The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's televised interview with Oprah Winfrey unleashed a dramatic set of bombshell revelations.
From Meghan's suicidal thoughts to accusations of questions regarding baby Archie's 'skin colour' and the full extent of Harry's fractured relationship with his father, the Prince of Wales.
These are the major developments set to be broadcast in the extraordinarily interview, which marks the most important intervention in the Royal family in a generation and prompted ITV to scrap their usual schedule in order to show it.
* Oprah With Meghan and Harry is on ITV at 9pm on Monday March 8. You can watch the full interview afterwards on the ITV Hub.
- Meghan's mental health
The Duchess of Sussex revealed she had suicidal thoughts as she struggled with life inside the royal family, saying: "I just didn't want to be alive anymore."
She said she begged for help, and asked to go somewhere to get help, and approached one of the most senior people in the institution, but was told it would not look good.
She told how Harry cradled her when she was in the depths of despair and how she sought help from one of Princess Diana's best friends.
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- 'Concerns raised' over baby Archie's skin colour
Meghan said, when she was pregnant with Archie, an unnamed member of the royal family raised "concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born".
Asked whether there were concerns that her child would be "too brown" and that would be a problem, Meghan said: "If that is the assumption you are making, that is a pretty safe one."
Pushed by Winfrey on who had those conversations, Meghan refused to say, adding that she felt it would be "very damaging to them."
Prince Harry also said that none of his relatives spoke out in support of Meghan following the racism he said she faced in the media.
- Harry felt let down by the Prince of Wales
Harry said he felt let down by Charles and that "there's a lot of hurt that's happened".
Speaking about his father, he said his dad has "been through something similar" and understands "what pain feels like", as well as being Archie's grandad.
Harry said his father stopped taking his calls while Harry and Meghan were in Canada.
- Baby Sussex is a girl
Harry and Meghan revealed they are expecting a baby girl.
The duke joined his wife in the second half of the interview, and told the chat show host: "It's a girl" and said it was "amazing" to be having a daughter.
She also confirmed the baby is due in the "summertime".
- Rift with the Duke of Cambridge
The rift between Harry and William continues.
Harry revealed "The relationship is space at the moment. And time heals all things, hopefully."
- The Queen
Harry denied that he had "blindsided" his grandmother Queen with the bombshell statement about stepping down as senior royal.
The duke said he believed the report probably could have come from "within the institution".
- The Duchess of Cambridge
Meghan said Kate made her cry ahead of her wedding at a dress fitting - not the other way round.
The duchess said Kate was "upset about some things and she owned it and apologised" and sent flowers.
But Meghan added that the false reports were a turning point for her and her perceptions of life in the Royal Family.
- Lack of Support
Asked by Oprah why they left, Harry blamed a "lack of support and lack of understanding".
He said members of his family suggested Meghan should carry on acting "because there was not enough money to pay for her".
Meghan said her one regret was "believing them when they said I would be protected".
- Trapped royals
Harry said he had been "trapped within the system, like the rest of my family are".
- Shock at loss of security protection
Meghan revealed she wrote letters pleading with Harry's family to not take away his personal protection officers, warning he was facing death threats.
Harry said he "never thought" he would have his security detail removed upon deciding to step back from royal duties.
- Royal family cut Harry off financially
Harry said his family "literally cut me off financially" in the first quarter of 2020 and he went for the Netflix and Spotify deals to pay for his security.
He said he had what Diana left him and "without that we would not have been able to do this."
- Archie's title
Meghan suggested she and Harry wanted Archie to be a prince so he would have security and be protected.
The duchess expressed her shock at "the idea of our son not being safe", and the idea of the first person of colour in this family, not being titled in the same way as other grandchildren.
But Archie, who is seventh in line to the throne, is not entitled to be an HRH or a prince due to rules set out more than 100 years ago by King George V.
