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Rosa Woods - Pool/Getty ImagesMeghan Markle has said she was not allowed to make her own choices when she was a member of the royal family.The comments were made in a new preview clip from Oprah Winfreyâs eagerly-awaited interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, which dropped Friday morning on CBS This Morning.In the new clip, Meghan said that she had not been âallowedâ to give an interview before.In the clip, Oprah told Meghan that she recalled calling her before her wedding and asking for an interview.Meghan said: âI recall that conversation very well. I wasnât even allowed to have that conversation with you personally. Right? There had to be people from the [communications team] sitting thereâĤâOprah then said: âYou turned me down nicelyâĤWhat is right about this time?âMeghan replied: âWell, so many things. That we are on the other side of a lot of life experience thatâs happened. And also that we have the ability to make our own choices in way that I couldnât have said yes to you then. That wasnât my choice to make. So, as an adult who lived a really independent life, to then go into this construct, that is, um, different, than I think what people imagine it to be, itâs really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege in some ways to be able to say, âYes, I am ready to talk.â To say it for yourselfâĤ. To be able to just make a choice on your own, to be able to speak for yourself.âMeghanâs new comments appear to reiterate a frequent complaint of hers that she was denied her voice and agency when she was a member of the royal family.The new clip came as tensions between Meghan and Harry and Buckingham Palace boiled over into all-out war, with reports in the British media suggesting multiple witnesses were ready to come forward and give evidence to a hastily-announced inquiry into alleged bullying by Meghan of her staff at Buckingham Palace.Meghanâs friends responded to the bullying claims by launching a social media fightback against Buckingham Palace today calling her a âwarm, kind, caring person.âIn a previous clip Meghan accused the palace of âperpetuating falsehoodsâ about them.An emotional Meghan said: âI donât know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still just be silent if there is an active role that The Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us.âRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.