TORONTO -- Prince Harry and Meghan opened up about their life both in and out of the Royal Family during a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on Sunday.
In the interview, Harry and Meghan spoke about their relationship with the Royal Family, Meghan鈥檚 first meeting with Queen Elizabeth and the tensions she鈥檚 experienced with the family.
Here are some of the things we learned about Oprah鈥檚 interview with Harry and Meghan, which aired Sunday evening.
THEY鈥橰E HAVING A GIRL
Harry and Meghan revealed that they鈥檙e having a girl, adding that his first thought was 鈥渁mazing.鈥�
Harry goes on to say they now have their family: 鈥渢he four of us and our two dogs.鈥�
The couple also said they are sticking to two kids.
MEGHAN HAD SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
Meghan reveals in the interview that she had suicidal thoughts as royal life took a toll on her mental health.
"I just didn't want to be alive anymore," Meghan said.
When Oprah specifically asks if Meghan was having suicidal thoughts, she replied: "Yes.鈥�
"I thought it would have solved everything for everyone,鈥� she said.
Meghan added that she sought help from "the institution鈥� but was denied.
HARRY AND MEGHAN WERE TOLD THEIR SON WOULDN鈥橳 RECEIVE ROYAL TITLE, SECURITY
Meghan said that while she was pregnant with Archie, the family decided that their unborn child would not be given a formal title within the Royal Family and that he would not receive personal security.
Meghan said she was afraid of taking a traditional photo outside the hospital where he was born.
鈥淭here was a fear surrounding it, because we were scared of having to offer up our baby, knowing that they weren鈥檛 going to be kept safe,鈥� Meghan said.
THE FAMILY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COLOUR OF ARCHIE鈥橲 SKIN
Meghan said that while she was pregnant with Archie, the family had multiple conversations with Harry about their unborn child鈥檚 skin colour and what it would mean for the family.
"That was relayed to me from Harry,鈥� Megan said. 鈥淭hose were conversations that family had with him. And I think it was really hard to be able to see those as compartmentalized conversations."
She did not disclose who had the conversation with Harry about her child, noting it would be 鈥渧ery damaging to them.鈥�
Later in the interview, Harry said he is 鈥渘ever going to share鈥� that conversation he had.
鈥淭here were some real obvious signs before we even got married that this was going to be really hard,鈥� he said.
WHEN THE 鈥楶ENNY DROPPED鈥�
In the interview, Meghan said she first met Queen Elizabeth after a church service and was excited for the encounter and then she realized the decorum required when meeting the Queen.
鈥�(Harry) said 鈥楧o you know how to curtsy?鈥� Now I thought genuinely that that was what happened outside,鈥� Meghan said. 鈥淚 thought that was part the fanfare. I didn鈥檛 think that鈥檚 what happens inside.鈥�
Meghan said that鈥檚 the moment she realized she wasn鈥檛 just meeting her future husband鈥檚 grandmother, but rather the Queen. She went on to say that she practised a curtsy before entering the Queen鈥檚 home.
鈥淎pparently I did a very deep curtsy and I don鈥檛 remember it,鈥� Meghan said.
PRIVATE NUPTIALS
Meghan said she and Harry were married at a private ceremony three days prior to their public wedding in 2018.
鈥淣o one knows that, but we called the Archbishop and we just said 鈥楲ook, this thing, this spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us,鈥欌�� Meghan said. 鈥淭he vows that we have framed in our room are just the two of us in our backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury.鈥�
RUMOURS ABOUT RIFT
Meghan addressed rumours that made their way into headlines that she left Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in tears over an argument regarding flower girl dresses prior to her wedding.
Meghan said the rumours surrounding the rift between the two were 鈥渄ifficult."
鈥淭he reverse happened,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 say that to be disparaging to anyone because it was a really hard week of the wedding. She was upset about something, but she owned it and she apologized and she brought me flowers.鈥�
Meghan said Kate was upset about flower girl dresses, but she was the one who cried after the encounter.
HARRY鈥橲 RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FAMILY
Harry said he鈥檚 spoken with his grandmother more in the past year than he has for many years and has a good relationship with her, calling her the 鈥渃olonel-in-chief.鈥�
When asked about his relationship with his father Prince Charles, Harry pauses.
"There's a lot to work through there," he said. "I feel really let down because he's been through something similar, he knows what pain feels like.鈥�
When asked about his relationship with his brother, Harry said it is 鈥渟paced at the moment.鈥�
鈥淭ime heals all things, hopefully,鈥� he said.
Harry also said he still loves his brother and they鈥檝e been though a lot together.
