{"id":267617,"date":"2025-07-16T21:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/267617\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T21:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:39:10","slug":"oprah-winfrey-jokes-about-meghan-and-harrys-royal-last-name-sussex-sounds-like-a-soap-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/267617\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey jokes about Meghan and Harry\u2019s royal last name: \u201cSussex sounds like a soap brand!\u201d |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/122593867.jpg\" alt=\"Oprah Winfrey jokes about Meghan and Harry\u2019s royal last name: \u201cSussex sounds like a soap brand!\u201d\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> While attending a book club meeting in California, the well-known figure of media, Oprah Winfrey, made humorous remarks in regard to the Markle and Prince Harry family title \u2018Sussex\u2019. This led to new talks about the royal family. The remark, delivered with her signature wit, drew laughter from attendees and sparked a wave of reactions online\u2014some amused, others raising eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSussex Sounds Like a Soap Brand\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While speaking at the Godmothers Bookstore in Summerland, Oprah reportedly quipped, \u201cI love Meghan and Harry, but I still can\u2019t get over that last name. Sussex? Sounds like a soap brand I\u2019d find in a hotel bathroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry&#8217;s Surprise Peace Push: Is \u2018Lovebombing\u2019 The New Weapon In The Royal War?<\/p>\n<p>The comment was made in a light-hearted moment as Oprah discussed the couple\u2019s journey and their evolving public image. Sources at the event say the audience responded with laughter, and Meghan\u2014who was present\u2014smiled but did not comment.<\/p>\n<p>A close-knit circle and literary celebration<\/p>\n<p>The event was part of a weekend gathering hosted by literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and cosmetics entrepreneur Victoria Jackson, both close friends of Meghan and Harry. The couple attended alongside other A-listers including Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Lynch, and Ted Sarandos.Meghan, dressed in a sleeveless Club Monaco jumpsuit, spoke briefly at the event, thanking the hosts for \u201ccreating a space where people feel seen through the pages.\u201d She left early to \u201cmake dinner for the kids,\u201d according to attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Social media reacts: \u201cOprah said what we\u2019re all thinking\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan, dressed in a sleeveless Club Monaco jumpsuit, spoke briefly at the event, thanking the hosts for \u201ccreating a space where people feel seen through the pages.\u201d She left early to \u201cmake dinner for the kids,\u201d according to attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Social media reacts: \u201cOprah said what we\u2019re all thinking\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Online reactions to Oprah\u2019s joke were smooth as some felt it relevant and others had fun. One user posted:\u201cOprah said what we\u2019re all thinking. Sussex does sound like a fancy soap or maybe a candle scent.\u201dOthers defended the name, pointing out its historical significance and connection to the British peerage system.<\/p>\n<p>Still friends, still neighbors<\/p>\n<p>Despite the joke, Oprah and the Sussexes remain close. She famously interviewed the couple in 2021 for their explosive CBS special and has been described by Prince Harry as one of his \u201cfairy godmothers.\u201d The trio reportedly live near each other in Montecito and continue to collaborate on media and philanthropic projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While attending a book club meeting in California, the well-known figure of media, Oprah Winfrey, made humorous remarks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7721,7719,7718,7720,1281,7723,447,7710,519,872,7711],"class_list":{"0":"post-267617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-duchess-of-sussex","10":"tag-duke-of-sussex","11":"tag-harry","12":"tag-meghan","13":"tag-meghan-markle","14":"tag-oprah-winfrey","15":"tag-prince-harry","16":"tag-royal-families","17":"tag-royal-family","18":"tag-sussex","19":"tag-uk-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114865083394064101","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}