The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey is in the running for an Emmy Award.
Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special has been nominated for outstanding hosted non-fiction series or special.
The Emmys recognises excellence in US TV and chat show queen Winfrey will pick up a gong should the special win.
It is competing against My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy, United Shades Of America With W Kamau Bell and documentary series Vice.
Harry and Meghan used their March interview with Winfrey to make a series of explosive allegations against the royal family.
Winfrey was left opened-mouthed when the duchess – the first mixed-race member of the modern monarchy – said a fellow royal was worried about how dark their son Archie’s skin tone might be before he was born.
Meghan claimed she had suicidal thoughts but cries for help were turned down. Other revelations included Harry’s admission he has become estranged from his father, the Prince of Wales, saying: “I feel really let down”, but added that he would make it one of his priorities “to try and heal that relationship”.
Buckingham Palace later said the Queen was “saddened” to hear about Harry and Meghan’s struggles but added “some recollections may vary” over the other allegations.
Elsewhere in the Emmy nominations, the US appetite for British royalty was further proved with a series of nominations for Netflix series The Crown.
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards are due to take place on September 19.
