Diana and Meghan

<p><i>This episode contains references to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.</i></p><p>In 1995, Diana, Princess of Wales, made a decision that was unprecedented for a member of the British royal family: She sat down with the BBC to speak openly about the details of her life.</p><p>On Sunday, her younger son, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, told Oprah Winfrey of their own travails within the family.</p><p>Today, we look at the similarities between these two interviews.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/sarah-lyall?smid=pc-thedaily">Sarah Lyall</a>, a writer at large for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A quarter-century after Diana broke her silence about life among the British royals, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, did the same.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/world/europe/princess-diana-meghan-markle.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> Their stories were remarkably similar.</a></li><li>The Sussexes have accused the royal family of failing to protect them, both emotionally and financially.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/world/europe/recap-of-harry-meghan-oprah-interview.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> Here’s what we learned from Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. </a></li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily.</a> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>