STATEMENT SAYING THAT A BRITISH TABLOID HAS BEEN BULLYING HIS
TABLOID HAS BEEN BULLYING HIS WIFE MEGHAN FOR MONTHS.
WIFE MEGHAN FOR MONTHS. THE ROYAL TOUR OF AFRICA HAS
THE ROYAL TOUR OF AFRICA HAS BEEN A FEAST OF SMILES AND HUGS
BEEN A FEAST OF SMILES AND HUGS SO FAR.
SO FAR. >> EVERYTHING IS BASED ON
>> EVERYTHING IS BASED ON ARCHIE’S FEED TIME, SO IT’S A
ARCHIE’S FEED TIME, SO IT’S A FULL PLATE BUT WE’RE MAKING IT
FULL PLATE BUT WE’RE MAKING IT WORK.
WORK. IT’S WORTH IT.
IT’S WORTH IT. >> Reporter: NOW THE DUKE AND
>> Reporter: NOW THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX HAVE COME OUT
DUCHESS OF SUSSEX HAVE COME OUT FIGHTING, FACING DOWN MEDIA
FIGHTING, FACING DOWN MEDIA CRITICS AND TAKING LEGAL ACTION
CRITICS AND TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE MAIL ON SUNDAY, A
AGAINST THE MAIL ON SUNDAY, A BRITISH TABLOID.
BRITISH TABLOID. SAYING THE TABLOID EDITED AND
SAYING THE TABLOID EDITED AND PUBLISHED A PRIVATE LETTER
PUBLISHED A PRIVATE LETTER BELIEVED TO BE FROM MEGHAN TO
BELIEVED TO BE FROM MEGHAN TO HER ESTRANGED FATHER.
HER ESTRANGED FATHER. IN A STATEMENT, AS HARD HITTING
IN A STATEMENT, AS HARD HITTING AS IT WAS EMOTIONAL.
AS IT WAS EMOTIONAL. I CANNOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW
I CANNOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW PAINFUL IT HAS BEEN PRINCE HARRY
PAINFUL IT HAS BEEN PRINCE HARRY WRITES, KUDSACCUSING THE TABLOID
WRITES, KUDSACCUSING THE TABLOID MEDIA OF WAGING A RUTHLESS
MEDIA OF WAGING A RUTHLESS CAMPAIGN THAT HAS ESCALATED OVER
CAMPAIGN THAT HAS ESCALATED OVER THE PAST YEAR.
THE PAST YEAR. THROUGHOUT HER PREGNANCY AND
THROUGHOUT HER PREGNANCY AND WHILE RAISING OUR NEWBORN SON.
WHILE RAISING OUR NEWBORN SON. IN ONE STORY, MEGHAN ACCUSED OF
IN ONE STORY, MEGHAN ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING A GROUP OF WOMEN AT A
SUPPORTING A GROUP OF WOMEN AT A MOSQUE LINKED TO TERROR SUSPECTS
MOSQUE LINKED TO TERROR SUSPECTS AFTER SHE SHARED RECIPES AND HER
AFTER SHE SHARED RECIPES AND HER JOY OF COOKING WITH SURVIVORS OF
JOY OF COOKING WITH SURVIVORS OF A HIGH-RISE INFERNO.
A HIGH-RISE INFERNO. IN OTHER STORIES SHE’S DEPICTED
IN OTHER STORIES SHE’S DEPICTED AS HAILING FROM THE MEAN STREETS
AS HAILING FROM THE MEAN STREETS OF L.A.
OF L.A. PRINCE HARRY, I HAVE BEEN BEEN A
PRINCE HARRY, I HAVE BEEN BEEN A WITNESS TO HER PRIVATE
WITNESS TO HER PRIVATE SUFFERING, VILIFIED FOR MONTHS.
SUFFERING, VILIFIED FOR MONTHS. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE LIE AFTER LIE AT HER EXPENSE.
LIE AFTER LIE AT HER EXPENSE. >> WE HAVE NEVER SEEN HARRY
>> WE HAVE NEVER SEEN HARRY SPEAK WITH SUCH FEROCITY.
