Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wore a sentimental jewel in her new interview with Oprah Winfrey: a diamond bracelet that belonged to Prince Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana.
Meghan can be seen wearing the tennis bracelet from Diana’s personal collection during the bombshell interview, which aired Sunday night on CBS. Diana wore the bracelet in several public appearances before her death in 1997.
It is the same bracelet that Harry had removed two stones earlier to make Meghan’s engagement ring, a spokesman confirmed to CBS News.
“It’s beautiful, and he designed it. It’s incredible,” said Meghan after he proposed in 2017. “Obviously not being able to meet his mother, it is very important for me to know that she is part of this with us.”
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Sunday’s interview marked Meghan and Prince Harry’s first major TV appearance since officially leaving their papers in the royal family. They said they would have stayed if they had obtained the support of the royal family.
The Duke of Sussex made several comparisons with his wife and late mother, citing her experiences as one of the reasons for the couple’s move to California.
“I think she would be very angry at the way it happened and very sad, but in the end, all she ever wanted is for us to be happy,” Harry told Oprah about his separation from his family.
“I brought what my mom left me,” he continued. “And without that, we wouldn’t have been able to do that, so going back to what my mom would think of it, I think she saw it happen. I certainly felt her presence in this whole process.”
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When Harry joined Meghan for his exclusive interview with Oprah, he immediately expressed that he was concerned that his mother’s story would repeat itself in Meghan.
“You know, for me, I’m really relieved and happy to be sitting here, talking to you with my wife beside me, because I can’t even imagine what it must have been like for me. [my mother] going through this process alone for so many years, “said Harry.
He also said, “My biggest concern was history repeating itself.”
Harry also revealed that he will always love his father, Prince Charles, but is “disappointed” with him. As for his brother, Prince William, Harry said that he “loves him too much” but “we are on different paths”.
The couple announced that they were expecting a second baby on Valentine’s Day, exactly 37 years after Princess Diana announced her pregnancy, but she waited until the interview to reveal the child’s gender: A girl.
The news comes just a few months after Meghan revealed that he had a miscarriage in July 2020. The two said they were excited and “extremely grateful” for the pregnancy and the chance to have a daughter.
“What else could you ask for?” Said Harry.