Meghan and Harry could brand royal family 'racist' in no-holds-barred interview 'if they're pushed too far'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's close confidante—journalist Tom Bradby—has now warned that, if pushed too far, the Sussex royals who have recently announced they are stepping down from their positions might give a "no-holds-barred" interview that could pose a great threat to the monarchy damaging its reputation.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had opened up to Bradby in an ITV interview last year where Meghan admitted how she was struggling with her new role as a royal. Bradby has now warned that it is in the interests of the royal household to keep the couple on their side.
The news comes shortly after officials have charted a plan of what the couple's new roles within the monarchy will be after they came out with the massive Megxit announcement—sharing via their official Instagram account that the two will be stepping down as 'senior royals' to become 'financially independent'.
After the announcement, writing for The Sunday Times, Bradby shared: "I have some idea of what might be aired in a full, no-holes-barred sit-down interview, and I don't think it would be pretty."
This was a direct reference to courtiers fearing that Meghan would make the royal household look racist and sexist, he revealed.
It is no secret that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to play a more progressive role within the royal family, and Bradby believes Harry is driven to "make the best" of the situation they have landed themselves in—something that will also involve paving the way for future generations through a positive step.
This comes after the Queen called for a solution that is workable not only for the Sussexes but also to the future generations. The family is set to hold a crisis summit on Monday at Sandringham.
Bradby, who is also believed to be good friends with Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, wrote in the Times how the couple finds members of the royal family, excluding the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, 'jealous and, at times, unfriendly.'
According to him, the foundations of the 'rift' between the Sussexes and Cambridges were laid at the time of the former's wedding in May 2018.
"Really damaging things were said and done. The atmosphere soured hard and early, but few meaningful attempts were made by anyone to heal the wounds," Bradby wrote in his piece for the publication, adding: "He said that William 'did try' to make amends with the Duke and Duchess but 'for the moment, at least, things have gone too far to be retrieved."
It was also in Bradby's October ITV documentary 'Harry & Meghan: An African Journey' where Meghan revealed she was "existing, not living" while Harry came out about his struggle with mental health issues.
According to Bradby, it took "a great deal of persuasion" for the couple to agree to get personal in the documentary that they wanted to focus on their work in Africa.
But it was Bradby's idea to show the "vulnerable" side of the royals, and thus we came to know about how Harry still struggles to deal with the "incredibly raw" death of his mother Princess Diana.
He claimed his anxieties require "constant management" and also came clean about how he and William were on "different paths", alongside attacking the press for the scrutiny they shower him and wife Meghan with.
As for Meghan, she spoke at length about the pressure of being in the royal limelight, claiming how she had 'no idea' of the struggles she would have to endure as she became part of the family. Her friends had warned her not to marry Harry apparently as the media focus would "destroy her life", she revealed, side-by-side admitting that since the wedding and during her pregnancy, she felt "vulnerable".
Bradby also insisted earlier this week that it was "certainly not true" to suggest that the royals were "blindsided" by the couple's announcement to step down, even though the Queen was "angered" by the timing of it all.
"It's certainly not true to say the palace were blindsided by this. The couple's view was they came back and wanted to talk to the family about their plans. It had been made clear to them in their absence there was going to be a slimmed-down monarchy and they weren't really a part of it."