SPEAK WITH SUCH FEROCITY. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING, THE
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, THE COUPLE MET WITH YOUTH IN A
COUPLE MET WITH YOUTH IN A TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE JOHANNESBURG,
TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE JOHANNESBURG, ADDRESSING JOBS AND
ADDRESSING JOBS AND UNEMPLOYMENT, THE NO STRANGERS
UNEMPLOYMENT, THE NO STRANGERS TO ASKING THE COURT TO PROTECT
TO ASKING THE COURT TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY.
THEIR PRIVACY. IT WAS THE MEDIA TREATMENT OF
IT WAS THE MEDIA TREATMENT OF PRINCESS DIANA, HARRY’S MOM THAT
PRINCESS DIANA, HARRY’S MOM THAT SHAPED HIS FIERCE DETERMINATION
SHAPED HIS FIERCE DETERMINATION TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY.
TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY. MY DEEPEST FEAR IS HISTORY
MY DEEPEST FEAR IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.
REPEATING ITSELF. I LOST MY MOTHER AND NOW I WATCH
I LOST MY MOTHER AND NOW I WATCH MY WIFE FALLING VICTIM TO THE
MY WIFE FALLING VICTIM TO THE SAME POWERFUL FORCES.
SAME POWERFUL FORCES. IT’S A RISK HARRY IS NOT
IT’S A RISK HARRY IS NOT PREPARED TO TAKE WITHOUT A
PREPARED TO TAKE WITHOUT A FIGHT.
FIGHT. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS’S LEGAL
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS’S LEGAL TEAM SAY THE TABLOID
TEAM SAY THE TABLOID STRATEGICALLY OMITTED CERTAIN
STRATEGICALLY OMITTED CERTAIN PARAGRAPHS AND WORDS FROM THAT
PARAGRAPHS AND WORDS FROM THAT PRIVATE LETTER.
PRIVATE LETTER. THE MAIL ON SUNDAY RESPONDING IN
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY RESPONDING IN A STATEMENT SAID THAT THE LETTER
A STATEMENT SAID THAT THE LETTER WAS NOT EDITED IN ANY WAY TO
WAS NOT EDITED IN ANY WAY TO CHANGE ITS MEANING, AND THEY
CHANGE ITS MEANING, AND THEY WILL DEFEND THE CASE VIGOROUSLY.
WILL DEFEND THE CASE VIGOROUSLY. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS SAY ANY
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS SAY ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGES WILL BE
POTENTIAL DAMAGES WILL BE DONATED TO AN ANTI-BULLYING
DONATED TO AN ANTI-BULLYING CHARITY.
CHARITY. HODA, SAVANNAH.
HODA, SAVANNAH. >> KELLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> KELLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE ARE JOINED BY VICTORIA
AND WE ARE JOINED BY VICTORIA ARBITER, WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
ARBITER, WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE ROYALS FOR YEARS.
THE ROYALS FOR YEARS. IT’S LITERALLY IN YOUR DNA
IT’S LITERALLY IN YOUR DNA WATCHING THE ROYALS.
WATCHING THE ROYALS. THIS ISN’T UNPRECEDENTED BUT
THIS ISN’T UNPRECEDENTED BUT IT’S VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE ROYALS
IT’S VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE ROYALS TO STRIKE BACK, TO SUE A BRITISH
TO STRIKE BACK, TO SUE A BRITISH TABLOID.
TABLOID. IS IT A RISKY MOVE?
IS IT A RISKY MOVE? >> IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
>> IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A RISKY MOVE CERTAINLY.
RISKY MOVE CERTAINLY. YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THE ROYALS GENERALLY AVOID ANY
THE ROYALS GENERALLY AVOID ANY KIND OF LEGAL ACTION SIMPLY
KIND OF LEGAL ACTION SIMPLY BECAUSE IN THEIR VIEW IT TENDS
BECAUSE IN THEIR VIEW IT TENDS TO PERPETUATE THE STORY FURTHER.
TO PERPETUATE THE STORY FURTHER. THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN
THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN 2017, WILLIAM AND KATE WERE
2017, WILLIAM AND KATE WERE AWARDED 100,000 EURO AFTER A
AWARDED 100,000 EURO AFTER A FRENCH MAGAZINE PUBLISHED A
FRENCH MAGAZINE PUBLISHED A TOPLESS PHOTO.
