Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s ‘lies’ about being cut off put other 17 Oprah claims in doubt, expert says

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry’s “lies” about being cut off by the Royal Family have put the other 17 Oprah Winfrey claims they made in doubt, an expert said today.

The Duke of Sussex told the world he was “cut off financially” when he sat down for his infamous interview with Oprah earlier this year.


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Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey he had been “cut off financially”

However, figures released last night showed the couple received a share of £4.45m from Prince Charles

But Prince Charles’ annual report, released last night, showed his youngest son received a “substantial” sum from him after Megxit.

Figures show he gave both the Sussexes and Cambridges a share of £4.45million, despite Harry claiming he had been hung out to dry by the Firm.

Royal author Phil Dampier told The Celeb Report Online it should be “added to a long list of things said in the Oprah interview which weren’t true”.

He added: “Harry’s people are claiming his statement about being cut off financially is not contradicted by the annual royal report because it refers to the first quarter of the financial year.

“But perception is everything and the impression he gave in the Oprah interview was that he had been cut off by his father.

“He didn’t qualify it by saying he had been paid up to a point, but then cut off.

“I’m afraid you can add it to a long list of things said in the Oprah interview which weren’t true.

“Their claim that they had a wedding ceremony a couple of days before the big day was totally false.

“And it makes you wonder whether anything they said about racism in the royal family, or the fact that Meghan couldn’t get help with her mental health were true either.”

It comes after Piers Morgan blasted Meghan for 17 “untrue, exaggerated or unprovable” slurs against the Royal Family.

Piers defended the royals and said 17 of the claims made in the interview are either untrue, inflated or impossible to prove.

These include Meghan wrongly claiming she and Harry were married in secret by the Archbishop of Canterbury and alleging that Archie was not allowed to be a Prince because of his skin colour. 

He described Meghan as a “delusional actress who wants to make millions off the royals while trashing the family”.



Figures showed Charles had given both the Sussexes and Cambridges a share of £4.45m

Meanwhile, other claims overnight include how Meghan and Harry reportedly rejected an Earl title for Archie because it contained the word “dumb”.

The pair decided against the title Earl of Dumbarton for their son because they allegedly feared it would attract unfortunate nicknames.

The couple are currently living in the US, where the word dumb is commonly used as slang for stupid.

A source told The Telegraph: “They didn’t like the idea of Archie being called the Earl of Dumbarton because it began with the word ‘dumb’ [and] they were worried about how that might look.”

Another insider added: “It wasn’t just Meghan who pointed out the potential pitfalls, it also bothered Harry.”

Mr Dampier added that their decision shows how much the pair care about their image and “want to control every aspect of their lives”.

He said: “Turning down the title because it had the word ‘dumb’ in it shows the fundamental lack of knowledge that Meghan has about royalty and British history.

“When she first became a royal we were told she would take UK citizenship and she would learn all about the UK and its history, but it never happened.

“To reject using it for this reason is dumb itself, you can’t just alter or dismiss ancient titles when it suits you.

“It shows how much Harry and Meghan care about their image and want to control every aspect of their lives and how they are perceived by the public, particularly in the US, where their future lies.

“It is typical of a Hollywood star, not a royal following tradition, and the way they resort to legal actions at the drop of a hat is reminiscent of film stars, not royals trying to solve a family rift.

“It just proves the Queen was right to decide they couldn’t be half in and half out of the royal family, as they only want to take the bits of monarchy which suit them, not the whole package.”



The couples received the cash from Prince Charles