Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to the fallout from the controversial Oprah interview with Harry and Meghan.
He told Nova 96.9 that he paused and watched the interview on Monday, saying that Harry and Meghan were “just lovely” when he met them on their Australian tour.
“We met them both when they came out to Australia. They were lovely, they were very, very nice and they met the girls and very very kind,” he said.
“They had a great time when they were in Australia and it was great to host them.”
Morrison also sympathised with the royal couple, saying they’re having “family troubles”.
“You’ve gotta feel for people in the situations, they’re having some family troubles,” Mr Morrison told Nova 96.9 radio on Thursday morning.
“People have family troubles, it happens, we all have them from time to time.”
Prince Harry mentioned that the 2018 tour of Australia was the “turning point” in the decision to leave royal duties.
“It really changed after the Australia tour,” he said.
“It was also the first time that the family got to see how incredible [Meghan] is at the job. That brought back memories.”
The Australian royal tour is currently at the centre of allegations that Meghan Markle bullied her staff, causing several to resign.
There have also been claims for Australia to become a republic after the interview has dominated the news cycle for a week.
Morrison reminded people that there are more important issues to focus on.
“My personal position, I have always supported the constitutional monarchy,” he said to Sunrise.
“But that’s not what’s going to change anything when it comes to coming out of the COVID recession or the COVID pandemic.”
