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Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said it was not a “total surprise” to hear Meghan Markle raise the issue of race in her explosive interview.
Mrs. Obama, who has known Meghan for almost 10 years, said that “race is not a new construction in this world for people of color.”
His comments came when he launched a campaign to provide meals to underprivileged families and said he prayed for “forgiveness and healing” for the royal family.
Harry and Meghan, whose father is white and their mother is black, now live in California after moving away from royal duties.
Meghan and Harry accused an anonymous member of the royal family, neither the queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh, of raising concerns about how dark their son Archie’s skin tone would be before he was born in their interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The duke also said that none of his family members spoke out in support of Meghan after the racism he said she faced in the media.
Commenting on the issue of racism raised by Meghan, Ms. Obama told NBC’s Today show: “As I said before, race is not a new construction in this world for people of color, so it was not a complete surprise to hear him. his feelings and express them. “
She said of being a public figure: “Public service is a bright, sharp, hot spotlight and most people don’t get it, and neither should they.
“What I always keep in mind is that none of this is about us in public service, it’s about the people we serve.”
Ms. Obama was interviewed by Meghan when she guest-edited the September 2019 issue of British Vogue magazine.
And she welcomed Harry into the White House in 2013 when her husband Barack Obama was president of the United States.
She added: “What I expected, and what I think about, is that this, first and foremost, is a family.
“And I pray for forgiveness and healing for them so that they can use this as a teaching moment for all of us.”
Meanwhile, Prince Harry reportedly spoke to his father, Prince Charles, and his brother, Prince William.
“I actually called them to see how they were feeling, and it’s true that Harry has spoken with his brother and also with his father,” Gayle King, an American television host and friend of the couple, said on CBS.
“The word they gave me was that those conversations weren’t productive, but they’re glad they at least started a conversation.”
King said the couple were “frustrated” that alleged racism in the royal family had dominated the news agenda since the interview aired on March 7.
“All they wanted from the beginning was for royalty to step in and tell the press to stop with the unfair, inaccurate and untrue stories that are definitely racially biased,” Ms. King said.
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