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After the explosive interview of Prince Harry (36) and Duchess Meghan (39), Buckingham Palace spoke for the first time on Tuesday night. In a communication on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II (94) it was said that the royal family took the couple’s accusations “very seriously”. In particular, they want to deal with the accusation of racism internally.
“The whole family is saddened by how difficult the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” he said. The issues raised are worrying. Although the memory of the incidents is partially different, the complaints are taken seriously and processed privately by the family, he said. “Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be very dear family members.” According to a BBC report, royals had previously gathered for crisis meetings.
Meghan and Harry had made serious accusations against the royal family in the interview with American talk show legend Oprah Winfrey, accused them of lack of support and accused them of racist mind games. When she was pregnant with her son Archie, there were concerns about “how dark his skin might be when he is born,” Meghan said. The couple declined to reveal which royalty the statements came from; only Queen Elizabeth II (94) and her husband, Prince Philip (99), were subsequently excluded. The show’s broadcast on British television had drawn more than 11 million people to the screens on Monday night, according to the ITV broadcaster.
Harry also explicitly criticized the fact that none of his family members had spoken out against the “colonial undertones” in the British tabloid reports. Above all, this accusation has likely worried the Queen, who has always tried to protect the Commonwealth. She is at the head of the flexible association of states to which 54 countries belong. Most of them used to be part of the British Empire. The Queen is also head of state in 16 of these countries.
Debates in Australia
On Monday of all days, the palace solemnly celebrated “Commonwealth Day” with a recorded speech from the Queen. There was talk of gratitude. The Meghan and Harry allegations have likely raised questions in some countries about whether the Royals really mean it.
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull was strengthened by the interview in his call to end the monarchy in his country. When the queen is no longer on the throne, one has to think about whether the king or queen of Great Britain should automatically be the head of state of Australia, he told ABC TV.
Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, defended the Royals against accusations of racism. “I have a lot of respect for royalty, and I don’t think the British royal family is racist at all,” Markle told British broadcaster ITV on Tuesday morning. Meghan’s relationship with her father is considered broken and even culminated in a legal battle over private letters that were published against her will.
“I suspect and hope it was a stupid question from someone,” said 76-year-old Thomas Markle. “It could just be that someone asked a stupid question instead of being a total racist.” The American himself is white, Meghan’s mother is black. The father offered his daughter Meghan and Harry in their ITV interview to take up the thread of the conversation and get to know each other. If you listen directly in front of the couple, you will also stop talking to the media, Markle announced.
The subject had dominated the headlines of almost every UK newspaper on Tuesday. “What did they do?” Was the Daily Mail headline for a photo of Meghan and Harry. “The worst real crisis in 85 years,” read the front page of the Daily Mirror. The Guardian described the accusations of racism as “devastating” and the Daily Express headlined: “Very sad that it has come to this.” (apa / dpa)
