Whole Family Saddened: Buckingham Palace Breaks Silence On Meghan-Harry's Claims In Oprah Winfrey Interview
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday (March 9) released a statement on behalf of the Queen after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made damaging racism claims by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan during an interview.
Buckingham
Palace
on
Tuesday
(March
9)
released
a
statement
on
behalf
of
the
Queen
after
the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Sussex
made
damaging
racism
claims
by
Prince
Harry
and
his
wife
Meghan
during
an
interview.
According
to
reports,
the
Queen
had
expressed
concerns
over
allegations
of
racism
and
said
that
issues
will
be
dealt
"privately"
by
the
royal
family.
The
statement
said,
"The
whole
family
is
saddened
to
learn
the
full
extent
of
how
challenging
the
last
few
years
have
been
for
Harry
and
Meghan.
The
issues
raised,
particularly
that
of
race,
are
concerning.
While
some
recollections
may
vary,
they
are
taken
very
seriously
and
will
be
addressed
by
the
family
privately.
Harry,
Meghan
and
Archie
will
always
be
much-loved
family
members."
Some
of
the
biggest
claims
in
the
interview
by
Meghan
and
Harry
included
the
royal
family's
concern
about
Archie's
skin
colour.
While
Harry
refused
to
get
into
the
details
of
the
conversation
he
had
with
his
family,
off-camera
he
informed
Winfrey
that
neither
his
grandmother
the
queen
or
grandfather
Prince
Philip
had
made
the
racist
comment.
According
to
royal
experts,
this
is
the
first
time
Buckingham
Palace
has
come
under
mounting
pressure
since
Prince
Charles'
divorce
from
Princess
Diana,
in
the
1990s.
Notably,
Oprah
Winfrey's
two-hour
interview
with
Harry
and
Meghan
was
watched
by
over
17
million
viewers
on
Sunday
night,
March
7,
when
it
was
broadcasted
for
the
US
audience.
Reportedly,
more
than
11
million
people
also
tuned
in
to
watch
the
interview
on
ITV
aired
on
March
8,
for
the
Britain
audience.
For
the
unversed,
Meghan
and
Harry
quit
the
royal
life
in
2020
and
now
live
in
California
with
their
young
son,
Archie.
The
couple
also
revealed
during
the
interview
that
they
are
expecting
their
second
child,
a
daughter,
this
summer.