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Liam O'Dell
Jun 05, 2021
PA
The Countess of Wessex has said “there’s no reason why you should know” who American TV host Oprah Winfrey is if you’re not a fan of chat shows, in remarks which have been ridiculed online.
Speaking to The Telegraph during an interview about the Duke of Edinburgh – who was her husband Prince Edward’s father – the royal said: “You know, if you’re not into chat shows, there’s no reason why you should know who she is – certainly not in this country anyway.”
The comments come after Winfrey interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle earlier this following their decision to step back as working royals. The explosive interview saw the Duchess of Sussex claim that there were “concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie’s] skin might be when he’s born”, an allegation which Buckingham Palace described as “concerning”.
Such a claim prompted a shocked reaction from Winfrey – one which later became a viral meme online. As a result, Sophie R’hys-Jones assertion that Oprah is unknown raised eyebrows on Twitter:
@scobie Why do they do interviews? I swear they put their foot in their mouth every damn time. Also as… https://t.co/KbM0cILHyi— Henry VIII (@Henry VIII) 1622843502
@scobie Perhaps if they had known more about the TV industry, they wouldn’t have been such failures. https://t.co/XtQP4kMSGT— My Royalty Account (@My Royalty Account) 1622845956
@scobie The royal family just keeps on proving Meghan and Harry's points everyday huh?— Min (@Min) 1622844276
@scobie Yeah okay... they can tell that to the millions of people worldwide who tuned into that interview— Daniella (@Daniella) 1622843500
@scobie Uh, Oprah is a global superstar. Sophie is just flat wrong— Megatron 👽 (@Megatron 👽) 1622843785
@KaindeB @scobie I am just forwarding this https://t.co/XIY3tpiBKL— Chioma (@Chioma) 1622849924
Others, meanwhile, responded to point out how little people knew about the Countess in comparison to the broadcaster:
@scobie Why do they do interviews? I swear they put their foot in their mouth every damn time. Also as… https://t.co/KbM0cILHyi— Henry VIII (@Henry VIII) 1622843502
@scobie I didn’t know who Sophie was until I had to google woman in white coat who was rude to Meghan at the commonwealth service— Anna (@Anna) 1622845498
@scobie 😂😂 The irony is that more people across the globe know who Oprah is, than they do who Sophie— Me🐚 (@Me🐚) 1622844137
@ledbettercarly @scobie Oh, she’s pretending like no one knows who Oprah is? NEWS FLASH: Everyone around the world… https://t.co/PsFYkVjNpM— Gil L. (@Gil L.) 1622853341
@PippaBlack83 @scobie On The Chase quiz show last week, the Chaser (top quizzer) was asked ‘on his marriage, Prince… https://t.co/XgpulLIhFh— Ruth Ireland (@Ruth Ireland) 1622847360
People who live in glass houses – or rather, a fancy mansion – really shouldn’t throw stones…