Meghan Markle has drawn parallels between herself and "The Little Mermaid" in an explosive interview with famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Markle, who met her real-life prince, Harry, revealed that she realised how similar her situation was to that of Ariel's as she watched the Disney movie.
Eventually, Ursula is defeated, and Ariel gets her happily ever after as she has her voice back, stays human for good, and marries the prince.
"I was sitting in Nottingham cottage and The Little Mermaid came on. And who as an adult really watches The Little Mermaid but it came on and I was like, 'Well I'm here all the time I might as well watch this'. And I went, 'Oh my God she falls in love with the prince and because of that she loses her voice'. But in the end she gets her voice back", Meghan says.
Oprah suggested "And this is what happened here. You feel like you got your voice back", to which the Duchess replied with a single word: "Yeah".
Later, the former actress told Oprah that her love story with Harry has been "greater than any fairytale you've ever read", however, social media users flocked to Twitter to guess who Meghan considers "Ursula" in her story.
If Meghan was the lil mermaid, who is the Ursula who took her voice? There is a specific name and I want it! #OprahMeghanHarry
— machine gun Kele (@kelechnekoff) March 8, 2021
Um, me. I am the adult woman who watches The Little Mermaid, Meghan. But point made.
— AliFenwick (@AliFenwick) March 8, 2021
Who is Ursula the evil sea witch in that analogy, though? 👀👀👀 #HarryandMeghanonOprah pic.twitter.com/mdmHSgoaZE
Did Meghan just call the Queen Ursula??? 😍 pic.twitter.com/sHPxsrLMwz
— Lisa Hoehn✨😷 (@hoehning_it) March 8, 2021
Some suggested that Meghan meant Queen Elizabeth II, but the Duchess told Oprah that the monarch had always been "wonderful to her", and she "loved being in her company".
Did Meghan just call the Queen Ursula since she took her voice?
— RaoulMartinezTV (@RaoulMartinezTV) March 8, 2021
Meghan lowkey just compared the Queen to Ursula. 😆 #OprahMeghanHarry
— Coffee & Water (@hobbymonster) March 8, 2021
Meghan, who is Ursula?!?!!!!?!?
— Ethan Fuirst (@lastnamefuirst) March 8, 2021
Others were seemingly shocked at the spot-on parallel, saying they teared up at the comparison:
Meghan referencing the parallel with Harry and the little mermaid finding her prince, losing her voice and gaining it back in the end and the look she gives him #MeghanandHarryonOprah pic.twitter.com/3Fi5ZjG1U5
— E l i (@kyloorenz) March 8, 2021
Someone tell me why I teared up when Meghan compared herself to the Little Mermaid!!!
— Zaiver Sinnett (@ZaiverSinnett) March 8, 2021
meghan markle little mermaid comparison has me emotional
— silly goose (@goddamntramp) March 8, 2021
The way Meghan described the Little Mermaid in comparison to her life. #MeghanandHarryonOprah pic.twitter.com/VgGHpLZrDf
— Dinithi (@adeedoes) March 8, 2021
During her candid conversation with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle was asked if she was "silent or silenced" at the beginning of her life within the Royal Family.
"I've always valued independence. I've always been outspoken, especially about women's rights, and that's the sad irony of the last four years, I've advocated for so long for women to use their voice. And then I was silent", Meghan said, prompting a question from Oprah: "Were you silent, or were you silenced?"
Meghan replied, "The latter".
In the interview, Meghan and Harry revealed that they're expecting a baby girl, with the Duchess of Sussex opening up about having suicidal thoughts during her pregnancy after bullying from the media and amid the pressure of dealing with life as a royal.
