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Five Talking Points From Meghan Markle And Prince Harry’s Interview With Oprah Winfrey

In the recent tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, English Royals, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, both with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, respectively held nothing back.

The interview is coming after Harry and Meghan decided to step back from the English Royal Family in 2020 and relocated to the United States.

During the session, the couple revealed they first met on a blind date arranged by a mutual friend in 2016. By 2018, they were married.

The Canadian-born Hollywood actress who is of mixed race was in an immediate conundrum after she stepped into Buckingham palace in 2018.

The interview with Oprah Winfrey which is currently trending on social media has now been branded the most important piece of royal TV since Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, spoke to the BBC’s Martin Bashir in 1995 after her separation from Prince Charles.

Here are five important moments to note during the interview.

1. Meghan Markle reveals she contemplated suicide.

Meghan says she was depressed living in the palace and often contemplated suicide. “I didn’t want to be alive anymore,” she says.

Meghan admitted to Oprah that she would have committed suicide and since the royal family won’t help her, she turned to a friend of Princess Diana’s for help.

She said she struggled with her mental health due to the intense pressures of being in the Royal Family, and that she had suicidal thoughts.

2. Prince Harry confirms himself and members of his family were financially cut off by the palace.

Harry revealed during the session that his family has been cut off financially from the palace.

He went on to make further shocking revelations that he had to seek financial aide and deals with streaming platforms, Netflix and Spotify.

3. Tyler Perry comes to royal family’s rescue after they were cut off by the palace.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed how billionaire filmmaker Tyler Perry came in to help them after they were cut off financially by the royal family.

Soon after they were told they would stop receiving security protection from the British royal family, Harry and Markle, who were in Canada at the time, started to panic about where they should go and where they would be safest.

Prince Harry recalled: “While we were in Canada, in someone else’s house, I then got told, short notice, that security was going to be removed.”

4. Markle revealed that the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, who is Prince William’s wife, once made her cry.
She however adds that Kate has since apologised.

The quarrel was over outfits for the flower girls.

“A few days before the wedding, she was upset about something pertaining – yes, the issue was correct – about flower girl dresses, and it made me cry, and it really hurt my feelings,” Meghan says.
“But she owned it, and she apologised. And she brought me flowers and a note, apologising,” she adds.

5. The royal couple are expecting a baby girl in the summer. Meghan displayed her growing baby bump during the Oprah interview.

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Peru’s ex President Alberto Fujimori dies after battle with cancer

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, 86, died on Wednesday, September 11, after battling cancer.

His daughter announced the news in a post on X.

“After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just passed away to meet the Lord. We ask those who loved him to accompany us with a prayer for the eternal rest of his soul. Thank you so much, Dad!” Keiko Fujimori wrote, adding her name and those of her three siblings: Hiro, Sachie and Kenji.

Fujimori died in the Peruvian capital Lima nine months after having regained his freedom.

The former agronomist, who governed Peru between 1990 and 2000, suffered a number of medical complications since he entered prison in 2007.

In 2009, he was convicted of kidnap and murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for corruption and human rights violations including being the indirect author of the massacres in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta, where 25 were killed.

His time in office was marked by widespread human rights abuses.

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Abiodun’s Policies Impacting Lives, Says Pastor Bakare

The Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare.

The Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Lagos Pastor Tunde Bakare, has described Governor Dapo Abiodun as a visionary leader whose policies and programmes are impacting positively on the lives of the people.
Bakare, who stated this in an interview with newsmen after a private meeting with the governor at his Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, said Prince Abiodun has executed many projects that could be verified by all and sundry.
He said: “To be honest with you, this is my first time in five years of coming here. When I entered today, I felt like a transformation had taken place here because I am familiar with this environment.
“As I was looking at the environment, I called the governor and asked him what happened. It is not magic or rocket science, but there is a lot of transformation that has taken place compared to what it used to be in the past.
“Perhaps the governor just decided that this state must be a centre of excellence, and he has made it so,” he noted.
The Cleric stressed that what he has seen and heard about the government is an indication that the state is making progress under Governor Abiodun.
“When one government goes, another one comes in. We can see what the governor is doing and the fingerprint of a visionary leader. The governor has raised the standard, and his successor would have no choice but to build on it to continually move the state forward.
“Some of the things I have heard is that salaries are paid on time, meritocracy is being put in place. If you do what is right, who is wrong and what is right will leave you alone. When the people themselves see a leader who is selfless, they definitely will support,” Bakare added.
Pastor Bakare, who hinted of his desire to relocate back to the state as a result of the impressive performance of the governor and peaceful atmosphere, emphasized that “nobody would want to be in an environment that is hostile.”

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Sudan Fighting: Over 300 Persons Killed, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 330 people have been killed due to fighting in the capital Khartoum and several other states, including Darfur States.

The UN health agency on Thursday also said no fewer than 3,200 have been injured in Sudan since a military power struggle between the Sudanese armed forces and a paramilitary group sparked violent clashes six days ago.

“The situation in Sudan is increasingly concerning and heart breaking,” WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, wrote in a statement posted on his official Twitter account.

Ghebreyesus condemned all loss of life, especially attacks on civilians and healthcare.

He expressed deep concern over reports of forces occupying health facilities, underlining that attacks on healthcare are a flagrant violation of international law.

“The lack of safe access, of electricity, food, water, personnel and the diminishing medical supplies are making it nearly impossible for many health facilities to function at the exact time when there are thousands injured in need of urgent care,” he said.

Ghebreyesus urged the sides to respect the truce so that people can seek refuge or healthcare, or access food, water and medicine.

Similarly, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also called on the parties to respect their international obligations to protect boys and girls from harm and to ensure humanitarians can quickly reach children in need.

“Five days of intense hostilities in Sudan, and four failed ceasefires, have already taken a devastating toll on the country’s children,” UNICEF Director, Catherine Russell, said in a statement.

“If the violence does not stop, this toll will only increase.”

She said at least nine children have reportedly been killed, and more than 50 reportedly injured as hostilities continued in Khartoum, the Darfur states and North Kordofan, though insecurity makes it difficult to collect and verify information.

“We have received reports of children sheltering in schools and care centres while fighting rages around them, of children’s hospitals forced to evacuate as shelling moves closer, and hospitals, health centres and other critical infrastructure damaged or destroyed, limiting access to essential and lifesaving care and medicine,” she added.

Russell said the crisis has disrupted critical-life saving care for an estimated 50,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition, who need ongoing round-the-clock care.

“The fighting also puts at risk the cold chain in Sudan, including over $40 million worth of vaccines and insulin, due to the breaks in the power supply and the inability to restock generators with fuel,” she added.

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