Meghan Markle's Image Was Never The Same After The Oprah Interview

This article contains references to mental health and suicide.

Meghan Markle has worked extremely hard to present a specific image of herself to the world, attempting to take control of the narrative from the media. To some, the Duchess of Sussex seems driven by positive public perception, something she curates through photo shoots, TV series, podcasts, and interviews. Perhaps the pinnacle of all this was Oprah Winfrey's 2021 interview with Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry. Oprah, a friend of Meghan's , presented the interview as a two-hour special event, and it certainly was.

However, it was also part of the catalyst for the ongoing ruination of Meghan's public image. More than four years after the interview, and more than five years after Meghan left the U.K., Americans seemed to g