TOPLESS PHOTO. WHAT WE HAVE HERE WITH HARRY IS
WHAT WE HAVE HERE WITH HARRY IS LEGAL ACTION THAT HE IS TAKING
LEGAL ACTION THAT HE IS TAKING ON A BEAST WITH THE BRITISH
ON A BEAST WITH THE BRITISH MEDIA.
MEDIA. >> IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF WOMEN
>> IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF WOMEN WERE PROBABLY GIVING HIM A GOOD
WERE PROBABLY GIVING HIM A GOOD A ATTA BOY BECAUSE HE DEFENDED
A ATTA BOY BECAUSE HE DEFENDED HIS WOMAN, AND WE THINK THAT WAS
HIS WOMAN, AND WE THINK THAT WAS PRETTY COOL BUT WHAT DO YOU
PRETTY COOL BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS GOING TO MEAN FOR
THINK THIS IS GOING TO MEAN FOR THE BRITISH PRESS NOW.
THE BRITISH PRESS NOW. YOU SAID THEY’RE AGGRESSIVE,
YOU SAID THEY’RE AGGRESSIVE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE RESULT IS
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE RESULT IS GOING TO BE.
GOING TO BE. >> THE TABLOID MEDIA IS NOT SHY
>> THE TABLOID MEDIA IS NOT SHY WHEN IT COMES TO DEFENDING
WHEN IT COMES TO DEFENDING THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. THE MAIL ON SUNDAY SAYS THEY
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY SAYS THEY DENY THE CLAIMS, THE ALLEGATIONS
DENY THE CLAIMS, THE ALLEGATIONS HARRY MADE IN THE STATEMENT, AND
HARRY MADE IN THE STATEMENT, AND PLAN TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
PLAN TO DEFEND THEMSELVES VIGOROUSLY.
VIGOROUSLY. THE MEDIA TENDS TO STICK
THE MEDIA TENDS TO STICK TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REPORTERS
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REPORTERS TWEETING THAT THERE’S AN
TWEETING THAT THERE’S AN ATMOSPHERE, HARRY AND MEGHAN
ATMOSPHERE, HARRY AND MEGHAN APPEARED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
APPEARED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PUBLIC YESTERDAY, AND ALREADY
PUBLIC YESTERDAY, AND ALREADY THERE’S A LITTLE TENSION.
THERE’S A LITTLE TENSION. FOR ME, THE TIMING IS JUST SO
FOR ME, THE TIMING IS JUST SO ODD.
ODD. HERE WE ARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
HERE WE ARE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. THIS HOUR HAS BEEN A MASSIVE
THIS HOUR HAS BEEN A MASSIVE SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. THEY HAVE CHAMPIONED WOMEN’S
THEY HAVE CHAMPIONED WOMEN’S RIGHTS, CONSERVATION, THE
RIGHTS, CONSERVATION, THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE YOUTH.
EMPOWERMENT OF THE YOUTH. IT’S BEEN POSITIVE STORY AFTER
IT’S BEEN POSITIVE STORY AFTER POSITIVE STORY AND YET NOW THIS
POSITIVE STORY AND YET NOW THIS IS WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT.
IS WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. >> SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND,
>> SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE WE REMARK, IN THIS
BECAUSE WE REMARK, IN THIS COUNTRY WE DON’T SEE THE PRESS
COUNTRY WE DON’T SEE THE PRESS THAT SHE GETS BUT APPARENTLY, IF
THAT SHE GETS BUT APPARENTLY, IF YOU CAN TELL US, THERE’S A LOT
YOU CAN TELL US, THERE’S A LOT OF VITRIOL DIRECTED AT HER.
OF VITRIOL DIRECTED AT HER. IS IT OVER AND ABOVE WHAT A
IS IT OVER AND ABOVE WHAT A ROYAL SHOULD EXPECT FROM BEING
ROYAL SHOULD EXPECT FROM BEING IN THE PUBLIC EYE, IS IT SO
IN THE PUBLIC EYE, IS IT SO VICIOUS?
VICIOUS? >> A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN VERY
>> A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN VERY VICIOUS.
