TV host Billy Bush has sparked backlash after describing tensions amongst Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and different members of the royal household as “delicious” throughout a phase about Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
The former CBS host, who’s now the host of Extra, made the feedback whereas chatting with Gayle King throughout a phase filmed in London on Monday, the day of the Queen’s state funeral.
After discussing the attendance of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ two eldest kids on the funeral, Bush turned his consideration to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and the “drama” he claims is related to the couple’s return to the UK.
“Then you’ve got, you know, Harry in his morning suit. You know, there’s a lot of drama there. To me, that drama… is delicious in a way. It’s like we can’t stop consuming them,” the Extra host mentioned, in what appeared to partially be a reference to the conversations among the many royal household about whether or not Harry would put on his army uniform for the ceremonial occasions. Bush then requested King what she “made” of the interactions she noticed between Prince Harry and his household within the days following the Queen’s loss of life and on the day of the funeral.
In response, the CBS host mentioned that “there have been efforts on both sides to sort of make this right”.
“We shall see. Big families always go through drama, always go through turmoil. It remains to be seen – are they going to be drawn closer together or are they going to be drawn apart? I have no idea, I have no inside information on that, but I will tell you this: It was good to see Harry standing with his family,” she mentioned.
On social media, the phase has been met with criticism, with some condemning Bush’s use of the phrase “delicious” to explain the strained relationships between Prince Harry and members of the royal household, comparable to his elder brother Prince William and his father King Charles III.
“It is Billy Bush’s comment that upsets me. ‘Drama is delicious.’ Drama is not. I say let them work it out,” one particular person tweeted. “It will take work and commitment. I believe they can do it.”
On YouTube, viewers additionally known as out Bush’s remark, with one other particular person noting that “of course drama is delicious for the tabloids and for everyone as long as it is not the drama of your family that is publicly exposed”.
Other viewers have been essential of King’s feedback about Harry and the royal household, as many claimed the TV host had a job in fueling the tensions, which first got here to mild when the duke and duchess introduced their determination to step again from their roles as senior royals and relocate to California.
King, an in depth pal of Oprah Winfrey and Harry and Meghan, additionally used her platform to focus on the issues laid out by the royal couple throughout their wide-ranging interview with the previous talk-show host in 2021.
“I’m so sick of Gayle King and Oprah exploiting this situation while the family is desperately trying to grieve. I’m so sick of you Gayle King,” one particular person tweeted, whereas one other mentioned: “@GayleKing you have a lot of nerve talking about Meghan and Harry, after what your buddy tried to do to the royal family. I bet they booed you in the UK. Only way to get front headlines is to keep posting the fight between families.”
According to another person, King’s continued discussions in regards to the standing of the royal household’s relationships could solely make the tensions worse. “People like Gayle King make it worse. It’s exactly [people] like Gayle King why the royal family doesn’t trust Harry and Meghan. When there’s no trust, there’s no reconciliation,” they tweeted.
“Imagine doing everything you can to cause a monumental rift and then acting like you genuinely care about a reconciliation. Go away Gayle and Oprah!” one other particular person wrote.
During the 10-day mourning interval following the Queen’s loss of life on 8 September, Harry and Meghan spent a big period of time with the royal household, with the couple publicly reunited with William and Kate when the foursome walked outdoors Windsor Castle to view floral tributes to the late monarch.
The household additionally got here collectively on Monday for the monarch’s state funeral, which noticed Prince Harry and Meghan seated behind different members of the royal household throughout a service in Westminster Abbey, whereas the couple was later seated alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales throughout a smaller service in St George’s Chapel.
On the day of the funeral, Harry additionally stood alongside his brother as they walked in a procession behind their grandmother’s coffin.
Source: www.impartial.co.uk