Prince Harry 'knew what he was doing' in Oprah gabfest: Magazine editor

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The explosive fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s spill-the-beans gabfest with Oprah Winfrey came as no surprise to the ginger-haired royal.

The editor of a magazine devoted to the Royal Family revealed that Harry “wanted to rock the boat.”

“He knew what he was doing,” Majesty editor Ingrid Seward told the New York Post.

“I can swear to you that, and he wanted to rock that boat,” Seward said. “Quite why, I don’t understand, but he did want to. And then he did, and I don’t think he’s surprised by the repercussions or that he regrets it for a moment.”

What Seward doesn’t get is why the couple went to Winfrey. She also finds Markle’s claim that her cries for mental health help from Buckingham Palace were rebuffed unbelievable.

“I find that so difficult to understand … what she was trying to tell us there,” Seward told the tabloid.

“You don’t go to the HR department in the U.K. You go and see a doctor, or you say to your husband, ‘Darling, I feel dreadful, I need you to find someone.’ Harry was in therapy himself, so he must have known people.”

Ultimately, Seward believes that the former Suits actress struggle was because she “always had a voice” and didn’t understand that she was now a bit player in something bigger than a TV show.

“(Harry) didn’t explain to her the ordinary things about being royal. That it’s not about you, it’s about the monarchy — it’s not like being a celebrity,” Seward said.

And “being American” was always going to be a “problem,” she added.

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“I think she had no idea she wouldn’t be able to say what she thought or wouldn’t be able to voice her opinion. That’s what she was used to all her life, and suddenly she’s in a straitjacket,” Seward said.

But Seward believes that ultimately, the Winfrey interview that featured charges of racism and bullying has harmed the Royal Family.

“Nobody attacks the royals. I’ve never heard of a member of the Royal Family criticizing them the way Harry or Meghan does,” Seward said.

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