Black Twitter had much fun with memes around the fact that the grandson of the Queen had to be "rescued" by two black billionaires, who both grew up dirt poor but now "rescued" a prince and his wife.
oprah is a business woman first and foremost, of course she wanted to do it, what a coup. I think folks are forgetting the six part doc series they did next going even further, evidence of their desire tk do this.
Yes, Orah wanted to do it, which is why she approached them.
it’s not like they did Oprah, expressed regret and got on with doing other stuff. They doubled down on it and did Netflix then a book and harry did multiple interviews to flog it. And Meghan even accepted an award for battling racism in the royal family, and that battle was in part cemented in the Oprah interview.
Not sure why they should express regret? You forget that during the lockdown, the stories about them were absolutely crazy, even as they were doing nothing. You also forget that some in the press actually said "they can expect no mercy". They had every right to speak to counter the kind of disinformation you have given in this very post. It's curious that Jeremy Clarkson is defended for sharing his violent sexual fantasy about Meghan, but Meghan is excoriated for daring to speak about her own experiences. I guess free speech is not free to all!
Some more misinformation from you as Meghan did not accept an award for "batting racism in the royal family". That was the Daily Mail spin on it. You are welcome to read the actual citation yourself. It does not mention the Royal Family at all, in fact, the focus is less on racial justice than their work on mental health.