Gayle Kingagrees with her longtime friendOprah Winfrey:Meghan Marklehas a loving heart.
Despite some of the negative headlines she has received in the British press, Meghan is “doing okay,” King continued. “She’s doing alright. We don’t have to worry aboutMeghan Markleand[Prince] Harry. They’re really going to be just fine.”
“I think the beauty of what Harry and Meghan can do, because it’s highly unlikely he will be king, they can really live a different kind of life,” she said. “They’re still part of the royal family, they love being part of the royal family and all that comes with that, but I think it also gives them breathing room for things that aren’t traditional. Listen, nothing about their relationship is traditional, and I think that’s a great thing.”
On Wednesday, Winfrey, 65, whojust announced her partnershipwith Harry in creating a mental health series launching on Apple next year, appeared onCBS This Morningalongside King to talk about the project, and conversation turned to the royal mom-to-be.
“I think she’s being portrayed unfairly, and I feel that if people really knew her they would know that she is not only everything we perceive of her in being graceful and dynamic in holding that position, but she just has a wonderful, warm, giving, loving heart,” Winfrey said of the Duchess of Sussex. “I think it’s very unfair.”
King added: “She’s very kind. She doesn’t seem to buy into [her bad press] though.”
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“I think that’s remarkable that despite everything that’s going on she does not read anything,” she said.
Winfrey attended the couple’s royal wedding in May — and has even spent some time with Doria Ragland, Meghan’s mom. She reportedly invited Doria, a social worker and yoga instructor in Los Angeles, to do yoga at her California home.
“She’s great at yoga, so I said, ‘Bring your yoga mat and your sneaks in case we just want to do yoga on the lawn,’ ” the media mogul toldEntertainment Tonight. “So one of the bags was a yoga mat and the other was lunch.”
Winfrey and King are not alone in coming to Meghan’s defense after intense media scrutiny. After maintaining their silence for nearly two years, five women who form an essential part ofMeghan’s inner circle spoke exclusively to PEOPLEin February to “stand up against the global bullying we are seeing and speak the truth about our friend.”
George Clooney; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Mike Marsland/Getty; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
George Clooneyalso recently slammed the way the Duchess of Sussex has been treated since joining the royal family and compared her experience to that of the latePrincess Diana.
The actor toldGood Morning Britain, “I think it’s a little unfair at times when – I’ve seen it when the press can turn on you for sort of ridiculous reasons and for almost nothing, and it seemed to me to be a little unjust since [Meghan] hadn’t done anything except just happen to live her life.”
He added that Meghan is “a really kind and smart and intelligent young woman.”
source: people.com
