Oprah Winfrey may be quizzed by lawyers over bombshell interview with Harry and Meghan

Oprah Winfrey could face questioning by lawyers over her bombshell tell-all interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.

According to the Sun, the TV personality could be forced to submit a deposition which may spark fresh new royal revelations.

Samantha Markle is suing for more than US$100,000 in damages following Meghan's comments about her on Oprah's interview.

Oprah may be called on given she is one of many witnesses following the explosive interview.

Samantha, 57, says her reputation was damaged by comments Meghan made in the 2021 interview.

She even wants Harry to undergo a deposition but that appears far less likely, say legal sources.

Samantha also says she was defamed in the book Finding Freedom.

According to the Sun, Meghan's lawyer Michael Kump said Samantha's legal team had "identified a whopping 19 non-party witnesses, including Prince Harry, Meghan's mother, Oprah Winfrey" and others that she wants to depose including the authors of Finding Freedom.

A deposition is a witness's sworn out-of-court testimony. It is used to gather information as part of the discovery process and, in limited circumstances, may be used at trial.

Kump said the deposition should wait until Meghan's request to dismiss the case was decided.

Kump said it is an attempt from Samantha to "rescue her case".

He wrote: "To state the obvious, because Meghan did not write Finding Freedom, she cannot be liable for statements in the book. It really could not be simpler than that".

Meghan's comments to Oprah were protected by the First Amendment, Kump said.