What Kate Middleton Said At Her Post-Oprah Public Appearance

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey made headlines around the world and sent shockwaves through the royal family. There were some happy moments in the prime-time special. Prince Harry, for example, confirmed their soon-to-be second child's sex. When Oprah asked Harry how he felt about having a second child, he told her, "Amazing. Just grateful. To have any child, any one or two, would be amazing. But to have a boy and then a girl, what more could you ask for? Now we’ve got our family, the four of us and our two dogs. It’s great." But there were also some heavy moments, like when Markle revealed the true extent of her mental health struggles, and shared that someone in the royal family was "concerned" about her son Archie's skin color. Among many other revelations, Markle also debunked a tabloid report that suggested she had made her sister-in-law Kate Middleton cry in the days leading up to her 2018 wedding. However, speaking to Winfrey during the interview, Markle revealed that Kate was actually the one who made her cry. Markle described the palace's response to misleading tabloid reports as the start of a "character assassination" and a "turning point" in her time spent as a senior member of the British royal family. The Duchess of Sussex went on to clarify that, although Middleton did later apologize in private with a bouquet of flowers, the media's portrayal of what occurred between the two was difficult to bear. Middleton has yet to respond to Harry and Meghan's CBS sit-down. The Duchess of Cambridge and her husband have been active on social media since the interview, but only to post a picture of the Queen, in celebration of Commonwealth Day. However, Middleton made her first public appearance a mere 24 hours after the interview aired. In a clip posted on the royal family's official YouTube channel, Middleton spoke via video call to the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Jasmine Harrison. The Duchess' conversation with the 21-year-old was held in celebration of International Women's Day, and throughout the video, the pair discussed Harrison's record-breaking 3,000-mile trip across the Atlantic. During the video call, Kate appeared emotionally unfazed by Meghan's bombshell interview. But as Harry pointed out to Oprah, that's par for the course. When Meghan told Oprah her version of events surrounding the highly-publicized pre-wedding incident, she speculated that Kate would have corrected the story if she could have. If so, Kate may never speak, in public, at all about Meghan's story. But Buckingham Palace, on behalf of the queen, has released a statement that might well speak for her. The statement read, in part, "The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately." When Entertainment Tonight spoke to royal expert, Katie Nicholl , she had her own theory about why the Duchess of Sussex would be upset about the interview. Nicholl told ET, "Behind the scenes [Kate] has tried really hard to be a peacemaker between William and Harry. She has been deeply saddened by the brothers' falling out. Don't forget she was incredibly close to Harry herself." Meanwhile, Page Six interpreted Middleton's accessory selection for her International Women's day video call as a sign that "there's no bad blood" between Kate and Meghan. According to the gossip column, the Duchess of Cambridge put on a pair of Missoma earrings featuring, according to the jeweler's website, "pink heart-based healing crystals." Meghan just happens to also own several pieces from the same brand. Let the healing begin? #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #KateMiddleton