Meghan Markle and Prince Harry staff ‘signed gagging orders’ over Oprah interview

Staff working behind the scenes for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey were told to keep silent on the bombshell events, according to a sourceStaff working behind the scenes at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey were asked to sign ‘gagging orders’ , according to reports.

A source told The Sun that those working on set had to sign NDAs about the day’s events.Joe Pugliese, who took pictures of the interview, told the paper that he and others involved had signed gagging orders.

“Sorry I just can’t talk about it. Harpo has this watertight,” he alleged.

Harpo Productions is the name of Winfrey’s production company who put together the two-hour long TV special. NDAs are commonplace in the entertainment industry to stop information leaking to an audience before the broadcast date.

US channel CBS teased a number of bombshell clips ahead of Meghan and Harry’s eagerly-anticipated chat airing on Sunday night – and again on ITV on Monday – but much of the revelations remained a closely guarded secret.

It has since been claimed that the Sussex’s opted to ‘speak their truth’ on TV rather than via a streaming service so that more people could hear their story.The couple spoke candidly to Meghan’s friend Oprah about their reasons for stepping down as members of the Royal Family.The pair are said to have not been paid for the chat.

Last year, Meghan and Harry signed a £100million deal with Netflix before announcing they were joining forces with Spotify to launch their own podcast.Their decision to air their explosive royal-exit chat on TV proved to be a huge ratings winner.17million people tuned in to CBS on Sunday night to watch the first airing in the States.

While the Oprah interview attracted 11million viewers for ITV the following evening as viewers clambered to hear what the divisive duo had to say. The TV special saw the former royal couple disclose a number of revelations about their short time together in the palace following their 2018 weding.

Meghan shared how she had experienced suicidal thoughts and alleged that a senior royal had racist conversations about the colour of her baby’s skin.

While Harry told how his father Prince Charles had ‘stopped taking his calls’ after he quit his public role. He also spoke of the pressures he and Meghan had faced and the impact it had on their mental wellbeing before they ultimately decided to relocate to America.