Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wore a sentimental piece of jewelry in her new interview with Oprah Winfrey: a diamond bracelet that belonged to Prince Harry’s late mother. princess Diana
Meghan can be seen wearing the tennis bracelet from Diana’s personal collection during the bombshell tell-all interview, which aired Sunday night on CBS. Diana wore the bracelet in several public appearances prior to her death in 1997.
It’s the same bracelet Harry had previously removed two stones from to make Meghan’s engagement ring, a spokesperson confirmed to CBS News.
“It’s beautiful, and he designed it. It’s incredible,” said Meghan afterwards he suggested in 2017“Obviously I cannot meet his mother, it is so important for me to know that she is a part of this with us.”
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Sunday’s interview marked Meghan and Prince Harry’s first major TV appearance since officially leaving their roles in the royal family. They said they would have stayed if they had the support of the royal family.
The Duke of Sussex made several comparisons to his wife and late mother, citing her experiences as one of the reasons for the couple’s move to California.
“I think she would be very angry about how this turned out and very sad, but in the end she just wants us to be happy,” Harry told Oprah of his divorce from his family.
“I brought what my mother left me,” he went on. And we couldn’t have done this without it, so when I come back to what my mom would think about this, I think she saw it coming. I have certainly felt her presence throughout this process. ‘
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When Harry joined Meghan for them exclusive interview with Oprah, he immediately said he feared his mother’s story would repeat itself in Meghan.
‘You know, for me I’m just really relieved and happy to sit here talking to you with my wife by my side because I can’t imagine what it must have been like before [my mother] by going through this process himself all those years ago, ”Harry said.
He also said, “My biggest concern was that history was repeating itself.”
Harry also revealed that he will always love his father, Prince Charles, but he is “disappointed” by him. As for his brother, Prince William, Harry said he “loves him very much” but “we are on different paths.”
The couple announced they were expecting a second baby on Valentine’s Day, exactly 37 years after Princess Diana announced her pregnancy, but waited for the interview to reveal the gender of the child: a girl.
The news comes just months after Meghan revealed she had miscarried in July 2020. The two said they are thrilled and “extremely grateful” for the pregnancy and the chance to have a daughter.
“What else do you want?” Harry said.