ITV has confirmed that it has acquired the UK rights for the television special that sees Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. It will air the programme on Monday, 8 March at 9:00pm.
The two-hour special with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be broadcast in the US by network CBS this Sunday. It has been reported that the ITV deal for the broadcast rights is around £1 million.
Kevin Lygo, ITV Managing Director Media & Entertainment, said: "This interview is already a national talking point and ITV is pleased to be able to offer UK audiences the opportunity to see it."
The 30-second trailer for the interview sees Oprah Winfrey asking Meghan Markle: "Were you silent, or were you silenced?"
"I just want to make it clear to everybody there's no subject that's off limits," the presenter says.
Later, Prince Harry tells Oprah Winfrey that his "biggest concern" was "history repeating itself".
"You've said some pretty shocking things here," she then tells the couple.
Earlier this week, a PR expert described the timing of the interview, with Prince Harry's grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh currently unwell in hospital, as "horrendous".
The Press Association reports that public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski warned that the couple are at risk of a "real reputational mess" if they go ahead with the broadcast and said it should be postponed.
