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Duchess Meghan felt like she was in a golden cage during her time in the British royal family.

She was condemned to be silent, said Prince Harry's wife in a conversation with US presenter Oprah Winfrey.

"I don't know the institution (monarchy), so we were told to keep quiet." Clear rules of conduct have been imposed on everyone around her since it was known that she was in a relationship with Harry.

"Even now I can not just go out to eat with friends," said Meghan in the interview broadcast on Sunday evening (local time).

"I couldn't feel more lonely." She left the house twice in four months.

"I'm everywhere, but I'm nowhere."

Meghan also spoke of racist behavior during her pregnancy with son Archie in the interview.

There have been concerns and discussions about "how dark his skin could be when he is born," said Meghan.

In addition, she sees herself as a victim of "character assassination" in the British royal family.

The 39-year-old described an incident with her sister-in-law Kate was completely misrepresented and everyone in the royal family knew this.

For them this was "the beginning of a true character assassination" and a "turning point" in their relationship with the royal family.

Already married three days before the royal wedding

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According to Markle, Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry got married on a small scale three days before their royal wedding in May 2018.

"Nobody knows, but we called the archbishop," said Meghan when the US broadcaster CBS broadcast an interview with presenter Oprah Winfrey on Sunday evening (local time).

“We said: This spectacle is for the world.

We want our bond between us.

The marriage vows that hang framed in our room are just the two of us in the garden with the Archbishop of Canterbury. "

Markle also said that Duchess Kate made her cry.

A few days before the wedding, Kate was upset about a flower girl's dress, Meghan said.

“And it made me cry.

And it really hurt my feelings ”.

After that, Prince William's wife apologized and gave her flowers, Meghan said.

Kate is a "good person".

The royals

In her own words, Meghan was not properly prepared for a life in the royal family.

"What you know about royals, you know from fairy tales," said Meghan.

“That's why it's easy to have a picture of it that is so far removed from reality.” In the years at court it was difficult: “Perception and reality are two very different things and you are judged by perception, but you live it Reality, ”said Meghan.

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She never thought much about what it would be like to marry a prince.

"I did not fully understand what kind of job it is, what it means to appear as a royal," said Meghan.

“We talked about it at the beginning of our relationship.

But I think there was no way to understand what that would mean in everyday life. "

Meghan described her first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II as "beautiful and simple".

"We just sat there and chatted," said Meghan.

Before that, she quickly curtsied to pay tribute to the queen.

First interview since giving up royal duties

In the UK, prior to the interview, there were fears that possible allegations against the royal family could lead to an ordeal at the palace.

Observers had previously emphasized that any criticism of a member of the Royals should be seen as an attack on the entire royal family.

It's the couple's first interview since giving up their royal duties a year ago.

Supporters had accused the media and, most recently, the palace of a campaign, in particular against Duchess Meghan.

The conversation with Oprah was announced on February 15, the day after it was announced that Harry and Meghan were expecting a second child.