Prince William was ‘sick with worry’ and ‘retching for a week’ before Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview
Prince William was reportedly extremely anxious in the week leading up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, to the point of retching and being unable to eat. The interview, which addressed family conflicts and allegations of racism within the royal family, caused significant tension among senior royals. According to a new biography, Kate Middleton played a key role in shaping the royal family's response to the interview's most sensitive claims.
- ▪Prince William was reportedly retching and unable to eat for a week before Harry and Meghan's 2021 Oprah interview.
- ▪The interview included allegations that a senior royal expressed concerns about the skin color of Harry and Meghan's unborn child.
- ▪Kate Middleton insisted that the royal family's official statement address the issue of racism, according to biographer Christopher Andersen.
- ▪Harry confirmed during the interview that he was estranged from Prince William and that there was 'a lot of hurt' between them.
- ▪Buckingham Palace issued a rare statement following the interview, which was reviewed by William and Middleton before release.
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Royal Family Prince William was ‘sick with worry’ and ‘retching for a week’ before Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview By Nicki Gostin Published May 5, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET Prince William was “literally sick with worry” leading up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive March 2021 sitdown with Oprah Winfrey. In the latest Kate Middleton biography, “Kate! The Courage, Grace and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen,” author Christopher Andersen claimed the Princess of Wales “could hear her husband retching in the bathroom” for a full week before the interview aired. William, 43, was allegedly “too distracted to think of food” over what his brother and sister-in-law would divulge to viewers.
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