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Meghan says “Being called Waity Katie isn’t as bad as what I went through” – Meghan brings up Kate Middleton’s rude nickname during interview

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Updated on March 31, 2021

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During an interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7, 2021, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex mentioned her sister-in-law, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Meghan talked with Oprah about how the press handles royals in a bonus clip from the two-hour TV show, Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special, bringing up Catherine’s nickname “Waity Katie” at one point.

Meghan Markle compared how the press treated her to how other royals were treated.

The Duchess of Sussex discussed her experiences with the press versus other British royals with Oprah. She cited the early days of her and Harry’s courtship as an example of the overwhelming amount of criticism and curiosity in her.

Meghan explained that the world was more interested in her because of social media and the fact that she was not British. Her relationship with the press, she said, was “like the wild, wild West.”

In July 2016, Meghan and Harry went on their first date. The Duke of Sussex released a statement in November of that year about the “outright sexism and racism” aimed at Meghan.

Meghan Markle claims that being referred to as “Waity Katie” doesn’t compare to racism

In a new clip from her Oprah interview, Meghan Markle said that being named “Waity Katie” was nothing compared to racism.

The Duchess of Sussex said she understands how difficult remarks about Kate’s ‘waiting to marry William’ would have been for her, but what they’ve had to deal with is ‘not the same.’

The Duchess of Sussex described her experience as “different” from what other members of the royal family might have gone through in a clip released by CBS.

“Different because of race?” Oprah asked. “As well as social media,” Meghan said.

She stated how the ‘noise level’ has changed as a result of social media and the fact that she is not British.

Meghan articulated herself as follows: “Unfortunately if members of his family say well this is what’s happened to all of us, if they can compare what the experience what I went through was similar to what has been shared with us.

“Kate was called ‘waity Katie’ – waiting to marry William – while I imagine that was really hard, and I do, I can’t picture what that felt like, this is not the same, and if a member of his family will say ‘we’ve all had to deal with things that are rude’ – rude and racist are not the same.