Prince William was ‘sick with worry’ and ‘retching for a week’ before Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview

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Prince William was “literally sick with worry” leading up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive March 2021 sitdown with Oprah Winfrey.

In the latest Kate Middleton biography, “Kate! The Courage, Grace and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen,” author Christopher Andersen claimed the Princess of Wales “could hear her husband retching in the bathroom” for a full week before the interview aired.

William, 43, was allegedly “too distracted to think of food” over what his brother and sister-in-law would divulge to viewers.

Prince William, seen here in February, reportedly made himself “sick with worry” in the days preceding his brother Prince Harry’s 2021 sitdown with Oprah Winfrey. Getty Images
William, pictured in 2018, couldn’t keep food down and retched for a week, according to Christopher Andersen’s Kate Middleton biography. AP

Page Six has reached out to William’s rep, who did not have a comment.

The couple’s conversation with Winfrey, 72, touched on many subjects, including Middleton’s argument with Markle over Princess Charlotte’s flower girl dress days before the latter’s May 2018 wedding, which left the bride, 44, in tears.

Harry, 41, also confirmed he was not on good terms with William, saying there was “a lot of hurt” between the estranged siblings.

The March 2021 interview contained many bombshells. AP
Prince Harry confirmed that he was estranged from Prince William, seen above in July 2021. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Perhaps the biggest bombshell was when the “Suits” alum called out unnamed members of the royal family allegedly raising “concerns” with her husband over their unborn child’s skin color and “what that mean[t]” for the monarchy.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first child, Prince Archie, was born in May 2019, followed by Princess Lilibet in June 2021.

King Charles III is believed to have made the remark on Nov. 27, 2017 — the same morning Harry and Markle’s engagement was announced.

Markle, pictured above in 2018, claimed Middleton made her cry over an argument about Princess Charlotte’s flower girl dress. AP
Markle also accused an unnamed member of the royal family of questioning her unborn son’s skin color in the 2021 conversation. AP

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According to Andersen’s 2021 book, “Brothers And Wives: Inside The Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan,” the now-monarch mused to his wife, Queen Camilla, “I wonder what the children will look like? … I mean, what do you think their children’s complexion might be?”

A spokesperson for the 77-year-old has since strongly refuted the story.

Unusually, Buckingham Palace drafted a statement about the Winfrey interview, which took place during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, and the response was shown to William and Middleton.

It was later reported that the remark was made by King Charles, seen here in 2023, but he has denied this. Getty Images
Prince Archie (pictured above in December 2025) was born in 2019, followed by Princess Lilibet two years later. meghan/Instagram

Andersen wrote in his Middleton biography, out Tuesday, that the first draft did not mention the charges of racism — but the princess, 44, insisted those be included.

The biographer alleged these sentences were subsequently added: “The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. They are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.”

Andersen noted that while “William was about to sign off on this version,” his wife “wasn’t satisfied” and brainstormed another change.

Andersen wrote that Middleton, seen above in December 2018, insisted the royal family’s statement on the Winfrey interview address the charges of racism. John Rainford/WENN
“Kate! The Courage, Grace and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen” is on bookshelves and available to order now. Simon Schuster

“It was at this point that Kate suggested the phrase ‘while some recollections may vary’ — making it clear that not everyone was on board with what Harry and Meghan were saying,” Anderson wrote.

Harry and Markle were “not surprised” by that phrasing, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand claimed in “Finding Freedom” in August 2021.

The comment taking “little accountability” reportedly “did not go unnoticed” by the ex-royals, who have lived in Montecito, California, since 2020.

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