Meghan Markle's mother is preparing for an interview with Oprah Winfrey

Meghan Markle’s mother is believed to be preparing for an interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which she will discuss the racist response to her daughter’s relationship with Prince Harry.
 
According to The Mirror, Doria Ragland, 61, met with the TV host, 64, at her estate in California for several hours last weekend to “thrash out” ideas for a tell-all interview.
 
The yoga therapist, who will attend the Royal Wedding on May 19, was seen leaving Winfrey’s house with gifts.

“What happened ... was disgusting and they and all of their families were horrified. It’s an issue close to both Doria and Oprah, who have both suffered racism.”
 
The “groundbreaking” interview is expected to air after the royal wedding, but would require approval from Buckingham Palace first, the source added.

When Markle, 36, marries Prince Harry, 33, on May 19, she will become the first mixed-race member of the Royal Family. 

This discourse became so pervasive in the early months of the couple’s relationship that the prince was forced to publicly defend his girlfriend after just six months of dating.
 
A statement released by Harry’s Communications Secretary in November 2016 condemned the “wave of abuse and harassment” Markle had been subjected to, much of it racist.

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“Some of this has been very public - the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments,” it read.

“[Harry] knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game’. He strongly disagrees. This is not a game - it is her life and his.”

Speaking to the BBC following the announcement of her engagement to the prince, the former Suits actress described the public focus on her race as “disheartening”.