MeghanMarkle told Oprah Winfrey that she was utterly unprepared for the "monstermachine" of the British royalty when she married Prince Harry.
Marklesaid she didn't "fully understand what the job was" when she, as an"American", waded into "the firm" - her description for theBritish royal family.
Withinthe first 15 minutes of the hotly anticipated interview, Meghan revealed toOprah that all she wants is to "go back to the basics" and that thereality of royalty wasn't something she was ever ready for.
Aroundthe 40th minute, Markle told Oprah that the royal family was"concerned" that her child would have "dark skin".
Marklestopped short of saying who within Buckingham Palace was having theseconversations with her or Harry. Disclosing that "would be very damagingto them", she told Oprah.
"That'swhat was really tricky over those past few years, is when the perception andthe reality are two very different things," Meghan said.
"Andyou're being judged on the perception, but you're living the reality ofit."
Theinterview has been filmed in a backyard garden setting, with Meghan in aflowing black dress with a splash of white near the top right shoulder.
Meghanalso said that she never "looked up" her husband online and did notthink it was necessary to crawl through research on Harry.
Clipsreleased ahead of the on-air interview showed Meghan tearing into the royalfamily.
Inthe two hour interview, Winfrey will also ask Meghan how she feels aboutBuckingham Palace "hearing you speak your truth today?"
"Idon't know how they could expect that after all of this time we would stilljust be silent if there was an active role that the firm is playing inperpetuating falsehoods about us," Meghan said, in one of the promo clipsthat are circulating.
"Andif that comes with risk of losing things, I mean, there's been a lot that'sbeen lost already."
Speakingabout her first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan told Oprah shepractised curtsying minutes before and never expected that she would have toendure this level of formality as a "working royal".
Thetwo-hour pre-recorded interview began airing on CBS in the US on Sunday at 8p.m.
Itwill be broadcast in the UK on Monday night on ITV.