Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey: Can the Duchess Trust the Media Mogul and her Best Friend Gayle?

 MEGHAN AND HARRY NEED TO STOP TELLING THEIR SECRETS TO OPRAH AND GAYLE KING

There are rumors that Oprah and her company are bankrolling Meghan and Harry's projects, including Meghan's podcast on Spotify. We have pondered whether Oprah helped Meghan and Harry with a downpayment on their house in Montecito California in exchange for the infamous 2021 interview.

While we support Meghan and Harry's entrepreneurial endeavors and love Oprah, we do caution the Duke and Duchess to avoid "exposing" all the family business to a talk show host like Oprah and her best friend Gayle King who is also a journalist.

Both Oprah and Gayle are seasoned media people whose entire raison d'etre is to get scoops and exclusives. In their line of work, these are the ways they build and sustain their cachet and career - by getting scoops. There is nothing wrong with that except when you are in a situation like Meghan and Harry are in.

It is not in Oprah and Gayle's interest to see Meghan and Harry reconcile with the royals because this is not going to be interesting and salacious to viewers. It is much more interesting when there are tensions and discord when one is in Oprah and Gayle's line of business.

 For the sake of their marriage, though, and for the relationship with their family and extended family, Meghan and Harry would be wise to keep their mouths shut where Oprah and Gayle are concerned.

This is not about friendship or no friendship. They can be friends without being pawns. They can be friends without having to give all these scoops which will do nothing but destroy their relationship in the end. 

It is not that Oprah and Gayle are bad people. It is just that in their line of work, it is foolish for Meghan and Harry to trust either of them with family business. Yes, it is delicate because Meghan and Harry need all the friends they can get, and by no means are we saying they should dump Oprah and Gayle. But they have to filter what they say to these two, for the sake of their marriage and family.

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