Jimmy Kimmel,Stephen Colbert,Jimmy Fallon,James CordenandSeth Meyerseach dedicated portions of their monologues to therevealing interview, during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened up feeling “trapped” within the royal family.
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Kimmel, 53, specifically zeroed in on one of the most shocking revelations: Both Meghan, 39, and Harry, 36, said there were"concerns and conversations"among senior members of the family about how “dark” their sonArchie’s skin would be.
“Harry said racism was a big part of their decision to leave,” theJimmy Kimmel Live!host later added. “You know things are bad at Buckingham Palace if they came to America to get away from racism. It’s like trying to get some peace and quiet at Chuck E. Cheese.”
OnThe Late Show,Colbert similarly brought up the allegation and contextualized it within the British monarchy’s history of colonialism.
“I’m going to go on a limb here and say there’s a possibility — just a possibility, mind you — that this medieval, selective breeding program might be racist?” he said. “Also, it’s never good when the British ruling class thinks someone is too dark. They steal their land and make them play cricket.”
The host also talked about the moment Meghan said that she hadn’t looked Harry up online prior to marrying into the family.
“What? Let me introduce you to this thing called Google,” joked Colbert, 56. “Over there, I think it’s called Lorry. It’s full of useful information. For instance, it says your husband knew Princess Di. That might have been an indication that this was going to be a rough gig. Also, while you’re Googling, you might want to try the combo ‘Andrew,’ ‘Island’ and ‘Epstein.’ It’ll give you an idea about what the royal family is okay with.”
Fellow Brit Corden fixated on Meghan and Harry revealing that they actuallytied the knot three days prior to their public nuptialsat Windsor Castle.
“Among the many revelations in the interview, Harry and Meghan said they secretly got married three days before their public wedding,” he said onThe Late Late Show.“A public wedding that I attended! I got to tell you, I want my toaster back. That was a wedding present, not a ‘Three days after the wedding’ present.”
“I was shocked that the ceremony I went to wasn’t real, it was a sham,” continued Corden, 42. “Can you imagine if they were like, ‘Does anyone here object to this union?’ And I was like, ‘Me! I do!’ And then it’s like, ‘Too bad, they’re already married. We’re really just doing this for show.'”
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Fallon, 46, began his monologue with “some news to make everyone feel a little better: The Royal family is just as messed up as everyone else is!”
Meanwhile, onLate Night with Seth Meyers,the host made a brief mention of Meghan — “Today is International Women’s Day, while yesterday belonged to a woman who decided to stop being international” — before turning to writerAmber Ruffinto recap the interview.
“They were both like, ‘It’s not the Queen who was racist, it’s this group of people who run the monarchy called ‘The Firm,'” Ruffin joked. “And I was like, are you talking about that rap group with Nas and Foxy Brown? Then I don’t know who ‘The Firm’ is!”
source: people.com