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Now that the dust has settled, we can see Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview for what it was.

For millions of viewers, it was the television event of the year, but for Meghan it was nothing more than an opportunity to tell her story on her own terms and without interruptions.

And they said it would never last!

Okay, fine. 

Last week, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 95th birthday.

The occasion was a bittersweet one, of course, as it came just days after the death of Prince Philip, Elizabeth's husband of 73 years.

Meghan Markle has been the target of some very strange criticisms in recent years.

But while 1,000-word thinkpieces about the Meghan's curtsying ability (or lack thereof) will always be absurd, the latest smear campaign against the Duchess of Sussex is probably the most ridiculous to date.

It's no secret that there's been quite a bit of strife within the royal family in recent months.

Tensions have been bubbling for several years, but the situation really boiled over in the wake of Meghan Markle's Oprah interview.

We probably don't need to tell you that these are very tumultuous times for the members of the British Royal Family.

In fact, you'd have to go back to the death of Princess Diana to find a time in which the royals were so much on the minds of casually-interested outsiders.

As you've no doubt heard by now, Prince Philip passed away last week at the age of 99.

For obvious reasons, the death didn't exactly come as a surprise, and sadly, the response from the British tabloid media was equally predictable.

When viewers tuned in to Oprah Winfrey's interview with Meghan Markle earlier this month, they were unsure of what to expect.

But early on, Meghan gave the audience an idea of what sort of event this would be by dropping a bombshell about her long-rumored feud with Kate Middleton.

It's been almost two weeks since the premiere of Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey, but the royal family is still reeling in its aftermath.

The moment that garnered the most headlines came when Meghan revealed that one of her royal in-laws had inquired about the skin tone of her son Archie.

There were so many surprising moments in the Oprah-Meghan Markle interview that it's tough to rank them in order of most shocking.

Obviously, the revelation that an unnamed royal inquired about Archie's skin tone takes the top spot.

One of the earliest indications that Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah would not be the typical royal sit-down, complete with dodged questions and stiff upper lips, came just minutes into Sunday night's broadcast.

Oprah asked the Duchess about the rumor that she had once made Kate Middleton cry during an argument about a trivial issue.

Since moving to the US, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have demonstrated a remarkable knack for steering clear of unwanted media attention.

Sure, the tabloids still report on them, and the Sussexes were forced to sue a photographer who appalled the world by using a telepohoto lens to snap a photo of their baby while he was inside their house.

You know what they say about children, don't you?

Three may bring you glee, but four can make you happy all the way down to your core.

We're not sure if it's a job requirement, or just one of the psychological effects of holding a position of authority over tens of millions of people, but queens are generally tough to please.

That might go double for Queen Elizabeth II, who's been the reigning monarch in her country since the days when Winston Churchill was prime minister, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and landing on the moon was the stuff of distant dreams.

As we've discussed many, many times in the past, the feud between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton doesn't look as though it'll be letting up anytime soon ... or ever, for that matter.

The two women have a great deal in common -- in fact, they're probably the only two people on the planet who can truly comprehend one another's predicament -- and yet, it often seem that they've been at odds since the moment they met.

Even if you're only a casual follower of royal gossip, you're probably aware of the seemingly never-ending feud between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.

Theories abound as to what caused the rift, but everyone seems to agree that these two have not gotten along for quite some time.

Well, the lights were on the windows, and the carols were on the radio, but for a lot of folks, it still feels like Christmas didn't actually happen this year.

And if you're one of the many people who are feeling disappointed by this year's festivities -- or lack thereof -- perhaps you can take some comfort in knowing that the Duchess of Cambridge feels your pain.

As the world prepares for a Christmas celebration unlike any that's ever been seen before, we look to our leaders to guide us through what will hopefully be the last stage of the coronavirus pandemic.

In other words, it's not exactly ideal timing for a breach in protocol from public figures like Kate Middleton and Prince William.

Your move, Meghan Markle.

On Thursday morning, Prince William and Kate Middleton gave fans a rare look at their precious children -- Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louie, 2 -- via what has become one of Great Britain's most eagerly-anticipated releases:

Here in the United States, there are certain universally-accepted truths that we take for granted:

1. The only way to bring an end to mass shootings is to force everyone to stay home, 2. Some things are worth dying for, and opioids and the McRib are both high on that list ...

We don't need to tell you that 2020 wasn't an easy year for anyone.

And while we have no special sympathy for the British Royal Family -- after all, they were spared the economic anxiety that characterized the past nine months for so many -- the Queen and her inner circle had their most trying year in recent memory due to a seemingly endless string of PR crises.

We've known about the feud between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton for so long that it's hard to remember a time when the two women appearedf to be getting along.

But to this day, insiders disagree on everything from the cause of the rift to its severity.

One of the reasons that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved to America was to escape the drama that had been tearing at the fabric of the royal family since the time they started dating.

Needless to say it didn't work.

You know what they say in the world of politics, right?

Never let a good crisis go to waste.