Oprah Winfrey opens up about secret meeting with Meghan Markle’s mum
When it was revealed in the lead-up to Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding that the bride’s mother, Doria Ragland, had met up with TV queen Oprah Winfrey at her mansion in California, the rumour mill went into overdrive.
Was it research for a tell-all interview? That’s what most assumed.
However, Oprah has opened up about the intriguing catch-up which took place in April to set the record straight.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, whilst attending the premiere of her new TV series Love Is in Los Angeles, the host and actress revealed that she and Doria spent the afternoon at her home doing yoga, eating cumquats from her garden and bonding.
Furthermore, the US television mogul was quick to shut down reports that she had armed Doria with gifts.
Oprah told ET, “The story was that Meghan’s mom had come to my house and she left laden with gifts.”
She added, “You know what the gifts were? First of all, she’s great at yoga, so I said, ‘Bring your yoga mat and your sneakers in case we just want to do yoga on the lawn.’
“So, one of the bags was a yoga mat and the other was lunch.”
Oprah also shared that the two women enjoyed a dessert made from cumquats freshly picked from her garden.
“’[Doria] said, ‘I love cumquats,’ and I said, ‘I have a cumquat tree!’”
The TV queen also squashed reports that she was charming Doria into doing an interview to talk about her daughter and her new royal son-in-law’s relationship and marriage.
“For all the people who said I am getting her gifts and I’m trying to bribe her for an interview – they were cumquats,” Oprah exclaimed.
“If cumquats can get you an interview, I’m all for it!”