VICIOUS. SHE’S NOT THE FIRST MEMBER OF
SHE’S NOT THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY TO BE ON THE
THE ROYAL FAMILY TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF NEGATIVE PRESS
RECEIVING END OF NEGATIVE PRESS BUT I DO THINK THIS HAS BEEN AT
BUT I DO THINK THIS HAS BEEN AT AN EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL.
AN EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL. WHEN MEGHAN APPEARED AT THE
WHEN MEGHAN APPEARED AT THE BRITISH FASHION AWARDS, SHE WORE
BRITISH FASHION AWARDS, SHE WORE A ONE SHOULDER DRESS.
A ONE SHOULDER DRESS. SHE WAS DESCRIBED BY SOME AS
SHE WAS DESCRIBED BY SOME AS VULGAR.
VULGAR. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE WORE A
THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE WORE A ONE SHOULDERS DRESS A FEW MONTHS
ONE SHOULDERS DRESS A FEW MONTHS LATER, DESCRIBED AS A GREEK
LATER, DESCRIBED AS A GREEK GODDESS, ETHEREAL.
GODDESS, ETHEREAL. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE SEEING THIS
THAT’S WHERE WE’RE SEEING THIS DOUBLE STANDARD.
DOUBLE STANDARD. THE QUESTION IS THE SUPPLY AND
THE QUESTION IS THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND, YOU KNOW THAT WITH
DEMAND, YOU KNOW THAT WITH ONLINE MEDIA THAT’S DRIVEN BY AD
ONLINE MEDIA THAT’S DRIVEN BY AD REVENUE.
REVENUE. THE PEOPLE ARE CLICKING ON THESE
THE PEOPLE ARE CLICKING ON THESE STORIES.
STORIES. THE LONGER PEOPLE CLICK ON THE
THE LONGER PEOPLE CLICK ON THE STORIES, THE LONGER THEY WILL BE
STORIES, THE LONGER THEY WILL BE WRITTEN.
WRITTEN. NO ONE IS BEING HELD
NO ONE IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABLE. THAT’S WHAT HARRY WANTS TO
THAT’S WHAT HARRY WANTS TO CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> IT’S A TOUGH CASE BECAUSE
>> IT’S A TOUGH CASE BECAUSE MEGHAN MARKLE’S FATHER IS THE
MEGHAN MARKLE’S FATHER IS THE ONE WHO GAVE THE NEWSPAPER THE
ONE WHO GAVE THE NEWSPAPER THE LETTER AND SAID PRINT IT.
LETTER AND SAID PRINT IT. SO I MEAN, THEY HAVE, LOOK, THE
SO I MEAN, THEY HAVE, LOOK, THE LAWS IN BRITAIN ARE LESS
LAWS IN BRITAIN ARE LESS FRIENDLY TO THE PRESS, SO MAYBE
FRIENDLY TO THE PRESS, SO MAYBE THEY HAVE A STRONGER CASE THERE,
THEY HAVE A STRONGER CASE THERE, BUT IT’S A TRICKY ONE!
BUT IT’S A TRICKY ONE! IT IS, AND ANDI WORRY THIS IS GO
IT IS, AND ANDI WORRY THIS IS GO TO BRING HIM OUT OF THE
TO BRING HIM OUT OF THE WOODWORK.
WOODWORK. HE’S BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
HE’S BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE HE DIDN’T COME TO THE
SINCE HE DIDN’T COME TO THE ROYAL WEDDING.
ROYAL WEDDING. THERE’S THAT ELEMENT AS WELL.
THERE’S THAT ELEMENT AS WELL. HARRY SAID I’M NOT SURE IT’S A
HARRY SAID I’M NOT SURE IT’S A SAFE ACTION BUT IT’S THE RIGHT
SAFE ACTION BUT IT’S THE RIGHT ONE.
ONE. HE KNOWS THIS COULD BACKFIRE
HE KNOWS THIS COULD BACKFIRE SPECTACULARLY, HE WANTED TO DRAW
SPECTACULARLY, HE WANTED TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND, A STRONG
A LINE IN THE SAND, A STRONG LINE IN THE SAND AND IT WAS
LINE IN THE SAND AND IT WAS CLEARLY WRITTEN BY HIM.
