I think Oprah was the only winner in the interview saga. She’s at the top of her tree, a self-made billionaire in America’s entertainment industry. I don’t think she cares two figs about the royal family. She got THE scoop and now she’s moved on. She won the game she plays; it’s not the one the RF plays, but that’s neither here nor there.
There’s a pattern, seemingly, with Meghan where she lovebombs and ingratiates herself with people in a scene she wants to be in, emulates them as best she can (but only in terms of appearances and her appearance, all the trappings and none of the substance) and then dumps them when she moves up to the next rung. Thinking of her past husband/ boyfriend; strategic friendships; even the advisors she uses - they’re all only there if they can be of help or support to her AND if they don’t threaten her ambitions. If she were to find greater success with something outside of, say, Montecito, you can bet she’d move on from that set without a backwards glance. If she had something to move onto from the polo set, the Delphina’s of that world wouldn’t see her for dust. And so she did with the RF. She’s left them behind because they threatened her ambition, got in the way of the hustle. She won’t come back unless it served her purpose in some way.
I know someone exactly like this. She’s beautiful, lives (alone, now) in a gorgeous and enormous house in central London - but has left a trail of terminated relationships behind her. Her only “old” friends are people who aren’t as beautiful or glamorous as her, and who have stood by her over the years. She’s very generous with them and tbf she’s wickedly funny and very entertaining. She’s fun to spend some time with. But there’s nothing inside. Or rather, what’s inside is crippling insecurity and a desperate need for approbation. She’s close to her mother but oddly, sees her rarely. She keeps her on a tight leash. This woman doesn’t have children and is currently unmarried. I hope she finds someone to spend her life with, because honestly deep down she must be very very lonely. It’s no way to live. Just misses the point of connections and community and family.