One of the key mentors for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in America has been billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey. She joined them on Friday for a star-studded book event in California, which also saw appearances from Ellen DeGeneres and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos.The Duke and Duchess made a stylish entrance to the literary evening, arriving in a sleek Range Rover before greeting their hosts and other celebrity guests.
The event was held in honour of Hollywood literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and cosmetics entrepreneur Victoria Jackson, at a shop inspired by a term Harry used to describe influential women in his life.At the bookshop event near Montecito, the Duke of Sussex paid tribute to his friend and ally Oprah, who he has previously revealed he has a two-word nickname for.
The renowned talk show host played a pivotal role in the couple's decision to step back from Royal duties and relocate to America, conducting their explosive 2021 interview that laid bare their rift with the Royal Family. READ MORE: Prince William and Harry's secret underground 'Club H' where brothers would find 'mischief' Oprah reportedly earned her nickname after helping to launch the Prince's own book, Spare, which further deepened the divide between Harry and his father King Charles, and brother William, revealing a catalogue of family tensions, disagreements, and full-blown disputes for the first time, reports the Express.
When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their move to America, Walsh, Jackson, and Winfrey were the influential figures who offered them support.
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