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Oprah Winfrey Addresses Rumors About Her Playdate With Meghan Markle’s Mom

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Actress Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere of OWN’s “Love Is_” at NeueHouse Hollywood on June 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

*Oprah Winfrey has finally addressed rumors surrounding Doria Ragland’s visit to her California home, which took place just days before Ragland’s daughter, Meghan Markle, became the Duchess of Sussex.

“The story was that Meghan’s mom had come to my house and she left laden with gifts,” Winfrey told ET’s Nischelle Turner at the L.A. premiere of her new series “Love Is __ ,” referring to rumors that she had showered Ragland with gifts in the hopes of getting an exclusive interview with her.

“You know what the gifts were? First of all, she’s great at yoga, so I said, ‘Bring your yoga mat and your sneaks in case we just want to do yoga on the lawn.’ So one of the bags was a yoga mat and the other was lunch,” Oprah clarified.

Winfrey said she and Ragland also enjoyed a dessert made from fresh kumquats.

“She said, ‘I love kumquats,’ and I said, ‘I have a kumquat tree! You want some kumquats?’ So it was a basket of kumquats, people,” Winfrey explained. “For all of the people who said I am getting her gifts and I’m trying to bribe her for an interview — they were kumquats. If kumquats can get you an interview, I’m all for it!”

Weeks after their get-together, Winfrey and Ragland were both in England watching Markle marry Prince Harry in one of the most highly anticipated events in years.

The whole experience was described by Winfrey as “transformative.”

“It was more than a wedding, I thought,” she explained. “It was a cultural moment. And you could not be there or watching on television… and not feel that there was a shift that just happened in the middle of it.”

“I think it’s bigger than them and I think it bodes well for hope for all of us,” Winfrey added.

Winfrey’s new series, “Love Is __,” premieres June 19 on OWN.

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