‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: Meghan Markle attacks ‘The Firm’ in new Oprah trailer

Meghan Markle has hit out at royal insiders, telling Oprah Winfrey “there’s a lot that has been lost”.

Meghan Markle has hit back at bullying claims, saying key players within the British Royal Family are actively “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and Prince Harry.

The damning claims were released by CBS as a teaser for the couple’s exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, which is set to air on March 8.

In the new video, Winfrey asks the Duchess of Sussex, “How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?”

Meghan replies, “I don’t know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still just be silent when there is an active role that the Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us.

“And if that comes with risk of losing things … there’s a lot that’s been lost already,” she says.

The clip dropped just hours after The Times published historic bullying allegations against the Duchess, which reveal a senior palace staffer who now works for Prince William and Kate Middleton complained that Ms Markle had reduced multiple staff members to tears and seen two staff members leave due to what they believed to be harassing behaviour.

A spokesperson for Markle and the Prince called the allegations “a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation.”

HOW TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW

The highly-anticipated interview between American TV host Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be broadcast in Australia.

The program is set to be one of the most explosive media encounters in the history of the Royal Family.

Winfrey sits down with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, for an intimate wide-ranging interview, covering everything including her brief stint as a Royal, her fairytale marriage, motherhood, charity work, and the ongoing public pressure and media scrutiny she faces.

Prince Harry then joins the two as they speak about their move to the United States, their growing family, and what they plan for the future.

Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will air in Australia. Picture: CBS

Teaser clips for the interview have already revealed that Harry lives in the shadow of his mother Princess Diana’s tragic death and that his “biggest fear was history repeating itself”.

Harry said he couldn’t imagine what his mother went through “going through this process by herself”.

He described his decision to leave the Royal Family as far from easy.

“It’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us but at least we have each other,” he said.

Meghan was silent in the short clip but Winfrey asked her about a comment she appeared to have made about how she found life as a royal “almost unsurvivable”.

Oprah sits down with Meghan Markle for an in-depth interview. Picture: CBS

Markle on royal life: “Almost unsurvivable”. Picture: CBS

Winfrey: “Were you silent or were you silenced?” Picture: CBS

“Almost unsurvivable sounds like there was a breaking point,” Winfrey said, before asking: “Were you silent or were you silenced?”

Network 10 has announced that Oprah With Meghan And Harry will air on Monday, 8 March at 7.30pm on 10.

The two-hour special is produced by Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. Winfrey is a close friend of the royal couple.

The premiere comes as Meghan has been accused of bullying staff during her time in the royal household.

The duchess has denied the bullying complaints and her lawyers have stated that one of the individuals had left royal employment after findings of misconduct.

A spokesman for the Sussexes said that the allegations were “a calculated smear campaign” and “a defamatory portrayal of The Duchess of Sussex” timed to undermine Harry and Meghan ahead of their media appearance.

Harry has been urged to delay the airing of the interview as his grandfather Prince Philip entered another week in hospital and was moved to St Bartholomew’s for further treatment.

Originally published as ‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: Meghan Markle attacks ‘The Firm’ in new Oprah trailer