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- Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, were profiled in a new interview with The Telegraph.
- The pair commented on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
- Harry and Markle shared several bombshell allegations about the royal family in March.
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Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, shared their thoughts on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In the couple's first major sit-down interview, they spoke to The Telegraph's Camilla Tominey about everything from Prince Philip's death in April to their public service. The royal couple also acknowledged the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's explosive tell-all interview.
When asked if they'd watched the CBS TV special, Edward played coy.
"Oprah who?" Edward, the son of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth, said.
Sophie added with a laugh: "Yes, what interview?"
The Telegraph's Tominey then shared an "anecdote about the Archbishop of Canterbury apparently having a long conversation with Winfrey at Harry and Meghan's wedding in 2018 without having a clue who she was."
Sophie came to the Archbishop of Canterbury's defense by suggesting people likely don't know who Winfrey is.
"You know, if you're not into chat shows, there's no reason why you should know who she is," she said. "Certainly not in this country, anyway."
Representatives of the Earl and Countess of Wessex did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In March, Winfrey sat down with Harry and Markle for an interview that sent shockwaves through the royal family. The couple made several eyebrow-raising claims, including that Markle had suicidal thoughts after joining the royal family and Kate Middleton made her cry the week of her wedding.
Harry and Markle officially stepped down from their royal duties in January 2020 and later left the UK. They briefly settled in Canada before securing a home in California.
The Telegraph reported that Edward and Sophie were forced to step up their royal duties in Harry and Markle's absence.
"Well, we're flattered is probably the best way of putting it," said Edward.
"Inevitably the spotlight and the focus falls on younger members as time goes on," Sophie said. "We've plodded along doing what we're doing, hopefully doing it well. And then all of a sudden there's a bit of a hiatus and things have changed a bit."
Sophie said that the media is "looking for people to fill the so-called void, But you know, we have been doing this for what feels like a pretty long time!"