Matt Dawson urges royal fans to ‘separate’ concerns about the Sussexes

Prince Harry on Jeremy Clarkson’s comments on Meghan

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Following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s increased media exposure as they promote their Netflix docuseries and the duke’s memoir, Spare, the couple have divided opinions across the world.

Although they have received backlash from their usual critics such as Piers Morgan and Dan Wootton, they made a good impression on former rugby union player, Matt Dawson.

Matt chatted to Express.co.uk following the release of Harry and Meghan on Netflix and urged viewers to “separate” their concerns about the couple.

He said: “We all want to know what they are like, so why don’t we just see what they are like.

“It is what it is, but at least it’s in their voice. We are obviously all interested in it and we are getting those little nuggets that we wouldn’t have known before, so it has definitely served its purpose.

“Let’s separate, you know, let’s not worry about the deal and what their life is now.

“We are interested, and the nature of us and the royal family is that we want to know what is going on.

“We are getting told from the horse’s mouth, so let’s embrace it and take it on board.”

He added that he did have his apprehensions before watching the documentary, but that one line from Meghan “completely” changed his perception.

The former Question of Sport star continued: “Initially in the first 10 minutes I was thinking, ‘Oh no, this is like a woe is me type doc’.

“Anyway, I stuck with it and then there was one line from Meghan that absolutely and completely changed my perception.

“She said, ‘The other day I read a biography of the two of us written by a guy that I’d never met. Why don’t I just do it myself?’

“I just thought, do you know what, in your environment – and everyone is going to have a view of Harry because he is sort of an adopted son to everybody because of what happened in the past – I thought, ok, go with it.”

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It comes as Matt is heading back on the road with Extra Time alongside his long-term pals Phil Tufnell and Sue Barker.
 
The trio famously worked alongside each other on Question of Sport for years before their tenure came to an end in 2021.

Next year, they will be bringing a new live sports quiz to theatres across the country.

It promises a new format of testing questions, lively audience interaction, games, hilarity and a cast of famous guests.

As it was with their previous outings, Sue will be at the helm with Matt and Phil as team captains.
 
Tickets are on sale now. Visit ticketmaster.co.uk/simonfielder.com for details.

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