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Prince Harry, Meghan interview brings bumper U.S. TV audience

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their interview with Oprah Winfrey. [Reuers]

Some 17.1 million Americans watched Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell television interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, broadcaster CBS said on Monday.

CBS said Sunday’s two-hour interview, in which Harry and Meghan accused the royal family of racism and of failing to protect them from negative media coverage, drew the biggest audience for any entertainment special since the Oscars telecast in February 2020, which was watched by 23.6 million viewers.

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