The Business of the British Monarchy: What Happens Now?
The Business of Fashion Podcast
The Business of Fashion
4.6 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
On Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — also known as Harry and Meghan — rocked the world when they revealed intimate details about their experiences in the British royal family and their decision to step back as ‘senior members’ in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. What they revealed in the interview has left not just the UK and the Commonwealth reeling, but challenged the entire world’s perception of the monarchy. BoF’s Imran Amed sat down with Elizabeth Holmes, a New York Times bestselling author, notable ‘royal watcher’ and style expert to contextualise the conversation with Winfrey and what it means for the future of royal fashion.
”When Princess Diana left the Royal Family, she made it very clear she did not need fashion in the same way, because she was able to use her own voice… And I think Meghan — now in her move to California — definitely doesn’t need it either,” Holmes said. “She will still continue to use it and promote brands that she believes in and has connections to, but when you can use your voice, you’re not relying on your fashion to talk for you.”
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion. |
| 0:14.2 | Welcome to the BOF podcast. It's Friday, March 12th. This past Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of |
| 0:19.6 | Sussex, also known as Harry and Megan, |
| 0:21.8 | made explosive revelations about racism at the heart of the British monarchy in a tell-all |
| 0:26.8 | interview with Oprah Winfrey. In the United States, where the conversation between Megan, |
| 0:31.7 | Harry, and Oprah was first shown, television shows parsed every explosive passage of the interview |
| 0:37.2 | one by one. |
| 0:38.1 | It looked like a fairy tale, but Megan told Oprah, behind the smiles, was a very different reality. |
| 0:45.0 | A royal establishment unwilling, she says, to defend her and Prince Harry from tabloid attacks. |
| 0:51.3 | Not only was I not being protected, but that they were willing to lie |
| 0:55.8 | to protect other members of the family. |
| 0:58.0 | In a devastating interview, |
| 1:00.2 | a visibly pregnant Duchess of Sussex |
| 1:02.2 | told Oprah Winfrey |
| 1:03.5 | her royal life in London |
| 1:05.3 | left her suicidal. |
| 1:07.5 | I just didn't want to be alive anymore. |
| 1:10.3 | And that was a very clear and real and frightening, constant thought. |
| 1:19.1 | Across the Commonwealth of Nations made up of former colonies from the era of the British Empire, |
| 1:24.2 | the reaction was fierce. The interview that everyone's talking about across the world, Harry and Megan in the interview |
| 1:31.0 | with Oprah Winfrey. |
| 1:32.0 | This entitled, grossly wealthy and famous couple ingratiate themselves with the world and |
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