[LATIMES] John Oliver had a feeling marrying into the royal family would be a trying experience for Meghan Markle. He told fellow TV host Stephen Colbert as much in 2018.
In the wake of Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview with Meghan and Prince Harry , the "Last Week Tonight" star’s prescient comments on the Duchess of Sussex have gone viral on social media. During Markle’s intimate conversation with Winfrey, which aired Sunday in the U.S., the former "Suits" actress opened up about several challenges she has faced since wedding the prince, including suicidal thoughts and "concerns" from within the palace over her first child’s skin color.
"I would not blame [Meghan] if she pulled out of this at the last minute," Oliver told Colbert on "The Late Show" before the Sussexes’ union in 2018. "I don’t think you need to have just seen the pilot episode of ’The Crown’ to get a basic sense that she might be marrying into a family that could cause her some emotional complications. |